Designing and Testing an Equity-Oriented Leadership Development Intervention Heading link
Funded by the William T. Grant Foundation, Lyle Spencer Foundation, and Bezos Family Foundation, this Research Practice Partnership is a collaboration with the Chicago Public Schools Office of Principal Quality to develop resources that strengthen K-12 administrators’ capacities to improve Black and Brown students’ socio-emotional and academic outcomes.
Designing and Examining a Multi-element Development Experience for Priority and Progress Principals in Chicago Public Schools Heading link
Funded by the Chicago Public Education Fund, the Center for Urban Education Leadership, in collaboration with Chicago-based WISE Leadership Consultancy & Coaching, is designing and studying a multi-year, multi-element learning experience called the Malott Fellows program for Chicago Public School principals who lead Priority or Progress Schools. The experience engages principals each month in a full day Learning Lab that is complemented by individualized, high-dose leadership coaching.
Examining the Clinical Setting, Mentor Principals, and Leadership Coaches as Learning Resources for Aspiring and Practicing School Leaders Heading link
Funded by the US Department of Education and the Lloyd A. Fry Foundation and using a variety of conceptual tools, the Center for Urban Education Leadership team has examined the clinical setting, mentor principals, and leadership coaches as learning resources that support aspiring and practicing school leader development.
Leading Race-Conscious School Improvement: Leadership Team Workshop Heading link
In collaboration with UIC’s Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy (IRRPP), the Race-Conscious School Improvement Workshop is a three-day professional development workshop that brings education leadership teams together to learn how to intentionally and systematically center racial justice in their improvement practices. The goal of the workshop is to develop participants’ capacities to implement race-conscious improvement within their schools with the aim of increasing educational opportunities for students of color.