Summer Principals Academy

TC Summer Principals Academy Reaching out to Teaching Alumni

Teach! Lead! Excel!

Working teachers can earn a master's degree and become a certified principal with the Summer Principals Academy, a fast-track program offered through Teachers College. Advocating innovation and risk-taking to promote institutional change, our program introduces you to new possibilities for student learning, school improvement, social equity and opportunity.

Aspiring school leaders pursue coursework and skill development at Teachers College, Columbia University over two summers and undertake site-based research projects and internships at their schools of employment during the intervening year.  The cohort program allows them to balance full-time employment with graduate study drawing on a diverse group of talented educators whose obligations preclude them from attending courses during the traditional 15 week semester or for whom distance is a barrier to attendance.  The program is 32 credits, is completed in two consecutive summers, and leads to a Masters Degree or M.Ed. and Building Certification in New York State (New York has reciprocity with most states.)  Housing is available for those who require it. 

The Principals Academy has an established scholarship - Summer Principal Academy Urban Teacher Fellowship