The School Turnaround Leadership Institute at Harvard University provides your campus leadership team the opportunity to develop or refine your campus’ targeted improvement plan or school turnaround plan to ensure buy-in and improve academic performance. The 2022 session will be held from June 5 to June 11, 2022.
By the end of the program you will understand how to:
Please note that the current public health protocols at Harvard require all participants in on-campus programs to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to arriving on campus, present a negative COVID-19 PCR test result from a test administered within 72 hours before arriving on campus, and adhere to indoor mask mandates as determined by the University. More information about the Institute and Harvard’s protocols can be found here.
Please note that applicants who apply directly to The Principals’ Center, Harvard Graduate School of Education will not be eligible for funding from the Charles Butt Foundation. Charles Butt Foundation applicants must complete the application below and do not need to complete an additional application to The Principals’ Center on the Harvard website.
Campus leadership teams applying for the School Turnaround Leaders Institute must currently be assigned to a Needs Improvement Year 1 (D rating) campus or an Academically Unacceptable (AU) Year 1 or Year 2 campus.
Applicants sponsored by Raise Your Hand Texas to participate in the Harvard Leadership Program in 2020 are NOT eligible to apply for sponsorship in 2022. Those sponsored in any previous year (2008-2019) ARE eligible to apply. If you previously attended The Principals’ Center at the Harvard Graduate School of Education through an organization other than Raise Your Hand Texas, you may apply.
If selected for the Charles Butt Foundation Leadership Program, we ask that participants:
Before Harvard
During Harvard
Post-Harvard
The Charles Butt Foundation is sponsoring campus leadership teams serving Texas public schools to attend the School Turnaround Leadership Institute. Sponsoring includes tuition, airfare, hotel accommodations, and a stipend.
STEP 1: IDENTIFY A TEAM LEADER
STEP 2: TEAM SELECTION
STEP 3: CAMPUS OVERVIEW ESSAY and DOCUMENT SUBMISSION
STEP 4: INDIVIDUAL TEAM MEMBER APPLICATION
If selected, you must agree to the terms in the letter of agreement. Please review the terms closely before applying.
Preview the letter of agreement here: 2022 Letter of Agreement.
If you have questions about the Harvard Leadership Program or the application process, please contact Tim Miller, Director of Leadership Development, at [email protected].
Application for summer 2022 Harvard Institutes is available.
Application for summer 2022 Harvard Institutes closes at 12:00 p.m. (noon) CST.
Finalists are notified they are invited to interview.
Finalist interviews.
Final selections are complete and finalists are invited to attend Harvard.
Finalists confirm participation and cohort names announced to the public.