ROE-Lead-Hubs

Learning While Leading Project Purpose

To address the principal shortage by identifying high-potential teachers and teacher leaders with principal certification (Type 75 or principal endorsement) and preparing them to successfully fill assistant principal or principal vacancies, especially in rural and low-income schools. 

Learning While Leading Program Description

The Learning While Leading (LWL) Program is a federally funded program coordinated through the ROE Lead Hubs to prepare educators who already have a principal endorsement on their license and intend to stay in the same school during the program year (2023-24). The goal of the LWL program is to enable participants to successfully apply in the 2023-24 school year for an assistant principal or principal position starting in the 2024-25 school year.

Through the program, participants receive:

Through the LWL program, candidates will: 

Important Dates

LWL Candidate Criteria

LWL Candidate Application Materials

ROE Service Areas

Lead Hubs

If you have any questions, please contact the Lead Ed Hub Coordinator in your service area:

Service Area 1: Deborah Doyle, ddoyle@dupageroe.org, Regional Office of Education #19

Service Area 2: Scott Kuffel,skuffel@bhsroe.org, Regional Office of Education #28

Service Area 3: Michaela Fray-Tappe, mfray@roe1.net, Regional Office of Education #1

Service Area 4: Erika Hunt, hunte@roe17.org, Regional Office of Education #17 

Service Area 5: Martha Weld, mweld@sscroe50.org, Regional Office of Education #50

Service Area 6: Pam Walden, pwalden@roe21.org, Regional Office of Education #21