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Instructional Leadership Academy

Are you interested in becoming an administrator with strong instructional leadership skills?

Whether you are interested in becoming a school leader, a teacher leader, or a central office leader, the Reach Instructional Leadership Academy will hone your instructional leadership skills.

Our Approach
Goals of The Program

Our Approach

Reach believes that an inquiry-based approach to instructional problem solving is key to high quality leadership. Our courses will ask you to read and discuss research, and to apply the learning to your current context. The focus on job-embedded coursework, supported by monthly coaching, is a signature of our approach.

In order to maximize job embedded application and active engagement in class, we use online tools both for discussion and for uploading video of your practice.

Goals of The Program

Candidates who complete the Reach Instructional Leadership Academy will be skilled instructional coaches, supervisors, and facilitators of professional learning, with a highly developed inquiry orientation to instructional problems of practice.

The ILA Application period is now open for the 2023-2024 school year.

Year 1 Preliminary Administrative Services Credential (PASC):
Priority deadline: April 15, 2023. Final deadline: July 1, 2023
Year 2 Master’s/Administrator Induction Program or Administrator Induction Only program: Rolling admissions until July 1, 2023

Note: Rolling admissions will continue until the deadline or until the cohort has been filled, whichever comes first. Complete applications will be reviewed once they are received and applicants will be notified as soon as a decision has been made by the admissions committee.

Who is Eligible:

Year 1 (PASC): Teachers, coaches, or current charter administrators with a clear California teaching credential (or other valid pre-requisite services credential) and at least 5 years of full time teaching experience or full time experience in the designated fields (i.e., pupil personnel, school nurse, teacher librarian, or speech-language pathology, clinical or rehabilitative services). Candidates must have passed the basic skills requirements (as described in Education Code section 44252(b)
Administrator Induction: Certificated administrators (per CL777) with a clear teaching credential (or other valid pre-requisite services credential) AND an active Preliminary Administrative Services Credential
Master’s: Certificated administrators (per CL777) with a clear teaching credential (or other valid pre-requisite services credential) AND an active Preliminary Administrative Services Credential. For those only seeking a Master’s degree, a hybrid administrator role, classified management, or instructional leadership role is also acceptable.

Program Requirements:

Year 1 (PASC): Candidates have a field placement role (e.g., teacher leader, coach, TSA) that includes instructional coaching, planning for and facilitating professional learning, analysis of school level data, access to learning about school budgeting and family engagement. Candidate must be in a field placement that supports completion of the CalAPA.
Year 2 and 3 (Administrator Induction): Candidates are in a certificated administrator role (per CL-777) and have the ability to conduct job embedded inquiry cycles at their site. Candidates must engage in a minimum of 40 hours of coaching as well as professional learning. Candidates must be in a setting where they are able to design and complete their Individualized Learning Plans.
For the Master’s candidates: An instructional leadership role, including administrator or hybrid administrator and you must have the ability to conduct an Action Research project at your site

Degree earned:

Completion of Year 2: Master of Education in Instructional Leadership

Credentials earned:

Once candidates have successfully completed all Year 1 program requirements, they will be recommended by the Program for their Preliminary Administrative Services Credential
Once candidates have successfully completed all Year 2 and 3 program requirements, they will be recommended by the Program for their Clear Administrative Services Credential

Accreditation:

The LEA program sponsor for Administrative Service Credential programs at Reach is the Alternatives in Action “Bay Area School of Enterprise” (AIA/BASE), which is accredited by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. You may view the current list of approved program HERE.