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LEAD - Leading Education Achievement in Districts

SREB received a three-year grant from the Wallace Foundation in 2002 to work with 12 urban school districts and their university partner(s) to redesign a school leadership preparation program that prepares current and future principals to lead urban schools.

For more detailed information about the goals, benchmarks and services of the LEAD program, download the PDF, LEAD Benchmarks, Goals and Services (PDF opens in a new window).

SREB provides technical assistance and instructor training to support the LEAD districts and their partners.

The LEAD Districts and their partner universities:

New York Region 1 - Bank Street College
Hartford Public Schools (Connecticut) - Central Connecticut State University
Trenton Public Schools (New Jersey) - College of New Jersey
Atlanta Public Schools (Georgia) - Georgia State University
Springfield School District 186 (Illinois) - Illinois State University
Fort Wayne Community Schools (Indiana) - Indiana University/Purdue University
St. Louis Public Schools (Missouri)
Jefferson County Public Schools (Kentucky) - University of Louisville/Bellarmine University
Springfield Public Schools (Massachusetts) - University of Massachusetts

For more information about LEAD, contact Gloria Talley, LEAD Director, at [email protected].

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