Giving Tuesday: Support efforts to have great leaders in every school

Dear Friends of NYC Leadership Academy, With Thanksgiving behind us, we are truly in the holiday season! (Even though retailers would like us to think ...

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Supporting Hillsborough County Public Schools to confront inequities head-on

Hillsborough County Public Schools made a historic move earlier this year by adopting a district-wide racial equity policy that calls for identifying and addressing the ...

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CSO Nancy Gutiérrez writes about learning to lead for racial equity in Kappan

To help K-12 educators confront racial inequities, school and district leaders need to provide sustained, intensive, and carefully designed opportunities for professional learning, Chief Strategy ...

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Teachers learn to see their students and expect more of them

It’s the million-dollar question: What can principals do in their schools to make sure all students, regardless of race, culture, background, are given opportunities to ...

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Nevada Department of Education hires NYC Leadership Academy to develop statewide school leader network

The Nevada Department of Education has selected NYC Leadership Academy to develop and support a new statewide school leadership network of principals from the lowest ...

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Longtime superintendents Ann Clark and Valeria Silva join NYC Leadership Academy staff

Successful former district superintendents Ann Clark and Valeria Silva will bring their expertise and experience to the NYC Leadership Academy as superintendents in residence over ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York awards $1.3 million to NYC Leadership Academy to leverage technology in school leadership development

The NYC Leadership Academy has been awarded a $1.3 million grant to expand its impact by bringing gold-standard leadership services and tools to school districts ...

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Dr. Michele Shannon returns to NYCLA as National Leadership Facilitator

We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Michele Shannon back to NYCLA as a National Leadership Facilitator after years of leadership in some of the nation’s largest ...

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Aspiring principals in Yonkers and Rochester learn to lead in summer intensives

In 2015, the American Express Foundation, in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals, awarded NYCLA a $600,000 grant to expand our flagship ...

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Leaders can support undocumented students, writes Nancy Gutiérrez in Ed Week

As schools open their doors in the coming weeks, millions of students whose parents are immigrants, or are immigrants themselves, might be afraid to return to school. ...

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NYCLA staff and clients advocate for Title II Funds in The74 story

Cuts to Title II funds would diminish the pool of strong well-trained school leaders. NYCLA staff and our clients explain what these proposed cuts would ...

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NYC Leadership Academy responds to audit report from NYC Office of the Comptroller

We take great pride from working in New York City to increase student achievement through high-quality school leadership. We always have worked with the NYC ...

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Leadership coaches learn to better support principals through training

School leadership coaching is one of the most powerful tools a system can leverage to improve the practice of its principals. Over the years, the ...

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NYC Leadership Academy leads workshops on equity at inaugural National Principals Conference

Equity and cultural responsiveness are critical domains of the national school leadership standards. Leaders from the NYC Leadership Academy will share their expertise on leading ...

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Dr. Francis Yasharian named AVP of Leadership Coaching

We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Dr. Francis Yasharian to the role of Associate Vice President of Leadership Coaching for the NYC Leadership ...

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Students speak about the power of their principals in our new film

Our short film, The Power of Leaders, features the voices of nearly a dozen New York City students talking about the impact their principals have had on ...

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NYC Leadership Academy celebrates 14 years of educational leadership development

What a remarkable celebration we had to honor our 14 years of supporting educational leaders on June 14! Thank you to everyone who attended or ...

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NYCLA signs letter to Congress calling for school leadership funding

NYCLA signed on to a letter calling on Congress to allocate $30 million in FY2018 to the School Leader Recruitment and Support Program (SLRSP), the only ...

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Three districts partner with NYCLA on principal preparation

Recognizing the need to develop their principal pipeline, three more districts are working with NYCLA to start their own aspiring principal programs. NYCLA’s nationally-recognized Aspiring ...

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President & CEO Irma Zardoya calls for increased support for school leadership in open letter to Education Secretary DeVos and Congress

Strong schools have strong leaders, but President Trump’s recent proposal to cut $9 billion from the U.S. Department of Education, including eliminating the Supporting Effective ...

