Leadership Changes Your Impact
Great teachers can change a child's life. Great leaders propel an entire school of students to success, supporting teacher growth and fostering a culture of achievement in every classroom.
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Leading Instruction equips you with instructional expertise, preparing you to elevate achievement in your classroom and be a resource to colleagues in your school.
Leading Instruction strengthens your mastery of excellent, standards-aligned teaching that puts students on a path to success. It prepares you to support your colleagues and to take on expanded instructional leadership responsibilities in your current role, and can be a stepping-stone for further advancement.
New Leaders’ professional development programs are provided tuition-free to participants through support from district, charter, and philanthropic partners. Modest materials fees may apply.
PROGRAM AUDIENCE
- Current and aspiring teacher leaders
- Instructional coaches
- Assistant principals
CORE TRAINING COMPONENTS
- One-week summer induction
- Seven group training sessions
- Regular on-site expert coaching
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- Three years of teaching or instructional experience
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Must be employed at the time of application in a school-based position in New York City Public Schools, Richmond or Dougherty Counties, GA, or Oakland or West Contra Costa, CA
- School-based position must have access to a consistent group of students for whom they are responsible for their learning
- Additional requirements apply in select states
Emerging Leaders prepares you to support colleagues and strengthen instruction across multiple classrooms — benefiting students even within your training year.
During the year, you will lead a teacher team and develop instructional leadership skills like facilitating productive meetings, delivering helpful feedback, and inspiring teachers to meet ambitious goals. Expert coaches provide on-the-job feedback and leadership interactions are recorded on video for additional coaching and feedback.
New Leaders’ professional development programs are provided tuition-free to participants through support from our district, charter, and philanthropic partners. Modest materials fees may apply.
PROGRAM AUDIENCE
- Current & aspiring teacher leaders
- Instructional coaches
- Assistant principals
CORE TRAINING COMPONENTS
- One-week summer induction
- Seven group training sessions
- Regular on-site expert coaching
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- Four years of full-time teaching/instructional experience (unless program location requires additional years of experience)
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Master’s Degree conferred by June 2018 (not required in Bay Area, Memphis, Norwalk, and Washington, DC)
- Must be employed at the time of application in a school-based position in the program location/district to which you are applying
- School-based position must impact student achievement in a way that is measurable
- Additional requirements apply in select states
