School Leader Lab is pleased to announce our tenth cohort of the highly selective DC School Leader Cohort (DC SLC). These 20 individuals join the growing SLL community, which is designed to support school leaders in creating inclusive, high-performing learning environments that foster growth and excellence for all students.
SLC is a fifteen-month, cohort-based program for principals, assistant principals, and instructional coaches that empowers leaders to honor the genius of every student by setting conditions for those they lead to thrive and creating a culture that maximizes staff and student growth and belonging. The cohort offers these leaders the opportunity to step back from their demanding daily work and reflect with peers on their collective and individual impact as leaders. During their time in the cohort, leaders will:
- Understand their leadership role and its complexities.
- Facilitate planning and data meetings to increase rigor and honor the genius of all students.
- Leverage emotional intelligence and the essentials of adaptive leadership to achieve ambitious goals.
SLC 10 includes 20 leaders from 13 LEAs across DC, representing Wards 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8:
- Javon Blackwell, Rocketship Legacy Prep, Humanities Manager
- Keith Juarez, Carlos Rosario International, Principal
- Camille Townsend, Houston Elementary, Principal
- Miraha Smith, DC International Middle School, ELA Instructional Coach
- Leah Hassler, Maury Elementary, Principal
- Hui Li, Global Citizens, Director of Chinese Immersion Program
- Alfons Prince, Center City Petworth Campus, Assistant Principal
- Jomaesia Paylay, Ingenuity Prep, Vice Principal 1st and 2nd Grade
- Melodie Miranda West, Capital City Middle School, Principal
- Michael Bailey, Rocketship Rise, Manager, 3-5 Humanities
- Santiago Sanchez, Carlos Rosario International, Principal
- James Cross, Achievement Prep Middle School, Instructional Coach
- Jacquelanae Belle, Ingenuity Prep, Vice Principal of STEM
- Elena Roberts, Thurgood Marshall Academy, Associate Head of School
- Allison Glass, Mundo Verde Calle Ocho, Biliteracy Instructional Coach
- Saisai Yang, Washington Yu Ying, Director of Teaching Fellows
- Hamzat Saba, Thurgood Marshall Academy, Director of College and Alumni Programs
- Jenny Beltran, Mundo Verde JF Cook, Dean of Academics
- Katherine Leonard, Washington Leadership Academy, Humanities Department Chair
- Niyesha Coleman, Washington Leadership Academy, STEM Department Coordinator