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NYC Leadership Academy 2016 Accomplishments Report

2016 was a year of growth and innovation for NYCLA. Anchored by our continued commitment and deepened focus on ensuring all students have equitable learning ...

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Power in Numbers: Coaching principals to build teams that transform schools

Schools with strong teams of educators can improve instruction in ways that a principal working on her own cannot. Leading effective teams is not easy, ...

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NYCLA launches blog on leadership and equity

The NYC Leadership Academy has launched a new blog on school leadership and creating equitable learning environments for all students. Called Leadership Insights, the blog ...

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CEO Irma Zardoya writes on ESSA and equity in Education Week

NYC Leadership Academy President & CEO Irma Zardoya details the opportunities that the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) creates for supporting school leaders in ...

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NYCLA offers advanced leadership coach training

NYCLA is excited to offer for the first time an advanced leadership coaching training for district and university coach practitioners, Deepening Leadership Coaching: Sustaining Growth ...

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Learn about principal supervision in webinar series

NYCLA is pleased to announce our second series of free Principal Supervisor Webinars, which begin this week. Our webinars convene a national audience to engage ...

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Ready to Lead: Designing Residencies for Better Principal Preparation

School-based residencies are an essential component of principal preparation programs and the future success of aspiring principals. Residencies engage participants in hands-on, job-embedded experiences that ...

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NYCLA collaborates with clients nationwide

As the NYC Leadership Academy team gears up for another busy summer of education leader training and support, we are energized by the start of ...

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New York City principals receive mini-grants for equity initiatives

The NYC Leadership Academy (NYCLA) is excited to announce the winners of its mini-grant program for New York City Network participants. The Network – comprised ...

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Blended learning approach featured in Principal Leadership Magazine

Over the past two years, the NYC Leadership Academy has developed and launched a blended learning platform and tools that have allowed us to enhance ...

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Send your school leadership coaches to NYCLA’s multi-district coach training

NYCLA's signature trainings for school leadership coaches have been scheduled for this year in New York City. Designed to help school leadership coaches develop their ...

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Learn More about NYCLA’s new national aspiring principals program at upcoming informational webinars

Enrollment for NYCLA's national Aspiring Principals Program is currently underway. Join us for a free introductory webinar to learn more about this innovative program that ...

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Gwinnett County’s Peggy Goodman on Foundations of Principal Supervision

NYCLA’s Foundations of Principal Supervision (FPS) program is designed to assist districts from across the country focused on improving principal supervision and support. Now recruiting ...

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NYCLA presents evaluation strategy at Carnegie Foundation Summit on improvement in education

Dr. Katie Drucker, Associate Vice President of Research, Evaluation & Impact, and Dr. Liliana Polo-McKenna, Vice President of School Leadership Support recently presented at the ...

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Aspiring school leaders in ACE Academy discuss impact of APP program

NYCLA’s flagship initiative, the Aspiring Principals Program (APP) prepares exceptional leaders to transform our nation’s most challenging schools. Our approach prepares participants for the realities of the ...

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NYCLA leaders present with the School District of Philadelphia at American Association of School Administrators 2016 National Conference

NYCLA facilitated two presentations on principal supervision for more than 140 school and district leaders at the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) 2016 National ...

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NYCLA begins latest university partnership

NYCLA is working with the Beeghly College of Education atYoungstown State University (YSU) in Ohio in support of the university’s efforts to build the leadership skills ...

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Dr. Richard Elmore to participate in webinar on principal supervision

NYCLA is pleased to offer the second in a series of no-cost webinars for principal supervisors on March 10th, from 4 to 5 PM EST. ...

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NYCLA staff featured on “XQ: The Super School Project” expert panel

NYCLA staff is largely comprised of former public school leaders who have transformed schools and who leverage that expertise to support clients and program participants. ...

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