Online AAC # 3813 Culturally Responsive School Leadership - (5/11/2026)

When:  May 11, 2026 from 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM (CT)

Registration is through IPA. To register, click HERE.

Illinois ASBO is partnering with the Illinois Principals Association (IPA) to deliver online professional development! Stay relevant and keep up your license through a selection of convenient online academies, specifically identified as relevant to school business professionals.

Online academies offer the opportunity to get administrator academy credit without having to leave the district. Lasting 3 hours, plus additional pre- and post-academy work, IPA’s online academies gives busy administrators a great way to get their annual administrator academy credit. The academies will include pre-and post homework, so watch your registration for additional details.

First coined in the early 1990s “cultural responsiveness” is a phrase that has become a part of the educational lexicon but not a part of the fabric of educational practice. Seen as the antidote to the hyper marginalization of students of color and growing achievement disparities, few understand what culturally responsive leadership looks like in practice. In this Illinois Administrators' Academy three essential questions will be addressed: What is culturally responsive leadership and why is it necessary? What do culturally responsive school leaders believe? What do culturally responsive school leaders do? This workshop is based largely on the scholarship of Gloria Ladson Billings and Muhammad Khalifa.

IPA will deliver this ONLINE training through Zoom. To participate in the virtual workshop, you must have Internet access, a web camera, and a microphone.

You will receive the Zoom training link, handouts and detailed instructions in the registration confirmation from netforum@ilprincipals.org. If you don’t see the confirmation in your inbox after registering, please email workshops@ilprincipals.org.

Keep checking Illinois ASBO’s event listings for more relevant online offerings throughout the year. Registration will take place through the IPA website.

To ensure you receive the discounted IPA rate of $225 enter the discount code: IASBO26 in the discount box on the IPA registration page and click, "apply". When registering, the code must be typed into the discount box; it CANNOT be copied and pasted. If it is copied and pasted, it will not work. 

If you have any questions or difficulty applying the code, please contact Beth Broyles at beth@ilprincipals.org.