Description
June 10, 2026, Wednesday, $150 at Lockwood High School in Billings, MT, facilitated by First Education Resources.
School Leaders: Leading FOR and WITH Clarity in Today’s Schools
Date: June 10, 12 – 3 pm, lunch provided at 11:30 am
Speaker: Dr. Garth Larson
Price: $150
Description:
The role of being an educational and instructional leader can be a daunting task in many ways. Often, school and district leaders are the go-to person for discipline, attendance, parent communication, supervision of lunch, recess, and after-school activities, and then actually getting in and observing instruction in action, all while ensuring that ALL kids are learning at high levels within their buildings. The question, however, is HOW do we accomplish that? The first step is clarity. In this session, Dr. Garth Larson will help leaders co-construct a vision for CLARITY within their schools through multiple perspectives. In order to accomplish the mission and vision of our schools, we need to make sure that every decision we make, every communication we provide, and every classroom we support has the highest level of CLARITY within our schools. This workshop will provide the research on clarity, information on what clarity means through multiple perspectives, and help them identify how they can more effectively Lead with CLARITY within their districts and buildings when it comes to learning.
By the end of this session, district leaders will name their CLARITY challenge and begin creating an action plan to ensure a higher sense of CLARITY in their schools throughout the school year.
Speaker:
Garth Larson, Ed.D is the Co-Founder and CEO of FIRST Educational Resources. Garth has previously worked as the Director of Learning for the Winneconne Community School District in northeast Wisconsin where he oversaw the implementation of Proficiency-Based Education. He was also an elementary principal in two separate buildings, and started his career in education as a high school speech and English teacher. In 2011, Garth formed Wisconsin Educational Resources (now FIRST) to improve student achievement across the United States. Since 2011, over 2000 school districts throughout the globe have become partnership districts with his company. Garth currently consults with school districts worldwide and provides customized professional development on various topics, mainly Professional Learning Communities 2.0, Learning-Centered Grading Practices, Leadership, and School Improvement. Garth is also the author of Extinguishing the Fires of Standards-Based Reporting, Collaborative Systems of Support: Learning for ALL with co-authors Tom Hierck and Chris Weber, Target-Based Grading in Collaborative Teams: 13 Steps to Moving Beyond Standards with co-author Tom Hierck, Grading for Impact: Raising Student Achievement through a Target-Based Assessment and Learning System and PLC 2.0: Collaborating for Observable Impact in Today’s Schools with co-author Cale Birk.
