School Turnaround Leaders

During this five-day institute, you will work with a cohort of fellow school leaders to analyze and refine your school’s improvement plan and develop the skills you’ll need for successful implementation. For your culminating project, you will develop a theory of action for your school and gain valuable feedback from peers and faculty.

Note: We strongly recommend enrolling with a team of educators from your school or district. Free from the usual distractions, your team will have opportunities to work together to clarify your vision and develop a turnaround plan specific to your setting.

• Develop a theory of action to achieve rapid, meaningful improvement.
• Use data to set strategy, assess progress, and drive decision-making at the classroom and school levels.
• Learn how to transform school culture and foster high-quality instruction.
• Acquire strategies for communicating your vision to the press and community.

• Principals, assistant principals, and teacher leaders directly responsible for leading K-12 school turnaround efforts
• District administrators, state administrators, and school leaders who oversee school turnaround and innovation efforts

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.

• The Coordinator should click the "Apply" button at the top of this page to log into their Professional Education account and access the application page.
• Proceed with the team form, including providing the name, email address, and job title of each participant in your team. 
• The Coordinator can choose to receive a team invoice.
• Contact us if you need to make any changes to your team after submitting the form.

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.

The tuition covers all instructional materials, a daily continental breakfast, and beverages and light refreshments during our scheduled breaks between sessions.

Travel, lodging expenses, and most lunches and dinners are not included in this fee. We have blocked a limited number of rooms in select hotels in the Cambridge/Boston area. The daily rates for these hotels typically range from $250 to $375 per room, plus applicable taxes. Once your applicants are accepted into the program, they will receive detailed information about these hotel options.

Tuition Assistance

Tuition assistance is available for this program on a need and application basis. Tuition assistance is granted based on participant and institutional needs. Requests for tuition assistance do not affect an applicant's prospects for admission. You may access the tuition assistance application after you have submitted your program application. Tuition assistance applications should be submitted at least one month prior to the final application deadline.