Assistant principals are on the front lines of NYC Public Schools’ most pressing priorities — from literacy and math transformation to student well-being, climate, and inclusive practices. The work is complex, the stakes are high, and the support hasn’t always matched the moment.
The AP Academy is a five-session leadership experience designed exclusively for assistant principals, built around the real challenges of the job: strengthening instructional leadership, driving meaningful change, and growing into their next role. Leaders don’t work on hypotheticals — they bring real challenges from their schools, engage with peers navigating the same terrain, and build skills they can put to use between sessions and beyond.
The Academy launched this year with cohorts in the South Bronx and a citywide high school strand, and the results have been clear: when professional learning is practical, connected to the job, and sustained over time, it sticks. For 2026–27, we’re expanding.
Multiple cohorts are available, with strands for early career APs and aspiring principals across the boroughs. Sessions run October 2026 through May 2027, giving leaders the time to absorb and apply the learning — not just show up and move on.
