Center for School Study Councils Meeting Schedules (2012-2013)
Meetings marked with an asterik (*) are joint meetings of all 4 groups that will meet at Penn in Philadelphia.
If you are interested in reviewing the 2011-2012 schedule and topics please click here.
- Philadelphia Suburban School Study Council, Group A
- Philadelphia Suburban School Study Council, Group B
- South Penn School Study Council
- South Jersey School Study Council
- State and National Meetings
Philadelphia Suburban School Study Council, Group A
Location: University of Pennsylvania Penn Center for Educational Leadership 3440 Market Street-5th Floor
Theme: Public Leadership for Public Education: Developing our Voice for What Matters
| September 12, 2012 | Panel on Institutional Advocacy | Panelists-various |
| *October 16, 2012 | The Educational Leader’s New Work: Understanding & Dealing with its “Greedy” Nature | Peter Gronn, Ph.D. |
| November 7, 2012 | The Future of Learning – from Classroom to “Mass Customization” | Susan Yoon, Ph.D. |
| December 5, 2012 | Using State Mandates to Advantage/Research | Leslie Nabors Olah, Ed.D. |
| January 9, 2013 | The Future of Learning | Alan November |
| February 6, 2013 | Rebuilding Trust and Confidence | Joe Cappella, Ph.D. |
| *March 13, 2013 | The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided – Implications for Educational Leadership | Jonathan Haidt, Ph.D. |
| April 3, 2013 | Identifying, Measuring and Communicating: What Really Matters in Teaching and Learning | Francis Rust, Ed.D |
| May 1, 2013 | Grit and Perseverance and Education | Angela Duckworth, Ph.D |
| June 5, 2013 | What Educational Leaders Can Learn from Cognitive Neuroscience | Sharon Thompson-Schill, Ph.D. |
Philadelphia Suburban School Study Council, Group B
Location: Montgomery County Intermediate Unit (MCIU) 1605 W Main Street, Norristown, PA 19403
Theme: Developing and Implementing a Pro-Public Education Agenda Student Achievement
| September 20, 2012 | Panel on Institutional Advocacy | Panelists-various |
| *October 16, 2012 | The Educational Leader’s New Work: Understanding & Dealing with its “Greedy” Nature | Peter Gronn, Ph.D. |
| November 15, 2012 | Using the System to Do the Right Thing | P. Duff Rearick, Ph.D. |
| January 17, 2013 | Rebuilding Trust and Confidence | Kate Nelson, Fox School of Business |
| February 21, 2013 | Using State Mandates to Advantage | Leslie Nabors Olah, Ph.D. |
| *March 13, 2013 | The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided – Implications for Educational Leadership | Jonathan Haidt, Ph.D. |
| April 25, 2013 | Rethinking Program Evaluation | Robert Tobias |
| May 16, 2013 | TBD | TBD |
South Penn School Study Council
Location: School Claims Service Building, 774 Limekiln Road, New Cumberland, PA 17070
Theme: Using “The System” To Do the Right Thing Fewer Resources
| September 25, 2012 | Matching the District’s Promises to Its Experiences: The Value of Branding | Duff Rearick, Ph.D. |
| *October 16, 2012 | The Educational Leader’s New Work: Understanding & Dealing with its “Greedy” Nature | Peter Gronn, Ph.D. |
| November 27, 2012 | CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER | Duff Rearick, Ph.D. |
| January 29, 2013 | Matching the District’s Promises to Its Experiences: The Value of Branding II | Duff Rearick, Ph.D. |
| February 26, 2013 | Game Changers | Duff Rearick, Ph.D. |
| *March 13, 2013 | The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided – Implications for Educational Leadership | Jonathan Haidt, Ph.D. |
| April 23, 2013 | Developing Market Sharing: Convincing People That What They Need is What They Want | Duff Rearick, Ph.D. |
| June 4, 2013 | TBD | Duff Rearick, Ph.D. |
South Jersey School Study Council
Location: EIRC, 606 Delsea Drive, Sewell, NJ 08080
Theme: Leading the Dynamic Nature of Work: Building Leadership Capacity to Address the Complexity and Speed of Change
| September 13, 2012 | Building Leadership Teams & Capacity | Beulah Trey, Ph.D. |
| *October 16, 2012 | The Educational Leader’s New Work: Understanding & Dealing with its “Greedy” Nature | Peter Gronn, Ph.D. |
| November 20, 2012 | Building Leadership Teams & Capacity Part II | Beulah Trey, Ph.D., |
| December 18, 2012 | Distributed Leadership | John DeFlaminis, Ph.D. |
| January 15, 2013 | Building (and Rebuilding) District Leadership Teams | John DeFlaminis, Ph.D. & Jim O’Toole, Ed.D. |
| February 19, 2013 | Mission and Vision | John DeFlaminis, Ph.D. & David Campbell, Ed.D. |
| *March 13, 2013 | The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided – Implications for Educational Leadership | Jonathan Haidt, Ph.D. |
| April 16, 2013 | TBD | TBD |
| May 20, 2012 | Motivation | John DeFlaminis, Ph.D |
State and National Meetings 2012-2013
- PASA-PSBA School Leadership Conference (PASA)
October 16-19, 2012
Hershey, PA - New Jersey Association of School Administrators (NJSBA, NJASA, NJASBO)
October 23-25, 2012
Atlantic City, NJ - American Association of School Administrators (AASA)
February 21-23, 2013
Los Angeles, CA - Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
March 16-18, 2013
Chicago, IL - National School Boards Association (NSBA)
April 13-15, 2013
San Diego, CA

