In January 1997, the UNC Board of Governors accepted the President's proposal for a Center for School Leadership Development. The Center will be responsible for the ongoing professional development of school administrators, teachers, school board members and others.

Board of Trustees

A 15-member Board of Trustees of the Center shall include persons who have demonstrated a commitment to school improvement in North Carolina. The initial responsibility of the Board of Trustees will be to

1. Develop a long range plan for coordinated professional development in consultation with the Professional Development Advisory Council;

2. Submit a Professional Development Plan for approval to the Board of Governors and the State Board of Education; and

3. Share the plan with the Governor, General Assembly, and the public.

Executive Director

An Executive Director of the UNC Center for School Leadership Development will be appointed by the President of the University subject to approval by the Board of Governors. The Executive Director will provide oversight for the following programs:

1. An Executive Leadership Academy (offering programs for superintendents, assistant/associate superintendents, central office personnel, and school boards);

2. The Principals' Executive Program;

3. The Principal Fellows Program;

4. The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching;

5. The North Carolina Center for the Prevention of School Violence;

6. The North Carolina Mathematics and Science Education Network;

7. The North Carolina Teacher Academy;
   

8. The North Carolina Model Teacher Education Consortium;
   

9. NCTEACH.
   

Professional Development Advisory Council

In order to ensure coordination between the Center, initial preparation programs, and other public school outreach initiatives of the University of North Carolina, the Board of Trustees of the Center shall initiate a Professional Development Advisory Council. The Advisory Council will ensure that high quality, collaboratively developed programs will be offered in geographically dispersed locations at existing University and program sites. The Advisory Council will include the directors of the programs named above as well as the director of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, the director of the UNC Center for Public Television, and a director of one of the state's eight Educational Consortia. The directors of the Standards Board for Public School Administration and the Teaching Standards Commission will also be invited to participate.

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