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PRN @ UVTI
The Principal Residency Network:
Leadership for the School House and Beyond
Providing Schoolhouse-Based Reflective Learning Opportunities for School Leaders
I. What PRN is All About
A. Mission
1) A Big Picture of Learning and Leading
2) Program Design Principles
3) Nothing inevitable About Learning Through Experience
4) Real-World Assessment
5) The Greater the Diversity, The Greater the Learning
B. A Brief History of PRN
C. A Brief History of UVTI
D. PRN Values
II. Concepts, Content & Competencies
A) Conceptual Framework Y Content Foundation
B. Core Leadership Qualities
C. PRN Program Competencies
D. Achieving & Demonstrating Competence
E. The UVTI / PRN Workshop Series
1) Sample Workshop Outline: School Law & Ethics
F. The Centrality of Reflection
G. Dream Big!
III. Getting Started
A. Application Packet
B. PRN Transcript Background Review
C. Options for Graduate Degree Completion
IV. Your Journey Through PRN
A. Portrait of You as a School Leader
B. Learning the Role
C. Experiences in the Residency
1) PRN Orientation and Cohort Formation
2) Meeting and Working Things Out with Your Mentor Principal
3) Key aspects of the Residency
D. Developing Effective Mentor Principals
E. Cross-Site Visits
F. Leadership in Technology
V. Your Vision Statement, School Project and Learning Plan
A. Program & Personal Accountability
B. The “Vision Statement”
C. The “School Project”
D. The “Learning Plan”
VI. Learning Plan Benchmarks
A. Introduction: Creating the Learning Plan
B. Sequence of Drafts
1) First Draft
2) Mid-Semester Review (Fall)
3) End of First Semester Review and Critique
4) Mid-Semester Review (Spring)
5) Final Exhibition & Portfolio
C. Sample Learning Plan Dossier for Competency #17
D. Competency Assessment and Accountability Q & A
E. PRN Timeline
VII. Working in the Cohort Group
A. Guidelines for Feedback Circles
B. Getting What You Need from Cohort Meetings
VIII. Readings—Required and Strongly Suggested
A. The Centrality of Reading
B. Required Readings
C. PRN Bibliography
IX. The Appendices
A. Sample Learning Plan Dossiers for Competencies 7, 10, 11,13, 16,18
B. UVTI / PRN Workshop Series
C. The Sequence of Seven
PRN at UVTI
Tom McGuire, Director
One Court Street, Suite 210
Lebanon, NH 03766
Phone: (603) 448-2045 email: tom (at) loftedu • com
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