Empowering Principals: A Multi-Layered Approach to Leadership Development

📅 October 21, 2026
🎓 1 Hour of Professional Learning Credit
✅ Aligned to FELS Standards 2, 6 & 7
💻 Free for Current Full-Service FASA Members

Join Melinda Springman-Herrera, Director of Leadership Development, The School District of Palm Beach County, for an insightful webinar highlighting a comprehensive approach to developing and supporting effective school leaders. Strong leadership is essential to school success, yet principals often need ongoing support to thrive in increasingly complex roles. This engaging session will explore how the School District of Palm Beach County empowers principals through a multi-layered system of leadership development. Learn how leadership workshops, individualized Maxwell DISC consultations, a robust principal induction program, and a dynamic mentor network work together to strengthen leadership capacity, foster collaboration, and accelerate principal effectiveness across the district. In this engaging webinar, participants will explore practical strategies for:

• Designing comprehensive leadership development systems for school leaders
• Leveraging personality assessments and coaching to enhance leadership effectiveness
• Supporting new principals through structured induction programs
• Building and sustaining impactful mentor networks
• Fostering collaboration and continuous growth among leaders
• Aligning leadership development efforts to improve school and student outcomes

This session is ideal for Principals, Assistant Principals, District Leaders, and Aspiring Administrators who are interested in creating or strengthening systems that develop and support effective school leadership.

What Attendees Loved About This Session

"Better communication = Stronger systems = Student Achievement."

"Strong, effective teams can achieve more quickly, therefore making a quicker impact on students."

"Great clear-concise goals and vision."

"Love this session!"

If you missed this session at Discover '26, don't miss your opportunity to participate this fall.

Membership Information

You must be a current full-service FASA member to participate for Free! Not sure what membership you have? Login Here Please reach out to Bonnie Marshall at BMarshall@fasa.netf if you want to become a member or for membership questions call 850-224-3626.