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Professional Development
Refine your leadership skills and broaden your understanding of what effective teaching and learning looks like in urban schools.
In today's environment of high-stakes accountability and limited resources, urban educators must be able to address urgent challenges on multiple fronts. Urban school leaders are on the front line of this work, and research points to the important role they play in creating the conditions to improve student achievement.
The National Institute for Urban School Leaders, a program of The Principals’ Center, examines best practices and research-based techniques for leading school improvement efforts in urban schools. The program provides an in-depth exploration of the leadership skills needed to set high expectations for all and to accelerate learning across classrooms.
“I would encourage all educators and school leaders to go through this program. You will leave with the resources, strategies, and knowledge to transform your school, district, or network of schools. This institute is tailor-made for those looking to make transformational changes in their building.” Isiah King, Principal, St. John's Lutheran SchoolNational Institute for Urban School Leaders 2019 Participant
“I would encourage all educators and school leaders to go through this program. You will leave with the resources, strategies, and knowledge to transform your school, district, or network of schools. This institute is tailor-made for those looking to make transformational changes in their building.”
Isiah King, Principal, St. John's Lutheran School
National Institute for Urban School Leaders 2019 Participant
During this five-day institute, you will work with our expert faculty and leaders from across the country to examine successful practices in urban schools, placing those practices within a broader context of race, class, culture, and social justice. You will focus on strategies for improving instruction in diverse environments and for building student and community buy-in. You will return home prepared to transform your school’s learning landscape and generate better outcomes for all students.
This program welcomes applications from both individuals and teams. First-time applicants need to create a Professional Education account to apply.
Individuals: Click the "Apply" button at the top of this page to log into your Professional Education account and access the application page. Proceed with the individual form until submission.
Teams:
Step 1: Designate one participant or an administrative staff member as the Coordinator.
Step 2: Upon the submission of the team application, all team members will receive an email notification with a link to their personal application form. Team members should complete their forms promptly. Once all team members submit their forms, the application is considered complete and ready for review by the Admissions Committee.
Invoices: Invoices will only be available upon your acceptance.
With the help of HGSE professional development, educators work collaboratively to learn new ways to help turn their schools around