Group photo of DC fellows on stage at graduation

Washington, DC Fellowship

Teacher Leadership Fellowship

With support from NewSchools Venture Fund and DC Public Schools (DCPS), Leading Educators launched an individual teacher leadership fellowship program in Washington, D.C. in June 2013.

Over the course of four years, Leading Educators partnered with 38 open-enrollment public charter schools and a small portfolio of DC Public Schools (DCPS) to train and coach over 100 teacher leaders in adult learning and rigorous standards-aligned instruction. Leading Educators was recognized with a Martin Luther King Jr. Community Partner Award from Paul Public Charter School in 2016 for these efforts.

Group photo of DC Fellows at Summer Intensive

“Having teachers in Leading Educators has helped improve the quality of our instructional coaching and teacher leadership at the school. [Leading Educators Fellows] really set the bar for modeling excellence in leadership. They are also able to deliver high quality professional development that improves teacher practice.”

Danielle A. Singh, principal at Paul Public Charter School

By the Numbers

The DC Fellowship supported a diverse portfolio of traditional district and public charter schools over four years to strengthen teacher leadership and instructional expertise.

133 Fellows

supported to growth their strengths in coaching, team leadership, instructional practice, and professional learning.

30+ Schools and CMOs

served since program launch in 2013.

80+ hours of high-impact professional development

provided for each cohort.