Fellowship Curriculum

The Fellowship for Public Education Leadership is a tuition-free, non-degree program. Fellows will convene for in-person sessions 4 times over the course of a 10-month program from October through June. Each in-person session will run from Monday morning through midday Friday and will primarily take place in New Haven, CT at the Yale School of Management campus.

Fellows will explore new ideas, tools, and frameworks in order to apply multiple answers to the following questions:

How can I…

• Better understand myself, my purpose and values, and grow in my own leadership, including how I communicate and relate to others?
• Manage teams and resources strategically and effectively?
• Navigate and lead effectively in partnership with stakeholders?
• Pursue a vision for sustained change for all students, especially in the communities we have historically underserved?

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are an essential part of school systems leadership and of the Fellowship for Public Education Leadership. As Fellows consider these questions alongside their cohort, they will also make the following DEI connections to the above questions: reflecting on their own own equity journey, including where they hold power and privilege, and what that means for how they relate to others; how diversity, equity, and inclusion intersect with how they manage teams and how decisions are made within their organization; how diversity, equity, and inclusion intersect with the stakeholders they engage with and who influences decisions; and ensuring they have a clear vision for the sustained change they want to create for students, with equity in mind.

Fellows will convene for in-person sessions four times over the course of a 10-month program from October 2025 through June 2026. The program is comprised of both in-person week-long modules on campus in New Haven, and several virtual sessions throughout the duration of the program. Both in-person and virtual sessions are required. The schedule for the 2025-26 cohort is: 

• Virtual Orientation: August 20, 2025
• Module 1: October 6-10, 2025
• Module 2: January 26-30, 2026
• Module 3: April 13-17, 2026
• Module 4: June 22-26, 2026

Virtual Sessions: In addition to orientation and the four in-person modules, there will be several virtual sessions to be scheduled in between modules. Exact dates will be shared with Fellows at a later date.

Each Fellow will have the opportunity to engage in one-on-one coaching over the course of the program. Coaches will provide individualized support to Fellows, in areas including advancing key initiatives, improving leadership competencies, or providing career advice. Fellows will have access to up to 15 hours of coaching hours while participating in the program.