Annual Study Tour

Annual Study Tour

Annually, a Study Tour is sponsored by the LUSSC to give members the opportunity to meet with nationally recognized leaders in the field of education and to visit school sites that demonstrate their theories in practice. The following schedule highlights the Council’s most recent professional development experiences:

2017 Nashville - Vanderbilt Peabody College
2016 New York - Bank Street College
2015 Baltimore - Johns Hopkins University, Excellence and Equity for All Students
2014 New York - University of Albany, SUNY
2013 Boston - Boston University, Racing to the Top with Data: State Monitoring, University Research, and School District Implementation
2012 Pittsburgh – University of Pittsburg & Tri-State Study Council, Schools Cannot Do It Alone
2011 Washington, D.C. - The Department of Education, The Changing Federal Role In Public Education
2010 Virginia – University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Resilient, Sustainable Leadership in Challenging Times
2009 Providence  - Rhode Island College, Leadership Challenges: Increasing Student Achievement in a Changing Society 
2008 Virgina - College of William & Mary, Establishing Positive Climate and Culture to Enhance Student Learning
2007 New York - Bank Street College and Columbia Teachers College, Developing Leaders of Leaders 
2006 Toronto, Canada - University of Toronto, Determining How Leadership Influences Student Learning
2005 Boston - Harvard University, Developing Leadership Capacity
2004 Orlando - Cheri Lovre, Establishing Safe Learning Environments
2003 Learning Research and Development, Leadership in Learning to Improve Student Achievement