Join Dr. Tiffany Anderson, the first African-American female superintendent of Topeka Public Schools, for a transformative journey into innovative leadership. With over 30 years of experience in education including 20 years as a superintendent, Dr. Anderson shares strategies to build leadership capacity within schools, organizations and communities. This course explores the difference between transactional and transformational leadership, the importance of systems over programs and how to build leadership capacity among staff, parents and students. Learn key drivers of effective leadership, the value of collective leadership efficacy and actionable tools that inspire continuous improvement. Empower yourself to lead with purpose, transform your school environment and create lasting change for all students.
Training Modules:
Introducing Dr. Tiffany Anderson | Transformational Leadership | What’s Your Why? | Moving Beyond the Status Quo | Collective Leadership Efficacy | Inspire and Build Trust | Building Leadership Capacity | Be Authentic! | Fearless Leadership | Walking the Talk | Wrap-Up
Dr. Tiffany Anderson has been a public-school educator for over 30 years with most of that time as superintendent. Dr. Anderson has been nationally recognized as one of Education Week’s 16 Leaders to Learn From. She has improved achievement and closed achievement gaps for students of poverty in rural, urban and suburban public-school districts. In 2016 she became the first African-American female superintendent of Topeka Public Schools, in Topeka, Kansas. In 2019, the Governor appointed Dr. Anderson to the Postsecondary Technical Authority as part of the Board of Regents and in 2020 Governor Kelly also appointed Dr. Anderson to co-chair the Commission on Racial Equity and Justice. Since Dr. Anderson arrived in Topeka, the district has earned three national Magna Awards, one of which is for their work in equity.
