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Principals As Technology Leaders (PATL)

To help school administrators effectively manage the technology resources at their schools, PEP offers the Principals as Technology Leaders (PATL) program. Thanks to a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Leadership Challenge Grant, we are able to offer eight PATL programs this year. Each program will accommodate thirty-six participants.

PATL's goal is specifically and primarily to help school administrators lead their schools and districts to high quality use of technology for teaching and learning, and only secondarily to improve computer proficiencies. Because the program is designed to meet the needs of participants with a wide range of technology skills, all principals and superintendents are encouraged to attend. Laptop computers will be issued to participants on the first day of the program. Ownership of the computer will transfer from PEP to the school districts of participants who successfully complete the program.

Principals who participate in PATL will be required to administer TAGLIT, a set of on-line technology assessments, at their schools before reporting for their first two-day session. The assessment results will form the basis of some elements of the PATL curriculum and also will be used by the Gates Foundation to evaluate its grant program.

We anticipate great interest in this program. We encourage you to apply early if you wish to attend this year. Click here for more information.

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