We are recruiting and preparing future school leaders of new, excellent, diverse-by-design charter schools.

Successful fellows are entrepreneurial leaders with a deep understanding of the diverse-by-design model. They establish a clear vision and lead people toward it by creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive school community. They use data to inform decisions and measure outcomes. Ultimately, fellows launch diverse-by-design charter schools that lead students to strong academic results and close the gaps in student performance, family satisfaction, and staff retention across relevant subgroups.

The Diverse Charter Schools Coalition’s UnifiED School Launch Program is looking for aspiring leaders to launch the next wave of excellent, diverse by design charter schools for the 2020-2021 school year.

Theory of Action

Tailored residency
Ongoing growth, humility, self-awareness, and critical thinking

Fellows develop their school leadership skills through an intensive residency at a school aligned to their individual needs and goals. Fellows complete a full year residency, under the mentorship of a Coalition member school leader. School leaders are selected through a rigorous process to ensure the Fellow will have a successful year.

Access to experts and resources
Choosing instructional best practices, using data to inform decisions

The Fellowship arms Fellows with broad access to experts and resources. Experts from across the Coalition lead all content sessions at Workshops, Kickoff, and Capstone. Workshops are held in conjunction with Coalition-wide events, such as Regional Convenings and the Annual Convening, so that Fellows expand their network of experts in diverse by design schools. Finally, outside presenters with expertise in diversity, equity, and inclusion work with Fellows over the course of the year.

Exposure to exemplary models
A demonstration of a deep understanding of diverse by design approach

During the Fellowship, Fellows are exposed to exemplary diverse-by-design models from across the Coalition. Fellows tour 12 schools during three Excellent School Visits, participate in three in-person Workshops, attend Kickoff, and present at Capstone over the course of the Fellowship.

Coordination for individualized learning

We coordinate across and among stakeholders to ensure all learning is individualized, relevant, and actionable. Fellows develop their own strategic plans to guide their learning throughout the Fellowship. The individual goals within Fellows’ strategic plan inform the schools they tour on Excellent School Visits, the professional development they participate in during Workshops, their work at Kickoff and Capstone, and their ongoing coaching.

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UnifiED Program Timeline

	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
Exposure to exemplary models	Excellent School Visit One Workshop One	Excellent School Visit Two Workshop Two	Excellent School Visit Three Workshop Three
Access to experts & resources	Kickoff DCSC Site Visit Regional Convening Cohort One-on-One One-on-One coaching	Annual Convening DCSC Site Visit Cohort One-on-One One-on-One coaching	DCSC Site Visit Cohort One-on-One One-on-One coaching	Capstone Cohort One-on-One One-on-One coaching
Tailored residency	Full year residency, under the mentorship of a Coalition member school leader.
Coordination for individualized learning	We coordinate across and among stakeholders to ensure all learning is individualized, relevant, and actionable

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We launch diverse-by-design charter schools that provide strong academic results and close the gaps in student performance.

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These fellows are entrepreneurial leaders with a deep understanding of the diverse-by-design model.

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