The Leading Edge® Curriculum
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Research from the Wallace Foundation shows that “leadership is second only to classroom instruction among school-related factors that contribute to what students learn at school (Wallace Foundation, 2004).” Moreover, school leaders have the greatest impact in schools on teacher engagement and retention (Gallup, School Leadership Linked to Engagement).
And yet, most leaders aren’t prepared to face the rigors and challenges of leading and managing effectively, building a leadership team, and driving toward results. 
Leadership Pipeline Support OptionsTo meet the need of schools and districts in developing their leadership pipeline, Proof Leadership Group developed a customized curriculum package called "The Leading Edge." The goal of Leading Edge is to provide schools with the content, slide decks, tools, and resources they need to roll out their own leadership training.
Results: Clients who use this curriculum experience higher staff engagement and retention among talented leaders, and have a stronger bench.
Proof believes in building the capacity of schools to own leadership training and development, and Leading Edge is a step in that direction.
This curriculum has been refined and strengthened to focus on the most fundamental competencies leaders need to lead at a high-level in education.
Using the Center for Creative Leadership’s 70-20-10 model as a guide, the curriculum offers slide decks for group presentation (the “10”), coaching protocols (the “20”), and integrated assignments and observations (the “70”) to help leaders weave the competencies into their day-to-day practice. In addition, the curriculum includes relevant articles, tools, and other resources to support learning. Below are several options to engage with the curriculum: Option 1: The Leading Edge Curriculum® (curriculum only)
Option 2: The Leading Edge Support Package (curriculum + support)
Option 3: Try out our Teacher-Leader Curriculum or Manager Series
Interested in finding out if this curriculum is a fit for your campus or district? Click below to connect and we'll send you a curricular sample at no cost.
Case Study
At YES Prep Public Schools, we conducted an intensive study of leadership to determine the skills and attributes of high-performing leaders, which yielded some unexpected results.
Based on data from focus groups, interviews, studying relevant literature, and a review of the job functions needed to successfully lead schools, we were surprised to see that the topics that seemed most fundamental for effective leadership – the ones that had the most effect on a leader’s success on a day-to-day basis – had nothing to do with schools, instruction, or the technical aspects of the job. Rather, we learned that great leadership is more fundamental and transferable. Great leaders:
ProgramTo this end, we developed a rigorous curriculum covering topics such as Understanding Your Leadership Style, Develop Self-Awareness, Managing Myself and the Authority/Friendship Continuum, Managing my Network: Building Your Web of Influence, Three Skills of an Effective Manager, Coaching as a Management Skill, Managing Change and Transition, and Building a Strong Team.
Method and ResultsThis curriculum utilized monthly sessions with a heavy emphasis on experiential, on-the-job learning and application. Consistent, guided observation, coaching, and active reflection led to growth. The curriculum achieved the following results:
Interested in finding out if this curriculum is a fit for your campus or district? Click below to connect and we'll send you a curricular sample at no cost.
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Client Feedback
“Dustin and his team at Proof Leadership have been instrumental in helping to take our leadership development programs to the next level. We purchased two different leadership development curriculums from Proof, and both were tailored to specifically meet our needs: Dustin and his team ensured that they were aligned to our Leadership Competencies and differentiated to support our emerging leaders at various stages in their leadership development. As a result, our leadership development programs produced extraordinary results this year: 94% of participants were retained, and 22% were promoted to take on greater leadership roles! We look forward to continuing to build on this success, and look forward to working with Dustin and his team in the future.”
-Aubrey Lynch, Senior Manager of Employee Relations and Engagement, and Christine Nelson, Chief of Staff, DSST Public Schools 
“Dustin has helped us diagnose, design and launch a 10-month leadership program at KIPP San Antonio for more than 12 Assistant School Leaders that develops their ability to lead people authentically. The program he designed for us is incredibly thoughtful and integrated to drive forward change and the feedback and the insights he's given me as I direct this Leadership Pipeline Program have strengthened my own understanding of leading people and allowed me to provide better coaching to program participants."
-Kurtis Indorf, Chief Academic Officer, KIPP-San Antonio 
“After a few short conversations Dustin was able to identify key areas that would significantly improve the management culture in our office. He created and led a series of highly interactive and engaging trainings that effectively taught the skills our team was missing. His ability to immediate create a high-trust environment allowed all participants to openly share relevant experiences and concerns. Since the first training was so well received our organization contracted him to create a customized training series for all of our staff. He has given our leadership team the shared language that was missing and I’m confident this will have a long lasting impact.”
-Katherine Taylor, Program Director, Genesys Works Anonymous Participant Feedback
“I expected to be pushed in my thinking about what it means to be a leader and to be given skills and strategies to help me improve. I think I got all that and more. I really don't think I would have grown as much this year without this program there to force me to take a step back and reflect on how the year was going and why it was going that way. The sessions were well placed throughout the year, giving me pushes when they were necessary.”
“I think that my Business School experience had a big role in creating my expectations. I saw things that looked familiar and assumed we'd be doing lots of case studies. But then the delivery was a lot less theory and a lot more application, which I appreciated!”
“This program has accelerated my growth by providing me with concrete strategies aligned to management and leadership best practices. We've then been able to collaborate with our peers and mentors to reflect and collaborate on how to best implement the strategies to our specific roles. This individualization has been incredibly powerful.”
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