Are you inspired to transform the quality of underperforming schools in Washington, D.C.? Through our Emerging Leaders Program or Aspiring Principals Program, you can make a real difference in the lives of students across the city.

Emerging Leaders Program

Participants take part in a cycle of learning which includes out-of-school training, both in person and online, as well as school-based projects where you apply what you learn in real time to drive achievement at your school.

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Eligibility

The D.C. Emerging Leaders Program accepts candidates who are in teaching or instructional leadership positions in Washington, D.C. and sometimes from surrounding districts. For interested candidates outside Washington, D.C. proper, please contact EmergingLeadersDC@newleaders.org before filling out the application.

Want to learn more? Visit the Emerging Leaders Program page or contact us at EmergingLeadersDC@newleaders.org.

Aspiring Principals Program

Our Aspiring Principals Program is a one-year, intensive training program in which participants are prepared to become highly effective principals in Washington, D.C. The program starts with a four-week summer program, followed by year-long Residency training with a mentor principal, support from a leadership coach and weekly classes.  Following completion of the program, there is support through the Principal Institute — a rigorous professional learning community where New Leader Principals further hone their leadership skills.

New Leaders is accredited in Washington, D.C. by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) to provide principal certification to participants upon completion of the program.

Because closing the achievement gap is difficult work, we work closely with principals and administrators to build the capacity of their school leadership teams and promote the system-level policies and practices that allow our New Leaders to succeed.

Unique to the program in D.C., New Leader Resident Principals here participate in Performance Evaluation Meetings twice a year.  In these meetings, Residents have the opportunity to present their work to district and charter hiring authorities, receiving real-time feedback and face-time with potential employers — a significant advantage.

Eligibility

The majority of those admitted to our Aspiring Principals Program must first participate in and complete our Emerging Leaders Program (see above). If you are interested in applying to our Aspiring Principals program but are not currently located in the Washington, D.C. region, or are not currently in an instructional position, please contact Warren Palmer at wpalmer@newleaders.org.

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Eligibility Requirements

We require Washington, D.C. applicants to have:

• Emerging Leaders applicants: Must live in the Washington, D.C. region
• Emerging Leaders applicants: Must currently be in a teaching or school-based instructional leadership role
• A minimum of three years of full-time experience teaching K-12 students completed by the end of the 2011-2012 school year
• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher learning

Application Process

• Emerging Leaders Program applicants must be nominated to the program by their school’s principal or a New Leader at another school.
• Aspiring Principals Program applicants must apply online through our national Admissions Process.