News release Public Information Office   SLU 10880   Hammond, LA 70402   phone: 985-549-2341   fax: 985-549-2061 publicinfo@selu.edu     www.selu.edu/news Contact: Christina Chapple Date: 6/6/03   SOUTHEASTERN HOSTS LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE FOR PARTNER SCHOOLS       HAMMOND -- Teachers from Orleans, Tangipahoa, St. Helena, Livingston, and St. Tammany parishes will gather at Southeastern Louisiana University June 9-11 for a special institute targeting accountability and student achievement.       The institute, “Leading for Learning: Partnering for Student Success,” is sponsored by Southeastern’s Department of Educational Leadership and Technology and the Center for Development and Learning in Covington.        Teams from 13 Southeastern partner schools, composed of principals, teachers, central office personnel and a Southeastern faculty member, will participate in the institute. Those schools include Tangipahoa Parish’s Hammond Westside Lower Elementary, Ponchatoula Junior High, Midway Elementary, and Southeastern Laboratory School; Livingston Parish’s Albany Lower Elementary; and St. Helena Parish’s St. Helena Central Elementary School.       Participating schools from St. Tammany Parish are Bayou Lacombe Middle School, Cypress Cove Elementary, Lake Harbor Middle School, and Woodlake Elementary. Orleans Parish participants are McDonogh 15 Elementary, Edison Elementary and Lusher Elementary.       Sessions will be led by Carol Rolheiser and Joanne Quinn of the University of Toronto/Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. They will address topics such as research-based instructional strategies, using professional development to build learning communities for student success, and planning for coherence among various initiatives. The institute will also outline steps for ongoing support and follow-up between the participating schools and Southeastern. Return to News Releases