Education Accelerated
THRIVING EDUCATORS. THRIVING LEARNERS.
In alliance with 2Revolutions Trufit Talent
THE CHALLENGE
AMISA Schools Face a Leadership Pipeline Problem
American international schools across the Americas recruit leaders from outside — without structured understanding of cultural context, mission alignment, or community norms. Aspiring leaders within schools have no structured pathway to demonstrate readiness. The talent is already in your buildings. The system to develop it hasn't existed — until now.
"Leadership readiness in international schools is assumed, not developed — and schools across the Americas pay the price."
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Aspiring leaders advance without a structured pathway to demonstrate readiness
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Experienced leaders have no framework for developing those they mentor
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Outside hires lack cultural fluency and AMISA community context
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No credential makes leadership competency visible, portable, or verifiable across AMISA schools
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Schools build capacity one hire at a time rather than from within
THE SOLUTION
Two Tracks.
One Integrated System.
Mentee and mentor leaders develop in parallel — one cohort, two roles, building the leadership backbone of your school and region from within.
MENTEE TRACK
Aspiring & Early-Career Leaders
Structured cycles of competency-based practice, evidence collection, and coached reflection — demonstrating readiness through work, not coursework alone.
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School-based leadership projects with real scope and consequence
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Evidence portfolio built across the full 10-month residency
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Peer cohort learning with leaders from across AMISA schools
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TruFit dispositional assessment — coachability, strategic readiness
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Certificate in Int'l Leadership and Mentoring — Klingenstein Center, Teachers College, Columbia University — plus up to 9 grad credits + MA pathway
MENTOR TRACK
Experienced Leaders as Coaches
Developed as professional coaches and calibrated assessors, building the mentorship infrastructure that sustains leadership growth across your school community.
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Coaching frameworks and calibration training from month one
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Structured protocols for evidence review and competency feedback
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TruFit tools to provide predictive, data-driven feedback
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Build the leadership backbone of your AMISA school and region
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Certificate in Professional Leadership Coaching — Klingenstein Center, Teachers College, Columbia University
HOW IT WORKS
Four Domains of Leadership Competency
Instructional Leadership
Embedded full-time from day one. A Discover–Build–Advance cycle moves apprentices from observation through co-teaching to independent practice.
Organizational Management
Every apprentice is paired 1:1 with a trained mentor teacher who receives dedicated coaching frameworks and support throughout the full year.
Strategic Vision
A three-part sequence: Learning Science, Learning Design, Learning Leadership: builds the pedagogical depth that lasts a career.
Community Engagement
Dispositional feedback on coachability, adaptability, professionalism, and cultural responsiveness; predictive data, not opinion.
THE RESIDENCY JOURNEY
Three Phases.
Ten Months.
One Arc.
PHASE ONE
Foundation
Months 1-3
Coaching frameworks, leadership identity, calibration training, and initial evidence gathering. Mentee and mentor roles activated from week one.
PHASE TWO
Practice
Months 4-7
Active mentoring cycles, school-based leadership projects, peer cohort learning, and TruFit assessment — readiness taking visible, documented shape.
PHASE THREE
Demonstrate
Months 8-10
Competency portfolio, leadership capstone, credential evaluation. Readiness made fully visible — credentialed through the Klingenstein Center at Teachers College, Columbia University.
Educators and mentors earn a Certificate of Competency in International Teaching and Mentoring through the Klingenstein Center at Teachers College, Columbia University.
KLINGENSTEIN CENTER
TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
WHO SHOULD APPLY
Two Roles.
One Cohort.
Mentee Leaders
Mentor Leaders
This program is proudly sponsored by AMISA — American International Schools in the Americas.
Credentialed through Klingenstein Center, Teachers College, Columbia University.
Reserve Your Place in the AMISA Cohort
Submitting this form is your first step. Our team will reach out within three business days to guide you through registration and payment — no commitment required until you confirm.