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Educator Leadership Institute

Re-Think. Strategize. Network.

  • State-wide and regional experts share best practices for addressing pressing issues in YOUR schools.
  • Gain tactics and a new perspective to rethink your classroom practices & instructional strategies.
  • Re-envision your school as a trauma sensitive school responsive to All learners.
  • Increase your NETWORK of support and OUTREACH.

Re-think your classroom practices and gain strategies

As an educator, you face daily challenges and strive to address the needs of diverse student groups in your schools. The Educator Leadership Institute addresses methods for responding with sensitivity to the needs of vulnerable students. The Institute is designed around the specific needs addressed in many community conversations that SVSU had with educators regionally. The sessions are geared towards your needs and will help you re-think your classroom practices and gain strategies to make your school a trauma sensitive environment that is responsive to all learners.   

Join us, and widen your circle of support with peers and experts from SVSU and state-wide through a highly-focused learning experience and networking opportunity.

We encourage both teachers and administrators to attend from the same school. As a team, explore and determine how the information and advice you will receive can apply to your unique school environment. 

3rd Annual Educational Leadership Institute

Toward a Transformational Leadership Mindset: Navigating the Waters of Educational Change in Turbulent Times.

In Partnership With:

  • Office of Diversity Programs
  • Michigan Institute of Restorative Practices Training & Certification (MIRPTC)
  • Saginaw Public School District (SPSD)

Event Details

Friday, April 25, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Ott Auditorium – College of Education
Dr. LaCreta M. Clark, Conference Convener

The SVSU Educational Leadership Institute is hosting our 3rd Educational Leadership Conference and this year, we will be highlighting educational leaders who have transformed their schools and/or school districts, and the Great Lakes Bay Region in turbulent times. This conference is an opportunity for educators to understand educational change and what transformational leadership “looks like”. It is also a time to highlight our Alumni in the Great Lakes Bay Region, more specifically, our African American Educational Leaders who have transformed their school districts, school buildings or programs, and the Great Lakes Bay Region in turbulent times.

MORNING PRESENTERS  - 8am – 12noon

  • Navigating the Waters of Restorative Practices – Roy Burton, Founder,
    Michigan Institute for Restorative Practices Training & Certification (MIRPTC)
  • Navigating the Waters of Culture & Climate – Dr. Shalanda Ellison
    Principal, Montague Elementary School, Mt. Morris, MI
  • Navigating the Waters of STEM – Dr. Jazlin Ebenezer
    Professor of Math & Science, Wayne State University
  • Navigating the Waters of Early Childhood Education – Dr. Ericka Taylor
    Director, Early Childhood Education, Saginaw Intermediate School District (SISD)

AFTERNOON PRESENTERS – 1:00pm – 5:00pm

  • Navigating the Waters of School District Change – Dr. Ramont Roberts
    Superintendent, Saginaw Public School District
  • Navigating the Waters of Finances – Ms. Tamara Johnson,
    Director of Finance, Saginaw Public School District
  • Navigating the Waters of International Teachers – Dr. Mit Foley
    Assistant Superintendent, Saginaw Public School District