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Course Description

Design and lead a meaningful school improvement initiative aligned with your professional leadership goals.

This course challenges participants to apply leadership theory to real-world educational challenges, with an emphasis on equity, instructional innovation, and organizational development.

You'll explore improvement planning processes, lead a personalized inquiry, and engage in peer collaboration and feedback while developing a professional action plan tailored to your context.

By the end of the course, you will have executed a leadership initiative and produced a reflective report and portfolio that demonstrates your capacity to lead sustainable change in a school setting.

Learner Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

  • Design and lead a school-based improvement initiative aligned with your leadership goals and school context.
  • Apply leadership theories and models to real-world challenges in education, with an emphasis on equity and instructional improvement.
  • Collaborate with mentors and peers to strengthen your leadership practice through feedback, reflection, and inquiry. Use data-informed decision-making to guide planning, implementation, and evaluation of your initiative.
  • Develop a professional leadership portfolio that demonstrates your ability to lead sustainable school change.
  • Reflect critically on your leadership impact and identify strategies for continued professional growth.

Notes

✅ Technical Requirements:
A computer with a camera, headphones/speakers, microphone, and high-speed internet is required to access OISE course materials and resources.

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

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Section Title
Leading School Improvement
Type
Online
Dates
Mar 05, 2026 to Jun 11, 2026
Total Hours
125.0
Course Fee(s)
ELP Course Fee non-credit $965.00
PLF Course Fee non-credit $1,298.00
Section Notes

Deadline to Apply: FEBRUARY 26, 2026, at 11:59 PM EST.

Registration in this course requires an "Approved" application - please be sure to submit your application by the stated deadline. 

Learning within the program will take the form of facilitated self-directed exploration, online discussions and virtual seminars. Fellows will be expected to engage in approximately 7-9 hours of learning activity per week for a total of 125 hours.

There will be six (6) Seminar Sessions taking place synchronously over Zoom. It is highly recommended that you attend most, if not all sessions. A preliminary draft schedule of the Seminar Session dates/times will be made available in the weeks leading up to the Fellowship start date. Please be advised that the dates/times of the Seminar Sessions may subject to change, based on facilitator & learner availability. The dates/times will be discussed once the Fellowship begins, to further align as a cohort.

Note:

  • Click "Apply Now" to begin your course application - you will be prompted to create or login to your OISE CPL learner account.
  • If approved, you will receive a direct link to register for the course. Please note that payment is required in full in order to complete your registration.

Withdrawals and Refunds:

  • Requests for withdrawal received before the program start date will receive a full refund
  • Withdrawals requested within seven (7) days of the course start date will receive a 50% refund, less a $300 administrative fee
  • Withdrawals requested seven (7) days after the course start date will not receive a refund
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