Site Leadership Transitions

Leadership transitions at NWP sites happen for a variety of reasons, ranging from sabbaticals, to relocation, to retirement. This section includes information about preparing for and supporting site leadership during such a transition.

Contacting the National Writing Project About a Change in Site Leadership

Please inform the NWP about leadership transitions—whether current or projected—as soon as you know about them. More ›

Envisioning Leadership Transitions as Moments of Opportunity

Karen Hamlin, director of the Oregon Writing Project at Willamette University, reflects on how the site's visioning retreat—inspired by the NWP Directors Retreat—enabled it to achieve a balance between dreaming big and building site capacity to meet the needs of its service area. More ›

(Re)Visioning Site Work: Extending the Reach and Relevance of NWP Sites

This monograph captures how two sites who are at different points in their institutional lives use visioning retreats to take stock of their sites and look forward, to align programs with capacity, to distribute leadership, and to engage teachers beyond the summer institute. More ›

Supporting Sites Working Through Leadership Transitions

The Directors Retreat in recent years has attracted a number of leaders from sites in transition, including sites that have recently undergone a leadership change, sites in the midst of one, and those anticipating a transition. More ›