UINDY STARTS WITH YOU Woodrow Wilson MBA Fellowship

UINDY STARTS WITH YOU Woodrow Wilson MBA Fellowship in Educational Leadership – Fall 2016

Welcome! Lisa Robinson Program Director Woodrow Wilson MBA Fellowship in Education Leadership 11/1/2020 2

Unique hybrid MBA Final cohort with full fellowship

Address gaps in educational achievement Three years of executive coaching; Leadership role for at least three years after graduation

Accelerated 13 -month program Coursework sessions summer and some Saturdays Work on MBA projects during the school year

Courses begin June 2017, completed July 2018 Fellows sit for the Building Level Administrator License exam

7

To be considered for the program: Nomination from a school leader by December 30, 2016 uindy. edu/mbaed Meet admission requirements Submit an application by February 3, 2017 Selection by March/April

Jill Landers • Woodrow Wilson Fellow, Cohort 3 • Hoosier Academies teacher leader • Educator for 10 years • Field project: Partnering with INTASS to overhaul our teacher evaluation system at Hoosier Academies

Cage-Busting Leadership “Cage-busters focus not on ‘more, better’ education, but on finding ways to improve ‘teaching’ and ‘schooling. ’ And this is largely a question of finding smarter ways to employ talent, tools, time, and money. ” - Frederick Hess, Cage-Busting Leadership

Adam Love Woodrow Wilson Fellow, Cohort 1 • Compensation Model Research • Education Foundation – Marketing Plan • District Policy Manual Review • Audit of Hendricks County Schools – Thriving Schools Format “This is, without a doubt, the best group of educators and minds that I have ever had the privilege to be part of. ”

Major lessons 1. Schools are “institutions” 2. Communication networks are essential 3. Schools serve communities 4. Change happens within a culture 5. Education is about people