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NATIONAL ASPIRING PRINCIPALS FELLOWSHIP

ONLINE PRINCIPAL CERTIFICATION AND MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAM

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The Fellowship prepares full-time teachers like you to become the effective principals and change-makers your students deserve. Through our online principal certification program, you will acquire the skills and practices you need to be a highly effective principal. 


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Why Choose the Fellowship?

Results you can count on: Built upon the the largest evidence-base of effective principal preparation in the country

Centered on equity: Designed to honor the experiences of educators of color and center culturally-responsive instruction to create schools where everyone thrives

Community of peers: Learn from expert principals and alongside educators who share your vision for education 

For Full-Time Teachers: Fulfill your certification and residency requirements in your school, in your current role, with courses online

Real-time Feedback: Monthly individualized coaching sessions support daily leadership practice so you're ready to lead from day one

Fast-track to certification: Become principal-ready in as little as 10 months through a network of accredited college and university partners

Network of support: Ongoing access to mentorship, coaching, leadership seminars and a national alumni community to support and sustain you

Hear From Our Fellows

One Fellowship. Two program tracks.

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Certification-Only Track

18 credit hours

10 months

For those who already have a master's degree

Certification + Master's Track

30 credit hours

16 months

 

A Program Design Centered in Equity

As a Fellow, you will engage in online coursework, individual coaching, and complete a year-long residency in your current school system. The curriculum is steeped in the deep history and long-standing scholarship of our partners:
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New Leaders Transformational Leadership Framework™ to develop effective, evidence-based leadership actions that are central to sustained school improvement and student success

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Morehouse Center for Excellence in Education’s CANDLE Framework to enhance content focused on racial literacy, social justice, and culturally-responsive practice

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Clark Atlanta University’s distinguished history and demonstrated expertise in preparing competent, autonomous, critical-thinking candidates for P12 schools, particularly those belonging to culturally and linguistically diverse groups

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I feel like the Fellowship will help me be the school leader that I deserve and want to be."
 
Cinique Weekes-Bynoe, January 2022 Cohort Alumnus

 

Still have questions about the Fellowship?

Contact an Enrollment Advisor at onlineadmissions@fellowship.newleaders.org.