THE CAHN FELLOWS PROGRAMS

CAHN DISTINGUISHED PRINCIPALS FELLOWSHIP: CAHN FELLOWSHIP KEEPS EXCELLENT PRINCIPALS LONGER. SINCE 2003, WE HAVE DELIVERED OUR PROGRAM TO HIGH-PERFORMING PRINCIPALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE HAVE PARTICIPATION FROM PRINCIPALS AND ASPIRING LEADERS IN ATLANTA, BOSTON, CHICAGO, CLEVELAND, DENVER, HOUSTON, LOS ANGELES, MIAMI, NEW YORK CITY, SAN ANTONIO, TAMPA AND DC METRO AREAS. WE PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH ADVANCED LEADERSHIP, NATIONWIDE NETWORKING, INTERCITY SCHOOL VISITATIONS AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN PERSPECTIVES FROM OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN SOLVING CHALLENGING ISSUES.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OIN THEIR CAPACITY AS CAHN FELLOWS AND ALLIES, SCHOOL LEADERS ARE ASKED TO IDENTIFY A LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE THEY ARE FACING IN THEIR SCHOOLS WHICH THEY BELIEVE, WHEN EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSED, WILL HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, SCHOOL CULTURE AND/SCHOOL LEADERSHIP CAPACITY, AS WELL AS A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THEIR OWN LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL. EACH YEAR, FELLOWS AND ALLIES ARE ASKED TO INDEPENDENTLY CHOOSE THEIR LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE AND ENGAGE THEIR SCHOOL COMMUNITY IN THE CHANGE PROCESS.THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FELLOWS AND ALLIES CONVENE IN COLLABORATIVE TEAMS ON MULTIPLE DAYS ACROSS CITIES WHERE THEY HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN FROM THEIR PEERS, EXPAND THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND ENHANCE THEIR KNOWLEDGE. EACH GROUP IS LED BY A CAHN ALUMNI ADVISOR.

CAHN LEADERSHIP LAB: KNOWING THAT OVER 50% OF NEWLY HIRED PRINCIPALS LEAVE THE PROFESSION BY YEARS 3 AND 4, IN 2023, WE LAUNCHED OUR NEW PROGRAM FOR THOSE EARLY CAREER PRINCIPALS.DESIGNED FOR PRINCIPALS WHO ARE POSITIVELY IMPACTING THEIR SCHOOL, AND SEEKING TO IMPROVE THEIR PRACTICE. THIS PROGRAM OFFERS A LEARNING COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE WITH OTHER DYNAMIC LEADERS WHO ARE AT THE SAME CRITICAL STAGES IN THEIR TENURE. THIS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED COACHING TO EXPAND THEIR THINKING AND PREPARE THEM TO LEAD LARGE CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OTHERE ARE FOUR CONVENINGS IN THE CAHN LEADERSHIP LAB. THE CONVENINGS BEGIN WITH AN EXCURSION TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM AND ROSA PARKS MUSEUM IN MONTGOMERY, AL, WHERE WE LOOK AT CHANGE THAT HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED AND LED BY LEADERS WITH HOPE AND BRAVERY. PRACTITIONERS ARE TASKED WITH ASSESSING THEIR COMMUNITY FOR AREAS OF NEEDED CHANGE.