Horizon Leadership Year 1 | Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administrators

Completing Horizon Year 1 will earn participants a Central Office Enhancement on their current Administrative Certificate and 60 SCECH credits. Please choose an option below based on the schedule that best fits your needs.

The Horizon Leadership Academy Year 1 focuses on strengthening leadership skills and strategies for superintendents, aspiring superintendents, central office administrators and building administrators.

Course content will focus on:

  • How do I lead? How can I improve?
  • What is the role of situational leadership?
  • How do values and beliefs influence leadership?
  • What does it mean to mentor, advise, coach and tell?
  • How to use a Fact-Finding strategy to surface successes and barriers?
  • How do emotions influence conversations and relationships?
  • How can the power of story influence and engage others?

Cost for Year 1:

  • MASA member with Administrator Certificate: $3,000
  • MASA member without Administrator Certificate: $4,000
  • Non-member with Administrator Certificate: $3,300
  • Non-member without Administrator Certificate: $4,300

Participants are required to complete Horizon Year 1 before they can register for Horizon Year 2.

Horizon Cost for 2-Year Total Program

MASA member with Administrator Certificate: $5,000
MASA member without Administrator Certificate: $6,000
Non-member with Administrator Certificate: $5,600
Non-member without Administrator Certificate: $6,600

2020-21 Dates

Horizon Year 1B

  • April 28-29, 2021
    Location: Virtual
  • May 20-21, 2021
    Location: Virtual
  • August 4-5, 2021
    Location: Virtual
  • *UPDATED* October 11-12, 2021
    Location: Virtual
  • January 26-27, 2022*
    Location: Virtual
    *Dates have been changed since original publication

Registration is Closed

2021-22 Dates

Horizon Year 1A

All sessions will be virtual

  • October 28-29, 2021
  • December 9-10, 2021
  • February 2-3, 2022
  • March 3-4, 2022
  • May 5-6, 2022

Registration is Closed

Horizon Year 1B

This cohort will be offered in a hybrid format

  • October 25-26, 2021
    In-person
  • December 1-2, 2021
    In-person (weather pending)
  • February 17-18, 2022
    Virtual
  • March 7-8, 2022
    In-person (weather pending)
  • May 2-3, 2022
    In-person

Registration is Closed

Horizon Year 1C

All sessions will be virtual

  • April 28-29, 2022
  • May 25-26, 2022
  • June 21-22, 2022
  • August 10-11, 2022
  • September 8-9, 2022

Register

Horizon Year 1D

All sessions will be in-person

  • April 25-26, 2022
    MASA Boardroom
  • May 23-24, 2022
    MASA Boardroom
  • August TBD
  • October TBD
  • November TBD

Register

*Location/delivery mode subject to change due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Questions?

For more information, Dr. Brian Davis, Associate Executive Director
of Professional Learning, at (517) 885-3089 or bdavis@gomasa.org