• Published August 19, 2024

Accelerating Education: Building Leadership Pipelines for School Leader Success

  • Published August 19, 2024
Published August 19, 2024
Accelerating Education Leaders

Improve Educational Outcomes by Developing School Leaders

Research shows that at every level of K-12, educational outcomes improve with effective school leadership. A strong pipeline of school leaders is crucial — but it can be hard to know where to start.

We believe that pipeline and leadership development initiatives for schools need to start with culture, and everyone in the school has a critical leadership role to play — including teachers, those in the school leadership pipelines, and other positional leaders. When top school leaders such as principals are engaged in creating a positive school culture, leadership across the school becomes more effective — instilling a culture of greater collaboration and trust, driving more effective instruction, and ultimately impacting student learning.

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To cultivate effective school culture, district and school leaders must understand their current culture and where to focus their leadership development efforts. This guide explores our research on school culture and highlights the variety of ways we partner with schools and districts to co-create leadership development that centers the school’s culture and goals.

  • Published August 19, 2024

Based on Research by

Greg Cameron
Greg Cameron, MA
Director, Education Sector

Greg has an extensive background in nonprofit and educational leadership effectiveness, program design, development, and delivery. He is an internationally recognized expert in developing collective efficacy and organizational collaboration. At CCL, he leads a team of expert faculty with a focus on designing, facilitating, and supporting leadership development efforts for K–12 and Higher Education leaders.

Greg has an extensive background in nonprofit and educational leadership effectiveness, program design, development, and delivery. He is an internationally recognized expert in developing collective efficacy and organizational collaboration. At CCL, he leads a team of expert faculty with a focus on designing, facilitating, and supporting leadership development efforts for K–12 and Higher Education leaders.

Micela Leis
Micela Leis, PhD
Senior Innovation Solutions Associate

Micela has worked in the field of education and leadership development for over a decade, with a growing focus on innovation and impact. She plays a key role in advancing innovation across the organization by identifying emerging trends, facilitating ideation, and coordinating early-stage experimentation. She has co-authored 2 books on youth leadership development: Social-Emotional Leadership: A Guide for Youth Development and Building Bridges: Leadership for You and Me.

Micela has worked in the field of education and leadership development for over a decade, with a growing focus on innovation and impact. She plays a key role in advancing innovation across the organization by identifying emerging trends, facilitating ideation, and coordinating early-stage experimentation. She has co-authored 2 books on youth leadership development: Social-Emotional Leadership: A Guide for Youth Development and Building Bridges: Leadership for You and Me.

Susan Reinecke
Susan Reinecke, MEd
Senior Faculty

Susan designs and delivers leadership development solutions for K-12, higher education, population health, and nonprofit clients. She has over 20 years of experience working in and with public and private schools, colleges, universities, and nonprofits across the U.S. and has held multiple leadership roles within the educational system.

Susan designs and delivers leadership development solutions for K-12, higher education, population health, and nonprofit clients. She has over 20 years of experience working in and with public and private schools, colleges, universities, and nonprofits across the U.S. and has held multiple leadership roles within the educational system.

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At the Center for Creative Leadership, our drive to create a ripple effect of positive change underpins everything we do. For 50+ years, we’ve pioneered leadership development solutions for leaders at every level, from community leaders to CEOs. Consistently ranked among the top global providers of executive education, our research-based programs and solutions inspire individuals at every level in organizations across the world — including 2/3 of the Fortune 1000 — to ignite remarkable transformations.

At the Center for Creative Leadership, our drive to create a ripple effect of positive change underpins everything we do. For 50+ years, we’ve pioneered leadership development solutions for leaders at every level, from community leaders to CEOs. Consistently ranked among the top global providers of executive education, our research-based programs and solutions inspire individuals at every level in organizations across the world — including 2/3 of the Fortune 1000 — to ignite remarkable transformations.

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