Build the leadership pipeline your district needs, starting with your principals and their leadership teams.
The strongest districts aren't just filling principal roles. They're building leadership pipelines.
The Educator Collective's Principal Fellowship and Middle School Innovation Lab give North Texas district leaders two proven paths to strengthen campus leadership. Principal Fellowship participants see 89% retention compared to a 79% Texas average, with an 83% increase in leadership effectiveness as rated by their own supervisors. Their campuses see school culture gains of 15%, compared to just 2% at peer district schools.
We're opening informational sessions for the 2027 cohorts. This is your first look at how both programs work and how to enroll your team.
What you'll learn:
Principal Fellowship:
How a year-long, cohort-based model builds stronger, more confident campus leadership through monthly workshops, group coaching through a unique peer consultancy process led by executive coaches , and a capstone presentation to district stakeholders
What 124+ hours of professional development covers, from strategic leadership and change management to inclusive practices and resilience-building
How Fellows outperform on retention, leadership effectiveness, and school climate
Middle School Innovation Lab:
How middle school leaders and campus teams strengthen their student experience using a five-phase design-thinking model: Launch, Design Studios, Deep Dives, Coaching, and Showcase
The opportunity to learn alongside other middle school principals and teams
How the program built with Dallas ISD's founding cohort is opening capacity for new districts in 2027
Who should attend:
Superintendents, assistant superintendents, HR leaders, and any district leader shaping principal or campus leadership strategy for 2027.