Co-hosted by Teach for America - New York and
The New York City Department of Education - Office of Leadership
Aspiring leaders are invited to join us for an evening with visionary school leaders and representatives from several innovative NYC school leadership programs. Enjoy stories of how principals have charted their path to leadership and discover citywide opportunities for you to chart your own as you work to help us realize our vision of great neighborhood schools for every child. Your journey to becoming the leader our city needs continues here.
U*PAL is a highly unique Ed. Leadership masters program that stresses: Creativity & Imagination in Leadership, Organizational Culture and Issues of Inequity and Privilege. Our program meets for two 5 week summer sessions over 13 months. We stress rigorous research but no research papers. We encourage our collaborative leadership teams to develop innovative projects to demonstrate what they have learned. Our program leads to an M.Ed in Ed. Leadership and qualifies our graduates to apply for certification in almost every state. U*PAL is designed for educators who want to become leaders who will disrupt the stagnation that exists in too many of our nation's schools. WE develop leaders who can answer the question, "Who keeps the beat in your school?"
New York City Department of Education's (NYCDOE) Teacher LEadership Program (TLP) is a one-year leadership development program in which participants develop the skills needed to guide instructional improvements in their schools through the facilitation of teacher teams. This program requires monthly sessions and weekly team meetings at your school.
Ready to Change History? Uncommon Schools is offering a one-year fellowship that provides a robust development process to prepare leaders to lead a school in conjunction with the Director of Operations. This Fellow and eventual Principal is a full-time employee, hired, supported, and, evaluated by the Managing Director. As a fellow, you will participate in the National Principal Academy Fellowship (NPAF) at Relay GSE, and upon completion will earn up to 12 graduate credits which can be applied to a SBL initial license. The Instructional Fellow must have a B.A. and a minimum of three years of teaching experience.
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The Queens College Education Leadership program prepares teachers who are interested to take on administrative positions within schools and districts. It offers a school building leader certificate (SBL) and a school district leader certificate (SDL). The program takes two years. Courses are offered in the evening during Fall, Spring and Summer.
The Principal-In-Residence program is an opportunity to develop key skills an mindsets necessary to be an effective leader, and is a pathway to become a Principal at an Achievement First School. The program consists of a variety of components that provide structure and support for this type of learning, as well as components that explicitly build PIR leadership skills and vision of school excellence. The program is broken into two distinct phases. As a PIR1, participants are fulltime deans at AF schools, and take on additional responsibilities related to people leadership and teacher development, as well as attend the Relay NPAF program, where they build skill in practice-based PD, leading strong data meetings, and observation and feedback. PIR2 participants spend part of the year as fulltime deans at AF schools, with part of the year doing readiness planning as they prepare to lead a school. They attend PIR cohort days throughout the year that allow them to practice teacher development skills and people leadership skills to support them in leading a school the following year.
Through The BES Fellowship, highly motivated individuals who are deeply committed to improving urban education participate in a rigorous, yearlong training program that prepares them to design, found, lead, and sustain a high-performing, college-preparatory urban charter school. Fellows apply to establish their own free-standing, locally controlled charter school—customized to the needs of its community and independent of any management organization.
Bank Street views leadership as transformative, humane, collaborative, and personal. Students in our educational leadership programs acquire deep knowledge of the practical and theoretical foundations of educational leadership, including adult development, organizational systems, models of supervision, curriculum, action research, and professional development. Each program includes extensive supervised fieldwork under the close mentorship of a faculty advisor, usually in one’s own school or educational setting.
Our Educational Leadership programs focus on creating a school vision; the complexities and dynamics of creating needed, effective change; supervision for positive results; and leadership through collaboration. Our programs include: Leadership for Educational Change, the Principals Institute, Early Childhood Leadership, Leadership in Mathematics Education (all SBL certification programs) and Leadership in Museum Education (non-certification program).
To fulfill the promise of school choice, New York needs a deep bench of dynamic leaders who can help schools, teachers and students thrive. New York Charters PLUS (Pathway to Leadership in Urban Schools) is a one-year leadership development program that prepares the next generation of visionary principals to make college and career success a reality for every student who walks through their doors.
Working side-by-side with experienced principals, coaches and charter network administrators, PLUS leaders will learn to rally people around a vision for excellence, manage rigorous instruction, and foster a strong school culture that translates into real results for students. At the end of the year, successful leaders will be recommended for permanent positions at schools with a track record of putting students on the path for success in college and career.
