MASSACHUSETTS TRIAL
COURT REPRESENTATIVES PARTICIPATE IN ADVANCED LEADERSHIP
INSTITUTE IN JUDICIAL EDUCATION
Boston --
A four-member team from the Massachusetts Trial Court participated
in the Leadership Institute in Judicial Education 2004,
Advanced Institute, held at the University of Memphis from
May 20 through May 23, 2004. Suffolk Juvenile Court Clerk-Magistrate
Donna M. Ciampoli of South Boston; Probate and Family Court
Judge Edward F. Donnelly, Jr. of Maynard; Franklin/Hampshire
Counties Juvenile Court Chief Probation Officer Edward
A. Driscoll of Florence; and Director of Judicial Education
Ellen M. O'Connor of Shrewsbury attended the program.
The
purpose of the Advanced Institute was to build upon the
six-day Basic Institute program held in June 2003. Both
sessions examined the theory and practice of adult learning,
cognitive and ethical development, curriculum design, and
program planning. Support staff education committees
were established on a departmental level as a result of
the implementation of an action plan for improving judicial
branch education formulated at the Basic Institute. These
committees will focus on developing quality continuing
education for departmental personnel.
In
December 2003, the Massachusetts team presented a two-day,
on-site institute in Marlborough to introduce members of
the newly established education committees and other invited
guests to the principles and curriculum of the Leadership
Institute in Judicial Education.
The
Advanced Institute concentrated on advanced theory and
practice in professional development and education, and
included a presentation by the Massachusetts team on the
Trial Court's establishment of departmental education committees.
Tuition
and travel expenses for judicial and court personnel were
funded by the State Justice Institute (SJI), a non-profit
organization established by Federal law to award grants
to improve the quality of justice in State courts nationwide,
facilitate better coordination between State and Federal
courts, and foster innovative, efficient solutions to common
problems faced by all courts.More information about the
State Justice Institute is available on the SJI web site
(http:/www.statejustice.org).
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