Fellowship Nominations
We are accepting nominations for Cohort IX Fellows for the 2019-2020 academic year. Nominate a prospective Fellow to help us improve academic outcomes for students.
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The Lynch Leadership Academy Fellowship is open to sitting and aspiring principals from district, charter, Catholic, and tuition-free independent schools across Massachusetts.
Apply now for the 14-month Fellowship and be part of an upcoming cohort of motivated, mission-driven peers.
LLA seeks candidates with:
- A strong instructional foundation
- An unwavering commitment to equity
- An openness to learning and growing within a collaborative community of leaders
Candidates are:
- Sitting principals who are already leading, but eager to further develop and improve.
- Aspiring principals who are assistant principals, directors of instruction, teacher leaders or central office staff members, who will be ready to lead a school 2020-21.
Please email lynchacademy@bc.edu if you are not sure if your school or district is an LLA partner, or to discuss becoming an LLA partner. There is no tuition cost for individual Fellows; instead, partner districts and schools are responsible for Fellowship fees.
The application for Cohort X (school year 2020-21) has officially closed. If you are interested in being considered for Cohort XI (school year 2021-22), please complete this form to be notified when the application opens in October 2020.
Application Timeline
- Monday, October 1, 2019
- The application is available on our website
- Friday, November 29, 2019
- Final Application Deadline (BPS Aspiring Principal Program Applicants) (by 11:59pm)
- Sunday, December 22, 2019
- Final Application Deadline (Aspiring Principal Program Applicants) (by 11:59pm)
- Friday, January 10, 2020
- Final Application Deadline (Sitting Principal Applicants) (by 11:59pm)
- January & February, 2020
- Interview Days
- March 30, 2020
- Final decisions sent
Fellowship Nominations
We are accepting nominations for Cohort IX Fellows for the 2019-2020 academic year. Nominate a prospective Fellow to help us improve academic outcomes for students.
Key Steps
Step 1
Online Application
The online application consists of a number of short answer and essay questions that allow participants to demonstrate accomplishments aligned to the competency areas.
Step 2
Interviews
The Prospective Fellow Interviews take place in person and include several components and stakeholders.
Step 3
Reference Checks
A member of the Academy staff conducts reference checks for each participant who is selected following the Prospective Fellow Interviews.