Regional Principal Leadership Academy

More than one million children – nearly a quarter of all students in Texas – attend public schools in the Houston metropolitan region. Nothing will impact the academic and lifelong success of these students more than the quality of their classroom teachers, the strength of their principals as instructional leaders, and the stability of their schools.

Unfortunately, an estimated 160 principal vacancies need to be filled annually across the Houston region, and more than one-fourth of all principal positions turn over each year in some districts.  Teacher turnover increases with principal turnover, and these rates are highest at secondary schools in which more than 50 percent of the students are economically disadvantaged.  Turnover is expected to increase as many current school leaders approach retirement age.

To help schools and districts address these issues, Houston A+ Challenge has created a new academy to recruit, prepare and support aspiring principals to provide strong instructional leadership for Houston and the surrounding region's most challenged middle and high schools.

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