LEAD YOUR SCHOOL IN A WAY THAT GETS RESULTS FOR KIDS, RETAINS HIGH-PERFORMERS, AND BUILDS CULTURE.

What if you could identify and develop the most essential
skills and mindsets you need to lead for transformation?

Why B.O.L.T.?

School leaders are tasked with making a transformative impact in the lives of their students. Achieving that impact requires highly-skilled leadership from the top as well as from every member of the campus team.

Yet, leaders are often so busy putting out fires and running their team that they don’t have the time or resources to develop their leadership.

In addition, most leaders don’t receive the development and training they need from the outset and the result can create unnecessary drains on their time and energy as they “build the plane while flying it.”

B.O.L.T. is specifically designed for school leaders.

The best investment you can make as a leader is in yourself. In fact, the quality of leadership in an organization seldom exceeds that of the person at the top (Zenger & Folkman, The Extradordinary Leader). This is called the "law of the lid": your personal effectiveness can only take you so far; leadership can take you -- and your team -- the rest of the way.

The purpose of B.O.L.T. is to create the time and space to:

  1. Develop your leadership skills, including self-awareness, developing individuals, leading a team, and planning for transformative impact.
  2. Renew your emotional energy through reflection and mindfulness.
  3. Connect with other colleagues engaged in the work to build a network of like-minded peers.
  4. Create a clear path forward through planning the highest-impact actions you can take in the next 90 days.
  5. Become more of your authentic self in your leadership.

What You'll Do

B.O.L.T. is designed to train you in the most essential mindsets and skills you need to effectively lead people. These include:
  • Authentic leadership
  • Effective management
  • Team development
  • Transformational leadership

By its nature, B.O.L.T. is highly experiential. You will have opportunities to push your thinking through teambuilding, simulations, case studies, role-play, group discussion, and presentations. You will also have the opportunity for one-on-one coaching from a B.O.L.T. facilitator. Some pre-work and pre-reading will be required to prepare you to maximize the experience.

Through the experiences you'll have in B.O.L.T. training you'll challenge your mindsets, develop and practice new skills, and create a plan to immediately implement what you learned to increase your impact and improve results.

What You Get

B.O.L.T. is a five-day immersion experience for school leaders who want to create true transformation in the lives of their students. It cuts through the glut of leadership literature to give you what you most need to lead true transformation.

We’ve taken the best content and groundbreaking leadership training from more than two decades of leadership in education, tested at places like YES Prep Public Schools and Teach for America, and condensed it into a four-day, immersive training for high-impact leaders.

B.O.L.T. includes:
  • Five-days and four-nights at an off-site, all-inclusive retreat in the mountains of Colorado
  • A cohort of no more than 20 school leaders broken up into mastermind groups of ~5 people to connect with throughout the year
  • A rigorous curriculum focused on the key skills and mindsets school leaders need to impact real change
  • A workbook for action-planning your next steps as a transformative leader
  • A directory of contact info of fellow colleagues for follow-up throughout the course of the year

Where: Trout Creek Lodge

Winter Park, Colorado

This recently-remodeled cabin, located in the hills of Winter Park, is a spacious 9,000 square feet and sleeps up to 30 individuals.

The majority of participants will be in shared rooms with an option to pay more for a single-occupancy master suite. All beds are new within the past few years and bedding, pillows, and towels are provided.

With a large square footage and three floors, the cabin has plenty of space to spread out, relax, and even escape for alone time to reflect, rest, or recharge.

Just off the back of the cabin are hiking and biking trails and Main Street is a short stroll away.

Free wireless internet, washer and dryer, and a hot tub are available for use.

What's the cost and what's included?

The rate below includes all accommodations, activities, materials, transportation around Winter Park, and all food and snacks for the week.

For the pilot, we’ll offer a significantly reduced rate**:

  • Standard rate for the program of $2,995 per person (shared room) or $3,395 (single room)

  • Reduced rate for the June pilot of $1,995** per person (shared room) or $2,395**  (single room--only 5 available). Single rooms are reserved first come, first serve. Please note the the majority of participants will be in shared rooms.

