2017 was a year of wins for the Leadership Academy. We expanded our reach to our 32nd state, working in 110 school systems to support nearly 1,000 school and school system leaders whose work in turn reached more than 2 million students. In our newly released annual report, read about our greatest accomplishments for the year.
Vision
At NYCLA, we envision a nation where every school and school system is led by transformational leaders who prepare all children, especially the traditionally underserved, for success.
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We build the capacity of educational leaders, at every level of the system, to confront inequities and create the conditions necessary for all students to thrive.
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School leaders throughout the country have improved their leadership practice and have turned around underperforming schools into those where students achieve.
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April 19, 2018
From our CEO: Lessons to learn from each other
April 10, 2018
NYC Leadership Academy leads session on coaching principals to lead teams at AERA; Harvard’s Elizabeth City to serve as discussant
April 5, 2018
In Education Week, CEO Irma Zardoya calls for funding school leader program
March 29, 2018
NYC Leadership Academy CEO Irma Zardoya calls on Congress to expand funding for school leader development
March 12, 2018