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District Leadership Institute for
Systemic Change

 
 

The District Leadership Institute for Systemic Change is NCCEP’s premier leadership development program focused on fostering systemic change in GEAR UP schools and districts to maximize GEAR UP’s impact on school change and student outcomes. Designed in partnership with Inflexion, district- and state-level leaders and college access professionals will:

  • Learn in a trusted community of practice focused on fostering a systemic approach for school change to improve student outcomes.

  • Ground participants in the Inflexion Approach for strengthening school identity, coherent systems, effective learning and support practices, and a shared vision of readiness for all.

  • Utilize the Four Keys for College and Career Readiness to improve expectations for all students, school culture, and programming.

  • Assess, collaborate, and enhance strategies for systemic change and strengthening the school/district partnership with GEAR UP in support of continuous, sustainable, and measurable improvement.

District leaders receive three full days of in-person professional training, optional coaching calls, and virtual touch points throughout the six-month program. Using a collaborative approach, each training day explores case studies, current research, and practical applications of strategic leadership.

Tuition

The tuition for the program is $5,000 per participant. Given the issues to be addressed in the Institute, districts are encouraged to bring leadership teams of three representatives.

Please note that for in-person meetings, tuition fees do not include travel to the convenings, hotel accommodations, and other travel related cost. Participants are expected to commit to attending each of the in-person sessions when applying and should be ready to reserve the in-person meeting dates. The first in-person meeting will take place during Monday and Tuesday of the NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference (July 13-16, 2025 in San Francisco, CA) and the second in-person meeting will take place in October 2025 (October 20-21, Washington, DC).

NCCEP members will receive a $1,260 in-kind match per participant, which includes one-day complimentary registration to the 2025 NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference and full complimentary registration to the 2026 National GEAR UP Academy.

Participants will be accepted to the program on a first-come, first-served basis and class sizes are limited to facilitate group learning. Please note that:

  1. Full payment must be processed prior to the first convening in July.

  2. Tuition is not refundable.

  3. Substitutions are allowed only in coordination with NCCEP before the first convening.

 
 
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What are the benefits?

Join a shared learning experience with educators from across the nation.

Experience in-person professional learning sessions for a powerful growth experience and build relationships to help strengthen the GEAR UP movement both locally and nationally.