Search - Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders

District Assistant Superintendent Ariel Lajara to be honored at Hispanic Heritage Month Gala

Ariel Lajara, Assistant Superintendent for the School District of Philadelphia and a 2019 Neubauer Fellow, will be honored at the Hispanic Heritage Month Gala on September 30, organized by Hispanic Media and taking place at the Live Casino & Hotel in Philadelphia

Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders adds two Leader Coaches to team

They will provide high-impact blended coaching as part of the two-year Neubauer Fellowship experience

Michelle Allen (left); Jovan Moore (right)

Dinner with Decision Makers: Pastor Carl Day and Reverend G. Lamar Stewart

As part of the Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders’ Dinner with Decision Makers event series—a component of the Neubauer Fellowship in Educational Leadership—faith-based leaders Pastor Carl Day and Reverend G. Lamar Stewart shared their experiences on the front lines of the gun violence crisis in Philadelphia, speaking authentically about serving as first responders when violence occurs and imparting the lessons and paths forward that they’ve identified through their community service initiatives and outreach

Neubauer Fellows focus on effective approaches to managing teams and talent at Spring Institute

Senior Fellows and members of the Neubauer Fellowship in Educational Leadership’s Cohort 7 continued their professional development at the Fellowship’s Spring Institute on April 20. Attendees garnering valuable insight into practical and strategic leadership approaches to managing teams toward goal realization and concrete strategies for talent recruitment and management to ensure personnel are effective in their roles in driving student achievement and school culture

Neubauer Fellows reflect on humanity—past and present—in our nation’s capital

Neubauer Fellows participated in a two-day professional development in Washington, DC, including experiences at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and a workshop on Liberatory Workplace Culture

Three Neubauer Fellows Among Seven Philly Principals Honored with the Lindback Award for Distinguished Principal Leadership

Neubauer Fellows have been named among the seven 2023 Lindback Award for Distinguished Principal Leadership winners

2023 Lindback Award winners Kahlila Johnson, Amanda Jones, and Heather Mull Miller

Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders names Dr. Edwin M. Quezada Executive Director

Dalila Wilson-Scott, Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer of Comcast Corporation and President of the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation, enlightened guests with anecdotes and pearls of wisdom about life, leadership, and executing a vision as part of the Neubauer Fellowship in Educational Leadership’s Dinner with a Decision Maker event series

Relationships shine at Mastbaum: Principal David Lon wins Shining Light Award

David Lon, Principal of Jules E. Mastbaum Area Vocational Technical School and 2022 Neubauer Fellow, received the Neubauer Fellowship for Educational Leadership’s Shining Light Award, awarded at the February Dinner with a Decision Maker event

David Lon receives the Shining Light Award from Dr. Kahlila Johnson

Dinner with a Decision Maker: Dalila Wilson-Scott

Dalila Wilson-Scott, Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer of Comcast Corporation and President of the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation, enlightened guests with anecdotes and pearls of wisdom about life, leadership, and executing a vision as part of the Neubauer Fellowship in Educational Leadership’s Dinner with a Decision Maker event series

The team and Comcast's Dalila Wilson-Scott at Dinner with a Decision Maker

Neubauer Fellows Lead Two of Three Schools Pioneering 21st Century Schools Model

Neubauer Fellows head two of the three Philadelphia high schools tapped for Philadelphia School District Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr.’s 21st Century Schools Model program

Turning Knowledge into Action to Generate Success

Discover how Leaders of Leaders alumni are leveraging the skills developed in the School Leaders' programming to turn knowledge into action heading into the 2022-2023 school year