Programs

Superintendent's Urban Principal Initiative

The Superintendent's Urban Principal Initiative (SUPI) is a successful three-year leadership development model involving 13 school teams each year, with each team consisting of a principal, an assistant principal and a teacher leader.

Now recognized as one of the nation's most multifaceted and comprehensive leadership training programs, SUPI is already realizing its goals of developing and retaining of highly skilled leadership teams capable of leading the hardest-to-staff, lowest-performing secondary schools. The success of the SUPI program (12 out of 26 assistant principals participating in the first two years have been promoted to principal positions) is the result of both in-depth content in the training activities, which are cited for their relevance to participants' needs, and the collaborative team structure of the program. Through online leadership assessment and training modules, professional development programs led by nationally recognized experts, training in the use of Action Research, coaching by retired administrators, sharing sessions, a nine-week internship, principal and assistant principal participation in the Harvard Institute and more, SUPI is preparing school leaders to meet the challenges in the district's urban core.

A message from Dr. Rudolph F. Crew, Superintendent, Miami-Dade County Public Schools:

"As the fourth-largest school district in the country, Miami-Dade County Public Schools is committed to supporting students, teachers, educators, and parents with strategic programs, training, and other relevant resources to make each school year more successful than the last. A major part of that effort now includes the Superintendent's Urban Principal Initiative (SUPI), which in a few short years has become a cornerstone of our mission to build a world-class system for urban school leadership development."

The Superintendent's Urban Principal Initiative is a collaborative partnership between Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS), The Education Fund, Miami Museum of Science, and Council for Educational Change.

The Education Fund wishes to thank the following donors:
Wachovia Foundation & United States Department of Education

For more information, contact:
Stacey de la Grana, Program Manager
The Education Fund
305-892-5099 ext.23

With support from: