2023 Annual Report
Bold Visions, Bold Solutions: Redefining How Schools are Led
This past year ushered in immense opportunity and growth for New Leaders. We met the shifting needs of the K-12 education system with creativity, determination, and an unwavering belief in the brilliance and potential of all children.
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Groundbreaking National Aspiring Principals Fellowship
In 2023, our National Aspiring Principals Fellowship grew to be one of the largest principal certification programs in the nation for Black and Hispanic teachers to move into school leadership. Together with our university and philanthropic partners, we are shaping the future of school leadership.
The diversity among our nation’s students far outpaces the diversity among our nation’s principals. This is called the representation gap—and it contributes to lingering achievement and opportunity gaps for students. Strategic investments are needed to develop the next generation of leaders who better reflect the communities they serve.
2023 Fellowship Impact Data At-a-Glance
Meet Jeffrey Monroe
“If your goal is to become an equity-focused instructional leader with the ability to create the conditions within educational settings for all children and adults to learn their power and value, that’s what the Fellowship will do.”
A former high school chemistry teacher in Memphis-Shelby County Schools, Monroe completed the Fellowship as part of our first cohort. He accepted a school principal role soon after for the 2023-2024 school year.
Transformative Leaders at Every Level
In 2023, New Leaders expanded our portfolio of services to meet the evolving needs of education leaders. Our district partnerships, many of which are made possible by philanthropic investments, continue to drive and sustain impact by developing leaders who remove barriers to student success.
In the face of rolling crises—the pandemic, teacher and leader shortages, learning loss—the focus of professional learning in the K-12 field shifted to meet the urgent challenges students faced. At the same time, disparities within our education system exacerbated these challenges. School systems needed new solutions, and they needed them fast. They turned to New Leaders.
2023 PROGRAMMING Impact Data At-a-Glance
Meet Katie Carmany
“I’ve seen coaching move leaders and teachers from ‘our kids can’t do this’ to ‘our kids can.’ The impact is huge.”
Recognizing that assistant principals are often overlooked for professional learning, Carmany partnered with New Leaders to provide job-embedded coaching and leadership development. By year-end, multiple Fresno leaders reported double-digit student gains.
Building A National Network of K-12 Education Leaders
In 2023, New Leaders offered professional learning opportunities to more than 1,000 New Leaders alumni, providing them with the essential support and community needed to succeed in their roles and amplify their impact. Access to professional learning is a top reason K-12 leaders stay in their roles.
2023 Alumni Impact At-a-Glance
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SIGNIFICANT Alumni PRESENCE IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Meet Myron Long
“We’re really thankful for the opportunity to make our mission become true. New Leaders gave us room to pause, reimagine, and rethink our vision of success.”
Tapping into our alumni offerings, Long participated in our Exploring New School Models program, which helped him turn his bold ideas into a new school. The Social Justice School empowers students to be change agents and designers of a more just world.
Policies for K-12 Leaders to Thrive
In 2023, New Leaders championed school leader diversity as a national priority, uniquely leveraging the insights of our network of K-12 leaders to create federal policies that benefit all of our nation’s schoolchildren by closing the representation gap. We seek policy solutions that eradicate the effects of discriminatory policies in education as well as develop and support effective school leaders to improve learning outcomes for our nation’s students.
2023 Policy Impact Data At-a-Glance
Meet Daniela Anello
“I saw my principal as a role model. She was Latina herself, and I wanted to be just like her.”
Anello shared her remarkable leadership journey from a teacher to the head of school as part of our comprehensive report—The Shoulder Tap—on the state of school leader diversity in the U.S.
Powerful Partnerships
“We continue to reimagine what New Leaders does best—developing equity-minded leaders to be powerful and positive forces for change—and doing it in bigger and bolder ways each year.”
Vision 2027: Looking Forward
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