Unparalleled Programming
PASL’s programs are designed to effect a singular goal: to improve student outcomes across racial, economic, and geographic lines. We believe that the most consistent input for equitable student success is effective leadership, so our programs provide guidance, resources, community, and coaching for every stage of a leader’s career
Our Program Pathway
Instructional Leadership Academy
The first step in PASL’s leadership learning continuum, this year-long program strengthens principals’ skills in teacher coaching, professional learning, and data-driven instruction.
Neubauer Fellowship in Educational Leadership
PASL’s flagship program: A two-year, cohort-based program for dedicated principals that develops critical leadership skills.
Senior Fellow Institutes
Continued professional learning for PASL’s most experienced school leaders through full-day sessions led by national experts, district leaders, executive coaches, and Senior Fellows.
Leading for Results
PASL’s most advanced program for Neubauer Fellowship alumni, focused on using school data, measurable goals, and research-based strategies to drive school improvement.
Fellow-Designed Programs
Fellows identify needs in their schools and communities, while PASL provides the resources and expertise to turn their ideas into action.
Other Programming
The Leading in Crisis Learning Arc
A crisis leadership toolkit created by school leaders, for school leaders, providing practical checklists, communication templates, and decision-making tools to navigate crises.
Leaders of Leaders
Developed with the School District of Philadelphia, the program helps assistant superintendents shift from compliance to coaching, building trust with principals and supporting student achievement.
Sustaining Leadership
A year-long learning program for Black and Brown principals and system leaders, blending healing-centered practices, leadership reflection, peer problem-solving, and expert-led strategies to strengthen school leadership.
Past Programs
From 2017 through the 2021-2022 academic year, the Performance Partners program was designed to support high-potential Philadelphia principals (“Performance Partners”) to achieve their most significant school goals and deepen the skills necessary to drive growth in student outcomes.
In 2019-2020, Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders operated the Aspiring Assistant Superintendent Academy in collaboration with the School District of Philadelphia to develop sitting principals to become future successful principal supervisors.
From 2016 through 2018, Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders operated the Teacher-Leader Collaborative Grants program, which reinforced strong collaboration between principals and teachers as a means to increase broad-based leadership in Philadelphia schools.