Members of RPLA Cohort One


Do you believe that all of the Houston region's public school students can acheive postsecondary success when provided with a high-quality education?
 

Are you a teacher, school administrator, or business professional with the
passion, drive and skills necessary
to lead a high-need school?
 
Houston A+ Challenge’s Regional Principal Leadership Academy is designed for aspiring principals who seek to lead the Houston region’s most challenged public schools, staffs and students to higher levels of achievement.
 
Maximum enrollment: 25. Applications due: February 26, 2010. Program starts: June 2010.

Hear directly from current Academy Interns, speak with Academy faculty, and get a jump start on the 2010-11 application and selection process at a Regional Principal Leadership Academy information session.

Additional sessions -- co-hosted with district partners -- will be held throughout Fall and Winter 2009-10.

Please RSVP in advance for the specific session you wish to attend, as space is limited.

None Scheduled
 
All sessions held at Houston A+ Challenge
2700 Southwest Freeway, Suite B, Houston, TX 77098 (map)
Behind the Houston Red Cross; Parking on the roof

Apply Online by Feb. 26, 2010

 

Why Choose Houston A+ Challenge?

  • Join a highly selective cohort of top candidates from school districts across the region for an intensive three-week summer session.
  • Experience a practicum-based, instructional leadership training program that pairs each aspiring principal with a mentor principal for a year-long internship.
  • Receive intense one-on-one coaching and follow-up support from Houston A+ Challenge’s Academy faculty and staff.
  • Prepare for principal certification (if needed).
  • Experience a Thought Leadership series delivered by nationally recognized practitioners and thought leaders in K-12 education and business.
  • Plug into the network of educators across the region who have worked with Houston A+ Challenge since 1997 to create lasting improvements in public education.

For more information on 'what it takes' to become a Regional Principal Leadership Academy intern, take a moment to meet our newest group of aspiring principals, or read these details about the program.
 
Questions? Contact Imelda Cardoza at (713) 658-1881 or applications@houstonaplus.org.
 
Generous support for the Houston A+ Academy comes from Houston Endowment, The Brown Foundation, JPMorgan Chase and other generous sponsors.

 

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