Students

Left to Right: Simone Sangster (Graduate Assistant), Bob Peterkin (Program Director), Holly Weeks, Joel Boyd, Amalia Cudeiro, Irvin Scott, Pamela Brown, Frank Barnes, Rebecca Thessin, Janice Barclay, Leslie Boozer

Individuals with experience working in public schools who are committed to making a significant leadership contribution to our nation's urban schools are encouraged to apply. The most competitive candidates are individuals, working at the classroom, school building or district-wide level, whose commitment and capacity for developing and demonstrating high impact leadership are evidenced by the following:

a focus on student achievement
effectiveness in improving teaching and learning, especially for students with the greatest needs
a professional record of integrity and innovation
an academic record of excellence.

The program is especially interested in applicants who are people of color, women, and teacher leaders. Six to ten applicants are admitted each year.

Student Profiles

Left to Right: Greg Baker, Aurora Lora, Kenneth Salim, Ann Nkiruka Ifekwunigwe

14th Cohort

Adams, Barbara
Harvey, Miche
Hermanns, Carl
Huery, Shonda
McPhetridge, Sean
Walker, Petal

15th Cohort

Baker, Greg
Ifekwunigwe, Ann Nkiruka
Lora, Aurora
Salim, Kenneth

Left to Right: Lisa Pilaski, Nikolai Vitti, Jennifer Cheatham, David Lussier, Darienne Driver

16th Cohort

Cheatham, Jennifer
Driver, Darienne
Lussier, David
Pilaski, Lisa
Vitti, Nikolai

17th Cohort

Barnes, Frank
Boozer, Leslie
Boyd, Joel
Brown, Pamela
Scott, Irvin
Thessin, Rebecca

Financial Assistance

Students in the Urban Superintendents Program receive full tuition and health fee funding for the first three years of their studies. They also receive a merit-based fellowship that covers the cost of some living expenses. Second-year students in the program receive stipends during the six-month internship to be used to cover relocation and living costs. All students who meet academic milestones by certain deadlines, such as completion of the qualifying paper and the passing of the dissertation proposal, in timely progress toward the completion of the dissertation, may also be eligible for additional financial support in the form of merit and need-based grants and fellowships.

Visit the Financial Aid Office

Applying to the Program

Joshua Starr (center), 8^th Cohort, Superintendent of Stamford Public Schools

Applicants to the Urban Superintendents Program must follow the regular process application requirements of the Harvard Graduate School of Education. A personal statement of purpose, transcripts of past academic work, test scores, and letters of recommendation must be submitted, along with a completed application form.

Visit the Admissions Office

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Director's Message

Robert Peterkin
Making good teaching happen for every child, every day, in every classroom, is the single most important means by which public schools can deliver on their promise to enable all children to learn and achieve at high levels.