AspiringLeadersProgram

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What is the Aspiring Leaders Program (ALP)?

•  Aresearchbased,year-longintensiveprogram•  Collabora9velydesignedstandards-based,interac9vemodules

•  Theprogramiscomprisedofthreephases:•  LearningModules(October-January)•  School-BasedPrac9cum(February-June)•  Culmina9ngProject(June)

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What is the Aspiring Leaders Program?

•  Alignedtofivestrands(basedonthePULSERubric):

•  SchoolLeaderasInstruc9onalLeader•  SchoolLeaderasTransforma9onalLeaderforSchoolCultureandClimate

•  SchoolLeaderasLeaderforEquityandExcellence•  SchoolLeaderasChiefExecu9veOfficerofResourcesandOpera9ons

•  SchoolLeaderasCivicandCommunityPar9cipantandLeader•  DevelopingNextGenera9onLeaders(CoroPiUsburgh)

•  PIL-approvedbyPDE

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Who are the Aspiring Leaders Program Participants?

•  KathleenAccamando,EnglishITL1,StudentAchievementCenter•  ReginaButler,ArtTeacher,Sunnyside•  YalondaColbert,6-8Director,Obama*•  MichaelDreger,K-12SocialStudiesSupervisor•  TarisEarnest,MathITL2,Whi]er•  AnnFillmore,9-12ELACoordinator•  DeborahHollis,AssistantPrincipal,Langley•  ShawnStromberg,AssistantPrincipal,Langley•  HeidiTomasko,AssistantPrincipal,Carrick•  CarltonWatson,1stGradeTeacher,Morrow*YalondahasacceptedaDirectorposi1onatObamasincetheincep1onoftheprogramandisnolongeraregularpar1cipant.

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Mentor Principals

EachAspiringLeadersProgrampar3cipantwillbematchedwithamentorprincipalforaschool-basedprac3cumbeginninginFebruary.

Mentorprincipalswill:•  Providejob-embeddedlearningexperiencesforprogram

par9cipantsfortwofulldayspermonth

•  AUendthemonthlyAspiringLeadersProgramsessionwiththeirmentee

•  Receive$2,000formentoring;supportedthroughtheGates

Founda9on.

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Culminating Project

Asaculmina3ngproject,par3cipantswilldevelopasample90-dayschoolentryplan.•  Theplanwillinclude:

•  Anequitableandinclusivevisionfortheschool•  Addressschoolcultureandclimate•  Aprofessionaldevelopmentplanforteachers•  Aplanforparentandcommunityinvolvement•  Ar9factsthatsupportimplementa9onandaregroundedindata

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Aspiring Leaders Program Analysis

Successes•  ALPwasco-developedandisco-

facilitatedbyCentralOfficeandSchoolLeaders

•  Programfeedbackhasbeenoverwhelminglyposi9ve

NextSteps•  Increasethelengthofthelearning

modules•  Increasethelengthofschool-based

prac9cum

Opportuni3es•  Astrongpipelineofpersonnel

preparedtotakeonschoolleaderroles

•  Apoten9almodelforotherDistricttraining/pipelineprograms

SupportsNeeded•  Sustainability(financial,personnel,

etc.)

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Ques3ons

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