Emerging Leadership Development for Superintendents

Kansas Emerging Leadership Development is designed to address the needs of district leaders in year two and beyond. The program will kick off with an in-person two-day event in September. Participants will then meet in person quarterly, virtually each month, and with an individual coach monthly throughout the school year.

The CC Network has developed six domains of executive leadership upon which this program will be based. Those include Visionary Leadership, Change Leadership, Inclusive Leadership, Instructional Leadership, Managerial Leadership, and Interpersonal Leadership.

CONTENT

Professional development will be customized to participants, including multiple opportunities for leaders to process and apply the content to their own unique context in their districts. Learning will be focused on 1-2 strategies at a time and will be supported by the group functioning as a learning community. Monthly coaching sustained over the course of the year will encourage reflection that supports deeper learning and reflection on real-life scenarios to refine their approaches to problem solving. This structured sequence of learning will help participants develop leadership competencies across domains of leadership.

TARGET AUDIENCE

Superintendents in years 2-10 as a practicing superintendent are the target audience, but superintendents of all stages of their career are welcome and will benefit from the content and skill development.

COST

  • $1, 000 for USA/KSSA Members

  • $2,000 for Non-members

  • Additional $250 per coaching session.

LOCATIONS & DATES

September 9-10, 2025

October 8, 2025

January 14, 2026

March 31, 2026

April 29, 2026

The September session will be held in Topeka. Monthly coaching meetings will be in the participants district. Quarterly meetings will be selected based on the participants.