Regional Principal Leadership Academy
Application and Selection Information
Houston A+ Challenge's Regional Principal Leadership Academy provides a rigorous, practicum-based training and support system for individuals who want to provide instructional leadership for the Houston region's most challenged urban middle and high schools.
A competitive candidate selection process is now underway for our second cohort; a maximum of 30 aspiring principals will begin the program in June 2009.
Successful candidates must have a track record of success with students and adults, a passion for social justice, and an entrepreneurial conviction to help turn around local urban middle and high schools that are currently low-performing, suffer from frequent turnover, and serve a majority of low-income students.
Successful candidates must possess the following essential qualities:
- Effective communicator – empathetic with good people skills
- Reflective – results-oriented and analytical, with a track record of success
- Knowledgeable – resourceful and eager to learn, with a strong background in instruction
- Leader – motivated by the development of others
- Passionate – inspiring, with a "whatever it takes" attitude
Academy participants are full-time employees of their host districts, which provide salary and benefits.
Position Type: Full-time
Positions Available: 30 maximum
Candidate Prerequisites: A minimum of three years of successful teaching experience. Masters degree preferred. Citizenship, residency or work VISA in United States required.
Continue reading our Frequently Asked Questions for candidates.
Read more about our Selection Process and Timeline. (The deadline to apply is Jan. 12, 2009.)
