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Sarasota News Leader October 4, 2013 Page 70 FOUNDATION PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR LEADERSHIP ACADEMY The Community Foundation of Sarasota County recently hosted a two-day retreat to launch the sixth cohort of the Sarasota County School District's Leadership Academy, and it also granted $5,000 to the program, the foundation has announced. The Community Foundation grant will support the mentoring of Leadership Academy fellows by assistant principals and retired administrators; pay for substitute teachers so Leadership Academy fellows can have the opportunity to shadow principals and assistant principals and attend the two-day retreat; The Leadership Academy is a two-year and cover the purchase of books and addiintensive program for aspiring school- and tional resources, the release notes. district-based administrators who have completed an advanced degree in educational "The program emphasizes the application of leadership or a related field, a news release learning in a real-world context," the release explains. This year's cohort includes 38 par- says. The focus is on three types of leaderticipants who serve in such positions as ship: instructional, operational and global/ countywide curriculum specialists, classroom situational. "The engaging curriculum is probteachers, behavioral specialists and special lem-based and interactive and involves action education liaisons. Some also are interns research," the release adds. "There is a heavy working as assistant principals. coaching emphasis, required attendance at The participants and facilitators of the Sarasota County School District's Leadership Academy gather at the Community Foundation offices in Sarasota. Contributed photo