Senior Fellow Institutes
Senior Fellow Institutes keep PASL’s most experienced school leaders learning long after they complete the Neubauer Fellowship. Each Institute is a full day of learning led by national experts, School District of Philadelphia leaders, PASL Executive Coaches, and Senior Fellows themselves. Sessions pair research with practical tools that principals can bring back to their schools immediately. Topics are chosen in response to Senior Fellows’ feedback, gathered through PASL’s Practitioner Advisory Committee, and aligned to PASL’s seven Leadership Competencies and the School District of Philadelphia’s strategic plan.
2025–2026 Senior Fellow Institutes included:
Navigating Racial Stress and Building Resilience in School Leadership
The session focused on leading with equity and building culturally competent teams, with Dr. Howard Stevenson and Dr. Ali Michael (October 2025).
Improvement Science for Lasting School Change
The session focused on understanding and implementing the core principles of improvement science, with Dr. Tinkhani Ushe White and Patrice Dawkins Jackson, formerly of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (January 2026).
Leading with Love and Law
The session focused on supporting students with disabilities and exceptional learners, with Michael Sonbert, Shannon Garfield, Alicia Woolf, Nicole Snyder, and Farah Assiraj (March 2026).
Coaching with Impact
The session focused on building staff capacity through adult learning, with Dr. Nadia Bennett (May 2026).
Leading with Clarity in the Age of AI
The session focused on using AI to strengthen instructional coaching, communication, and decision-making while preserving the professional judgment and trust at the heart of school leadership, with Jay Kiew of The Change Fluency Co. and Dr. Shanesia Davis of U & ME Consulting (October 2026).