The Collaborative Leadership Advancing School Success (CLASS) program equips teachers and school support staff with the tools to become change agents and leaders of influence in their school communities. In partnership with Hunter College, CLASS is a clinically-based leadership program that engages teachers as learners and leaders, readying them to supervise and support the professional development of fellow teachers and the management of systems at the building and district levels. Teachers graduate from CLASS with a master’s degree, equipped with the skills and knowledge needed to pass the School Building Leader (SBL) and School District Leader (SDL) advanced graduate certificate exams. CLASS is a 2 year program that meets with one evening a week during the fall and spring. Candidates pay Hunter College fees and tuition.
The Success Academy Aspiring School Leaders Program provides entrepreneurial educators with the training, resources, and coaching required to become exceptional school leaders. Assistant Principals function as principals-in-training, receiving the authentic practice and professional development that will allow them to hone their craft in the role until they are ready lead a Success Academy school at the highest level. Assistant Principals are promoted to Principal based on their own development within the role. In the summer months, Assistant Principals attend our Leader Summit, which provides core training on every aspect of school leadership, ranging from in-depth training on our curriculum and teacher development to school operations and management. Throughout the school year, Assistant Principals receive regular network-led professional coaching and development and work to develop their skills alongside their Principal.
Lehman College offers a two-year, 30 credit master's degree program leading to a New York State Initial Certification as a School Building Leader, and a 12-15 credit Advanced Certificate leading to New York State Professional Certification as a School District Leader. Meeting as a cohort, program candidates enroll in hybrid classes, attending face-to-face sessions one evening a week during the fall and spring semesters; summer sessions typically meet in June and the first week in July and are also hybrid. Upon completion, graduates are prepared to assume leadership positions in schools and/or districts, such as principal, assistant principal, department chair, dean and/or superintendent.
New York City Department of Education's (NYCDOE) Leaders in Education Apprenticeship Program (LEAP) is a one-year leadership development program that prepares teachers and assistant principals to become administrators in New York City's public schools. It consists of a 5 week summer intensive and weekly evening sessions, and upon completion, participants are eligible for their School Building Leader's licensure (SBL).
The Summer Principals Academy at Teachers College, Columbia University is a transformative graduate program that is committed to promoting equity and excellence in education and overcoming the gap in educational access and achievement between the most and least advantaged groups in this country. SPA is a cohort program enrolling over 180 graduate students each year in a rigorous 14 month, 36-credit program. Courses are delivered Monday – Friday, from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, over two consecutive five-week summer sessions. The 450-hour Administrative Internship takes place during the intervening school year, thereby enabling students to complete the internship requirements while maintaining their jobs in their current schools. The schedule supports the reality of aspiring leaders who are currently working teachers, team leaders, department chairs or supervisors who do not wish to leave their schools to attend a full-time program.
Leader U is a highly-selective school leadership development program for individuals to achieve the ultimate goal of campus leadership. Democracy Prep offers one and two-year Leader U programs to meet and cultivate talent in order to develop the best leaders for current, new, and turnaround Democracy Prep schools. The two-year Leader U program will start with the Leader U Residency followed by the Leader U Fellowship in year two, and in the one-year program, applicants start immediately in the Fellowship.
The Educational Leadership MSEd program at Hunter College leads to certification as both a School Building Leader (SBL) and School District Leader (SDL). The program uses a cohort model, in which entering students are placed in a group that takes two courses together each semester. Classes take place one evening per week and students complete the 32 credit program in 2 years (4 semesters), with summers off. The School of Education faculty are committed to preparing deeply thoughtful and highly effective principals, assistant principals, and school district leaders to strengthen the academic achievement of children in urban schools.
New Leaders prepares education leaders to deliver breakthrough results in some of America’s highest-need schools. We work with education leaders at every level — from teacher leaders to superintendents — equipping them to strengthen teaching, accelerate learning, and build brighter futures for students and their communities. While each of our programs is unique, all emphasize relevant, real-world learning, so participants master key leadership practices while directly supporting student success.
Emerging Leaders prepares you to support colleagues and strengthen instruction as you lead a teacher team in your school — benefiting students across multiple classrooms even within the training year. The program begins with an intensive, week-long summer training experience, building on that foundation with additional group training sessions and expert coaching to help you develop essential leadership skills that will ensure success in your current role and provide a springboard to future career growth.
We are seeking dynamic leaders who are eager to lead our school communities by setting a vision for rigorous academic instruction and a positive school culture. The leadership roles we have available range from Academic Coordinators to Principals with each requiring a certain skill set and background to be considered and to be successful. Our leaders begin during the summer in their capacity where they receive coaching from our Program team, our Senior Leadership Team, and veteran leaders from their campus. Explore leaders received personalized and ongoing support throughout the school year to ensure our teachers are developing and becoming more effective in their roles.
