Let Delaware Academy for School Leadership (DASL) help you find what you are looking for!
Unlike for-profit executive search companies, the Delaware Academy for School Leadership (DASL) has a vested interest in placing the very best candidate, not just any candidate, in each district for which it conducts a search. Being a part of the University of Delaware, DASL has access to a variety of university resources and personnel to customize the executive search process to a school board’s specifications for finding highly qualified candidates for the position of superintendent of schools.
The DASL Team is comprised of career administrators and leaders who have a proven track record and are well respected throughout the state and region. The DASL Team will screen applicants and support the Board throughout the entire interviewing process, ensuring that the final candidate has the skills, knowledge, and characteristics necessary to meet qualifications and, more importantly, be successful.
DASL’s model helps Boards clarify their needs and expectations for the new superintendent, screening applicants, negotiating a final contract agreement, collaborating to set goals, assist with performance evaluation and performance reviews and, upon request, provide coaching during the first year.
DASL’s Superintendent/Executive Search Services prides itself on providing comprehensive search
services tailored to the needs of each school district.
The experienced staff at DASL can help facilitate and coordinate strategic planning for school districts. Strategic planning is an organizational management activity that is used to set priorities, focus resources, strengthen operations, and ensure that staff/stakeholders are working toward common goals and objectives. Effective strategic planning articulates not only where an organization is going and the actions needed to make progress, but also how it will know if it is successful. The DASL team is familiar with a variety of strategic planning models. DASL staff work collaboratively with the Board, Administrative Leadership Team, staff, and stakeholders to develop a strategic plan that is user friendly, understandable, and effectively guides the future direction of a school district.
DASL can assist School Boards in helping them develop a more collaborative culture. Through case
studies and best-practice research, DASL can tailor sessions to address the individual needs of districts.
Some topics include:
- Governance Vs. Management
- Building a Team Approach
- Standards of Operating Practice
- Improving Communication Protocols
- Working to Consensus
- Adopting Policies/Agreements
- Evaluation of Leadership
- Crisis Management/Communication
DASL stands ready to assist school boards in a variety of areas based on local needs.
A strong, effective relationship between superintendents and school board members is critically
important to the success of a school district. DASL can assist school boards and superintendents in
strengthening this relationship by providing communication strategies to be build collaboration and
understanding.
The DASL team is made of very experienced veteran administrators with many years of experience
successfully leading school districts. The DASL team offers executive coaching and consulting for
district-level leadership including, but not limited to, superintendents, assistant superintendents,
directors, supervisors, etc. The executive coaching experience will provide participants a confidential
“sounding board” with an experienced DASL administrator who can provide critical input and support prior to implementing decisions. The DASL executive coaching will help district leaders optimize their leadership performance and center on self-awareness, goal setting, action planning/implementation, and measuring success around systems and organizational dynamics.