Please read all application instructions carefully.  Incomplete applications will not be considered for review.  Applications must be postmarked no later than Friday, May 9th.

Complete application packets must include:

1. Cover Letter, including statement of ability to participate in Academy sessions M-Th, July 28-31 and M-T, August 4-5.
   
2. Signed statement from current employer confirming that applicant will be allowed to attend six full day Leadership Academy sessions during summer, 2008 and an additional six week-day sessions during the school year (dates to be determined).  A copy of this confirmation statement can be downloaded from the Center for School Change website.
   Employer Permission Form
   
3. Resume (3-page maximum), including:
   • Name
   • Address
   • Phone Number(s)
   • E-Mail Address
   • Current Employer (including contact info)
   • Highest Educational Degree attained
   • Educational/Administrative Licenses and Certificates held
   • Name and contact information for two professional references (do not send letters of reference)
   • All education, all job experiences since college, and all significant accomplishments, especially related to leadership and student achievement and:
4. Four short essays; one in response to each of the following prompts (maximum of 250 words for each prompt; essays longer than 250 words will be not be read).
   • What interests you about participating in the Leadership Academy and about being the director/principal of a charter public school or alternative school?  How do you hope to use the knowledge you gain as a Leadership Academy participant?
   • What makes you a strong candidate for this program?  What would you have to offer to the other participants?  What unique perspectives would you bring to this opportunity?
   • Describe a challenging leadership experience you have had, as either a formal or informal leader of a group of people.  Describe what you learned from this experience.
   • Describe and provide evidence of how you, as a teacher or as an administrator, have had a significant impact on student achievement.  Please include specific information about a class you taught or a school you directed.

Leadership Academy applications must be submitted via U.S. Mail; postmarked NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, MAY 9th to:

Laura Bloomberg, Associate Director
Center for School Change
University of Minnesota
301 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN  55455

Leadership Academy finalists will be contacted for a phone interview between May 21-June 2.  All applicants will receive written notification of whether or not they have been accepted into the program no later than June 13th. 

Questions?  Please contact Laura Bloomberg via phone or email at:

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612-626-7403

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