Innovative Leaders Institute: Reimagined
Reimagined after a decade of supporting STEM leaders
Since 2013, more than 200 principals and school leaders have engaged in the Innovative Leaders Institute over the past decade! Using the insights, skills, and networks developed through this program they have made major impacts on their schools, staff, students, and community.
As the landscape of STEM education in Ohio has evolved over the past 10 years, so has the approach to leading schools. We can do more to ground our practices and culture using strategies that engage minds. As we mark a decade of the Innovative Leaders Institute, we are incorporating a reimagined approach to its core topics that reflects the learnings and growth of the program over the past 10 years.
Schools supported by the Innovative Leaders Institute
Prior year cohort marked in light red.
Core topics
- Transformational leadership
- STEM school identity and culture
- Role of school leaders in establishing robust STEM practices schoolwide
- Elements of high-quality STEM education
- Leading for effective implementation of STEM instructional practices
- Creating and leveraging community and business partnerships
Program details
Applications close May 1, 2024
Eligibility
- Team of two school leaders (principal/assistant principal and another school leader, instructional coach, curriculum specialist, teacher leaders, etc.)
- Applicants must work in a currently designated STEM or STEAM school OR a school that has made significant advancements in their STEM education
- Neither member of the team has participated in the Innovative Leaders Institute: Reimagined
Expectations
Thanks to Ohio’s generous support of the Ohio STEM Learning Network, the $2,750.00 program fee (per school team) for the 2024-2025 Innovative Leaders Institute is waived.
The program expectations include:Â
- Attending program meetings (virtual and in-person)
- In person meeting on June 12 and 13, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio
- Virtual booster call on August 8, 2024
- In person meeting on October 3, 2024
- Virtual meeting on January 16, 2025
- In person meeting on April 10, 2025
- Booster call on May 14, 2025
- Engaging with an Innovative Leaders Institute mentor
- Completing program tasksÂ
The two-day kick-off event (June 12 and 13, 2024) will take place in Columbus, Ohio. The remaining in-person sessions will take place in STEM or STEAM schools across Ohio.
Deadline
Applications close May 1, 2024. The selected cohort participants will be notified by May 10, 2024.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided for all participants during the in-person workshops.
The 2024-2025 cohort of the Innovative Leaders Institute: Reimagined is limited to 18 schools.
Institute participants will have an opportunity to earn college credit.
Applications close May 1, 2024
Who is this program for?
The Innovative Leaders Institute may be right for you if your school is:
- Looking to expand STEM instructional practices inside multiple classrooms
- Interested in designation as an Ohio STEM/STEAM school
- Already a designated STEM/STEAM school and looking to continue to innovate
Find your partner in change
Leading for transformational change is hard. A partner is key.
After nearly a decade of helping leaders create change, we have learned a strong partner is key. That is why the institute accepts applications from a school team.Â
Teams should include:
- Principal/assistant principal (or equivalent school or district level position)
- Another leader in the same building (administrator, instructional coach, teacher-leaders, curriculum specialist, etc.)