**What We Ask of You

The rate above is a pilot rate. In exchange for the significantly reduced rate, we request the following from participants:

  • In-depth survey for us to improve the retreat
  • Testimonial
  • After the event, send a link and more info about the program to no less than 5 people who you think may benefit
  • Become part of a group to draw from for future facilitation

What's not included?

Participants are responsible for getting to Winter Park which may include flight and travel between Denver International Airport (DIA) and Winter Park. Home James Travel makes daily trips between DIA and Winter Park for a very reasonable $69 each way. (http://www.homejamestransportation.com/rates.php)
DEADLINE TO REGISTER: FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2016
Ready to dive in? Click the "Let's Do This!" button below to sign up. We're piloting the experience with no more than 20 folks and would love for you to be a part of the experience.

Who We Are
Dustin Peterson
Dustin has been leading high-impact leadership training for more than a decade.  He is the founder and lead at Proof Leadership Group and the former Director of Leadership Development at YES Prep Public Schools. While at YES, Dustin created YES' first-ever, two-year leadership and management training program, Leading Excellence, which provides leaders with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively lead schools.

Dustin has taught and trained leaders at Rice University, Indiana University, and UNLV, and has trained, coached, and consulted for numerous organizations in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. He completed his M.S. in Educational Leadership from Indiana University and his B.S. in Communications at Brigham Young University-Idaho. He is the author of Reset: How to Get Paid and Love What You Do and lives in Houston with his wife and four kids.
Ann Best
Ann Best currently leads board Development and Recruitment for Raise Your Hand Texas, a state-wide advocacy and policy organization.

In 1996, Ann joined Teach For America in Houston and taught kindergarten for four years in the Houston Independent School District.  She spent the next four years as a coach for Teach For America first- and second-year teachers.  Ann subsequently served as managing director of program before moving into the executive director role. In this role Ann led the region to double its presence in Houston.  Ann moved into the role of Chief Human Resources Officer for the Houston Independent School District after her time at Teach For America and led the district’s teacher effectiveness efforts. After leading human capital for the Houston Independent School District, Ann returned to Teach For America to lead alumni initiatives as Senior Vice President of Education Leadership. Ann has a passion for education and developing leaders to ensure student success.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • How many people attend B.O.L.T.? No more than 20 people are invited to attend each B.O.L.T. experience. The smaller cohort size allows for more interaction, coaching, and one-on-one dialogue.
  • Who are they? The retreat is designed for school leaders including Principals, APs, and Directors.
  • Where are they from? All participants are from education organizations.
  • Are there prerequisites? In order to maximize the experience, participants must be managing a team of at least 3 people and must have at least a year of experience in your role.
  • Where, specifically, is the retreat? The Trout Creek Lodge in Winter Park, Colorado
  • When? June 7-11, 2016; Check-in between 3-5pm on 6/7 and check-out by 11am on 6/11
  • What’s included? The rate includes accommodations, activities, materials, transportation around Winter Park, and all food and snacks for the week.
  • What are the accommodations like? The cabin is spacious and sleeps up to 30 individuals. The majority of participants will be in shared rooms with an option to pay more for a single-occupancy master suite. All beds are new within the past two years and bedding and pillows are provided. With almost 9,000 square feet of space and three floors, the cabin has plenty of space to spread out, relax, and even escape for alone time to reflect, rest, or recharge.
  • What’s not included? Participants are responsible for getting to Winter Park which may include flight and travel between Denver International Airport (DIA) and Winter Park. Home James Travel makes daily trips between DIA and Winter Park for a very reasonable $69 each way. (http://www.homejamestransportation.com/rates.php)
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DEADLINE TO REGISTER: FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2016

Contact Us

Questions? Contact me using the info below:

Dustin Peterson
(e) dustin@proofleadership.com
(c) 281.686.8256

Ann Best
(e) jab7409@gmail.com
(c) 832.470.7579

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