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:

• Pre-service training and coaching that supports participants in leading a team of teachers through a Learning Cycle process, which includes using data to identify a problem with student learning, selecting a responsive instructional strategy, and monitoring results to inform improvement; 

• Coaching, professional networking opportunities, and resume-building experiences that help participants seek and secure principal or assistant principal positions; and 

• Induction and coaching support for the  first year on the job as new principal or assistant principal. 

Through the LWL program, candidates will: 

• Separate themselves from other principal/assistant principal candidates to improve their competitiveness in  the job market;

• Succeed as a new school principal/assistant principal because they will receive coaching and networked supports in the formative first year on the job; and 

• Locate schools that are a good fit for them, as a new principal or assistant principal.