Women in Leadership Assistant Superintendent Affinity Group
A Job-Alike Series for
Female Assistant Superintendents
A small cohort designed for female assistant superintendents to:
- Embrace an empowering & strategic outlook about your role & career path
- Consider the challenges and rewards of the role
- Better understand the experience of female leaders
- Celebrate the strengths that women bring to district leadership
- Investigate systems of inequity and make meaning of allyship
- Identify the value of mentorship and sponsorship
Price
$1250/person
PDPs
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Why enroll?
Conveniently Scheduled
We schedule with the practitioner in mind. In person sessions allow for deeper training, relationship building, and group work. Remote sessions provide convenience and forums to address ongoing problems of practice.
Thoughtfully Designed
The content comes from you and our design is based on best practices in adult learning. We build every agenda based on current research combined with the issues you bring to the table.
Skillful Facilitators
Our facilitators are veteran educators who have walked the walk and trained for years to develop expertise in adult learning that will benefit you directly.
Satisfied Participants
We are proud of the impact we are having. Please take a moment to read the testimonials of our satisfied participants for yourself.
Scheduled with you in mind.
- 7 Monthly Meetings
- September 2025 - April 2026
- Dates TBD - coming soon
- Rotating location based on districts of participants
September (launch): 3 hour (in person)
October: 5 hours (in person)
November/December: 3 hours (in person)
January: 2 hours (remote)
February: 2 hours (remote)
March: 3 hours (in person)
April: 3 hours (in person)
May: make-up date, if needed
*Dates/Times subject to change.
Thoughtfully Designed Programming
We focus on meaningful content and take a learner centered approach.
RELEVANT CONNECTIONS
Christine will guide discussions & curate resources so participants gain a deeper understanding and capacity to
- Establish credibility and authenticity
- Understand the power in leading with vulnerability, empathy and self-awareness
- Negotiate, communicate and manage adeptly
- Identify and examine assumptions, beliefs, and personal biases
- Influence others and put them in a position to succeed
- Build trust and work through conflict
- Network and build the pipeline for female leaders
- Investigate systemic issues of equity and access
- Find joy and sustainability in the work and role
CUSTOMIZED LEARNING
- Work with a strong network - Learn from peers in this highly interactive, supportive and confidential small group setting.
- Make practical applications - Pose questions and present dilemmas from your current work for problem solving and strategizing through consultancy protocols.
- Enjoy a customized agenda - Choose topics, readings, speakers, and discussions based on the needs and interests of the group.
Meet Your Facilitators
Our FACILITATORS have walked the walk and have expertise in facilitating adult learning.
Meet the people who make the magic happen.
Dr. Christine Francis
Testimonials
Don't just take our word for it.
As an Assistant Superintendent, my days are filled with meetings, school visits and more. I am constantly on the go and compartmentalizing between various departments and topics. I rarely have time to self-reflect on my leadership and collaborate with others in the same position. The Affinity Group provides a safe, protected and structured time for me to focus on my own practice and how I am leading the important work in my district. It also provides valuable time with colleagues from across the Commonwealth to gain insight into how they are navigating similar work.
Participating in the Affinity Group helped me strengthen my professional support system and refine my leadership skills. During and between our sessions we connected and shared professional and personal experiences as female leaders. The women I met through this experience have inspired, challenged and empowered me. They have become part of my tribe.
The Affinity Group has been a game changer for me! The role of Asst. Supt. can be lonely at times as you are very often an island of one. This year I have been able to share my questions, concerns and experiences with colleagues who have made me a better administrator. This group has taught me that I have to do a better job of taking care of myself if I want to be able to truly support my principals and educators. They have provided a safe place for me to be vulnerable and reflect on my own path to growth. I truly appreciate all I have gained by being a part of this wonderful supportive group!”
Overall, the most important strength is the women in this group. I have thought the activities have been thought provoking, intended to engender professional growth, and relevant to the myriad things we deal with every day. I have become more conscious of my role as a woman in a leadership position - to understand expectations differently and how I can suppport women leaders in my district.
Just a few more reasons to join us...
CUSTOMIZED
Enjoy an agenda personalized to the group's needs.
COLLEGIAL
Build your network in this highly interactive, supportive and confidential group setting.
PRACTICAL
Develop practical applications and solutions to questions and issues from your current work.
Learn more about all of our Job-Alike Programs
We have cohorts for
- Assistant Superintendents
- Principals
- Assistant Principals
- School Based Curriculum Leaders
- Instructional Coaches.
- Mentors
- Special Education Team Chairs
- Women in Leadership
- and more!
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