BUILDING YOUR ENTRY PLAN TO LEAD FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION
Creating Opportunities for All Students to Succeed
BE A LEADER OF POSITIVE CHANGE FOR YOUR SCHOOL
Education leadership transitions are notoriously difficult, with the potential to slow momentum and cause anxiety among staff members. And if you’re committed to developing human-centered policies that address inequity, the process can be even more challenging—but also rife with possibilities. To help you build trust within your community and set the stage for positive change, Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) Professional Education presents Building Your Entry Plan to Lead for Equity in Education. With a structured entry plan in place, you’ll be able to listen, communicate, and lead more effectively as you empower those in your organization to advance equity.
DRIVE INNOVATION AND HIGH PERFORMANCE
This six-week, online program, based on the book Entry Planning for Equity-Focused Leaders: Empowering Schools and Communities by Jennifer Cheatham, Adam Parrott-Sheffer, and Rodney Thomas, draws on research and best practices in leadership and education. By taking part in a live coaching webinar and individual exercises, you will build a leadership entry plan that emphasizes deep listening, human-centered data analysis, and strategies for galvanizing change. Specifically, you will: • • •
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Examine hurdles and opportunities inherent to assuming an educational leadership role Learn how to build an effective leadership entry process that emphasizes trust and transparency Explore key elements of successful leadership entry, including understanding self and context, listening with the intent to understand, developing empathy, changing the narrative, and leading for action Consider the importance of self-care and care for others Develop a new entry plan or enhance an existing entry plan that is equityfocused and human-centered
Learn more and apply www.gse.harvard.edu/ppe/BEL
SCHEDULE AND FORMAT Online March 8 – April 18, 2023 (Register by February 27)
FACULTY
Jennifer Perry Cheatham Senior Lecturer on Education Co-chair, Education Leadership, Organizations, and Entrepreneurship (ELOE) Co-chair, Public Education Leadership Project (PELP) Harvard Graduate School of Education
TUITION $635 per person
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System- and district-level leaders
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Superintendents
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Principals and other school leaders
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State education administrators
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Nonprofit leaders