Holdsworth Center

THE ORGANIZATION WAS ESTABLISHED TO IMPACT, OVER TIME, THE QUALITY OF PRE-K-12 PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR ALL TEXAS STUDENTS BY SUPPORTING AND DEVELOPING EDUCATIONAL LEADERS. WE STRIVE TO DELIVER LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT SPAN ALL AREAS OF A SCHOOL LEADER'S DEVELOPMENT. AT OUR CAMPUS ON LAKE AUSTIN, WE PROVIDE LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR DISTRICT LEADERS, CAMPUS LEADERS, AND THEIR TEAMS.

THE HOLDSWORTH PARTNERSHIP IS A MULTI-YEAR INVESTMENT DESIGNED TO HELP SCHOOL DISTRICTS GROW A STRONG BENCH OF OUTSTANDING LEADERS AT ALL LEVELS - WITH A FOCUS ON SITTING AND ASPIRING PRINCIPALS. THE PARTNERSHIP BEGINS WITH THE DISTRICT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. SUPERINTENDENTS AND THEIR TEAM EMBARK ON A TWO-YEAR JOURNEY THAT INCLUDES LEARNING SESSIONS WITH SOME OF THE NATION'S TOP LEADERSHIP EXPERTS, INTENSIVE LEADERSHIP TRAINING FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S EXPERT PROGRAM TEAM, AND STUDY OF HIGH-PERFORMING ORGANIZATIONS IN AND OUTSIDE THE EDUCATION SECTOR. EXECUTIVE COACHING IS INTEGRAL TO REINFORCE ON-THE-JOB APPLICATION OF LEARNING AND TO SUPPORT CRUCIAL ISSUES IMPACTING THEIR DISTRICT. A CORNERSTONE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MODEL, ITS DISTRICT SUPPORT TEAM EMBEDS IN PARTNER DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE PARTNERSHIP, WORKING TOGETHER WITH CENTRAL OFFICE LEADERS TO STRENGTHEN THEIR PRINCIPAL PIPELINE. IN YEAR TWO OF THE PARTNERSHIP, THE CAMPUS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM BEGINS. COHORTS OF SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND THEIR TEAMS TAKE A TWO-YEAR LEARNING JOURNEY SIMILAR TO DISTRICT LEADERS. PRINCIPALS ALSO RECEIVE EXECUTIVE COACHING TO HELP THEM SET AND REACH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT GOALS. CAMPUS TEAMS ALSO TACKLE A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE TIED TO SCHOOL CULTURE AND STUDENT OUTCOMES. ROLLED OUT IN FOUR PHASES, THE PROGRAM AIMS TO SERVE APPROXIMATELY 50% OF CAMPUSES IN EACH PARTNER DISTRICT OVER THE COURSE OF THE PARTNERSHIP. THE HOLDSWORTH LEADERSHIP COLLABORATIVE IS AN 18-MONTH PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP DISTRICT LEADERS BUILD A STRONG BENCH OF ASPIRING PRINCIPALS WHO ARE READY TO STEP INTO SCHOOL LEADERSHIP POSITIONS WHEN THEY ARISE. A TEAM OF THREE, THE SUPERINTENDENT AND TWO DISTRICT LEADERS, WORK WITH HOLDSWORTH STAFF TO DEFINE WHAT GREAT LEADERSHIP LOOKS LIKE IN THEIR DISTRICT AND TO DESIGN SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES TO SUSTAIN THEIR SCHOOL LEADERSHIP PIPELINE. THE SUPERINTENDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IS AN 18-MONTH PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS SUPERINTENDENTS AS THEY NAVIGATE UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES WHILE SERVING IN A ROLE THAT IMPACTS EDUCATIONAL QUALITY FOR SCORES OF TEXAS STUDENTS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES DEVELOPMENT IN THE MOST CHALLENGING, HIGH-STAKES AND HIGH-LEVERAGE ASPECTS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT'S JOB, AS WELL AS SUPPORT FROM A NETWORK OF PEERS AND EXECUTIVE COACHING FROM HOLDSWORTH'S SUPERINTENDENTS-IN-RESIDENCE.THE HOLDSWORTH CENTER'S CAMPUS ON LAKE AUSTIN SERVES AS A PERMANENT HOME FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATORS TO DEVELOP AS LEADERS, A PLACE THEY WILL RETURN TO TIME AND AGAIN TO GROW, LEARN, COLLABORATE, REFLECT AND GATHER INSPIRATION TO TAKE BACK TO THEIR DISTRICTS.