School Leadership

The DOE is committed to the development and support of new, aspiring, and experienced school leaders. It is our goal to ensure that leaders of our system enhance their capacity, and that we continuously identify aspiring leaders who demonstrate commitment, innovation, and a relentless pursuit to meet the social and academic needs of our students.

The programs listed below provide professional development experiences and opportunities for new, aspiring, and experienced school leaders.

Opportunities for Aspiring Principals

Program	Description	Program Duration	Application WINDOW	Outcome
Bank Street Principals Institute (PI)	Prepares leaders for New York City's public schools with a strong focus on instructional leadership	18 months, including part- time residency at home school	Rolling admissions process	Master's Degree, Education Leadership School Building Leader (SBL) certification
Advanced Leadership Program for Assistant Principals (ALPAP) Executive Leadership Institute (ELI)	Targets assistant principals who demonstrate a readiness to become principals and explore the complex nature of decision-making and authentic leadership	1 year	The application process is currently open and closes on April 30, 2013	Certificate of completion
Leaders in Education Apprenticeship Program (LEAP)	Develops individuals who demonstrate leadership capacity and readiness to take on school leadership positions in their existing school environments	1 year, including part time residency at home school	The application process closed on January 31, 2013	School Building Leader (SBL) certification Certificate of completion
New Leaders (NL) Aspiring Principals Program (APP)	Focuses on leaders interested in ensuring high academic achievement for all children, particularly students in poverty and students of color	1 year, including full time residency at host school	The application process closed on February 14, 2013	School Building Leader (SBL) certification
NYC Leadership Academy (NYCLA) - NYCDOE Leadership Advancement Program (LAP)	Innovative School Building Leader (SBL) certification program with intense focus on preparing teacher leaders, who currently serve in school-based leadership roles, to become school administrators	2 years, including part time residency	The application process closed on April 3, 2013	School Building Leader (SBL) certification
NYC Leadership Academy (NYCLA ) Aspiring Principals Program (APP)	Develops and supports individuals with some leadership experience to successfully lead low-performing schools through teamwork, simulated school projects, and a year-long principal internship	1 year, including full time residency at host school	The application process closed on March 22, 2013	School Building Leader (SBL) certification (if required) Certificate of completion
Relay Graduate School of Education (GSE) Instructional School Leadership (SLP) Pilot	Preferences Teach for America (TFA) alumni interested in becoming instructional school leaders for a leadership preparation program	1 year	The application  process closed on February 25, 2013	6 credits towards School Building Leader (SBL) certification or Master's Degree
Summer Principals Academy (SPA), Teachers College -Columbia University	Promotes equity and excellence in education; culminates in the design of a new school	14 months, including administrative internship at home school	The application process closed on February 15, 2013	Master’s Degree, Education Leadership School Building Leader (SBL) certification
Accelerated Master’s Program in Educational Leadership (AMPEL)--Fordham University Graduate School of Education	Prepares highly motivated individuals to become future visionary and instructional leaders, through an intensive but supportive one-year cohort model	1 year	The application process is currently open and closes on May 15, 2013	Master’s Degree, Educational Leadership (Administration & Supervision) School Building Leader (SBL) certification
Assistant Principal Institute (API)	Supports and prepares assistant principals to become principals by honing their skills of observation and feedback, facilitative leadership, and generative professional dialogue	5 months	Rolling application process	Certificate of completion

Opportunities for Professional Learning

Program	Description	Program Duration	Application WINDOW
New Principal Intensive	Equips new principals with the interpersonal, communication, and management skills needed to lead a school	8 summer sessions prior to first year	Invitations sent to new principals
New School Intensive (NSI)	Supports new school principals in fully realizing the vision of opening a new school	6 months	The Office of New Schools conducts the design & development application process twice a year: September - December, and February - June
School-Based Intermediate Supervisors Institute (SBISI) Executive Leadership Institute (ELI)	Builds, expands, and enhances fundamental school leadership skills and knowledge through a wide variety of “nuts and bolts” strategies, engagement in critical thinking scenarios, and exploration of educational leadership-related literature.	2 years	The application process opens May 2013
Executive Leadership Institute (ELI)	Continued professional development for all members of Council of School Supervisors & Administrators (CSA) on a variety of relevant topics through two channels: 1)Single Topics Seminars 2)Summer Institute	1) 1 year 2) 8 sessions	1) Rolling admissions 2) May, 2013

Opportunities for Current Principals

Program	Description	Program Duration	Application WINDOW
Advanced Leadership Institute	Develops a cadre of highly motivated and high performing leaders interested in exploring new opportunities such as central office manager, network leader, superintendent, or principal of a challenging school	6 sessions	The application process closed on February 22, 2013
Leaders In Education Apprenticeship Program (LEAP) Mentor Principal	Endorses and supports the LEAP apprentice in their home school environment: mentor principals observe, coach, assess, and provide feedback	1 year	The application process closed on January 31, 2013
Mentoring Excellence Initiative Mentor Principal	Focuses on the opportunity for talented principals to support aspiring principals through the successful development of a new school	1 year	The application process began with a letter of intent in March and closes in the summer of 2013
New York City Leadership Academy (NYCLA) Aspiring Principals Program (APP) Mentor Principal	Supports the leadership development of aspiring principals; mentor principals observe, coach, assess, and provide feedback	1 year	Rolling admissions process
School Leaders Network (SLN)	Provides a research-based program model to build principal leadership; oppprtunity to build a sense of community within the network, reflect on leadership, and  get feedback on action strategies to improve schools and student outcomes	Yearly, renewable membership	On going; cohorts begin in September and new members are accepted through December of each year