Leadership Development
Superintendent Academy
The Superintendent Academy combines cohort-based learning with personalized executive coaching and exposure to schools and leaders doing exceptional work. Through multiple in-person learning experiences, an immersive school visit, and one-on-one coaching, participants step back from daily demands and invest deliberately in their own growth as a leader.
The Premise
The superintendency can’t be learned from a textbook.
It is learned through experience, relationships, reflection, and exposure to leaders and organizations doing exceptional work.
The Superintendent Academy is built around that belief. Rather than lecture-style training, participants learn through cohort discussion, real-world school visits, and individualized coaching, all grounded in the actual work of leading a school system. It is designed for superintendents who want more than information. It is designed for superintendents who want to grow.
The Experience
A Different Kind of Professional Development.
Cohort Learning
Learn alongside other education leaders facing similar opportunities and challenges.
Real-World School Visits
Experience innovative schools and organizations firsthand.
Executive Coaching
Receive individualized support throughout the Academy experience.
Professional Network
Build relationships that continue long after the Academy concludes.
The Curriculum
What Participants Explore.
The Academy explores the full range of what it takes to lead a school system today, organized around the same four directions at the heart of the HELM Leadership Framework.
Navigating Self
Navigating Others
Navigating the Organization
Navigating the Future
The School Visit
See exceptional leadership in action.
Each cohort travels together for an immersive visit to a school or organization recognized for exceptional work. Participants see innovative practices firsthand, engage directly with the leaders responsible for them, and return with real, applicable ideas rather than theory. It is one of the most valued parts of the Academy experience, and one of the things that sets it apart from a typical professional development program.
Growing as a leader takes intention. The Academy makes room for it.
Let’s talk about whether the Academy is the right fit for you.
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