School Leaders Academy

The course focuses on ICLE’s Five Pillars of School Leadership:

1. Mission and Vision
2. Pedagogy
3. Curriculum
4. Environment
5. Management

The program begins with a mandatory online orientation retreat in August. Subsequent meetings take place on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, 60-90 minutes each. Participants also receive a monthly half-hour, one-on-one coaching call with a program leader.

Members of the cohort are invited to an optional, special School Spotlight (formerly known as School Leaders Forum) to be held in the Spring of 2027 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School (Denver, CO) to see the Catholic liberal education approach in action at a flagship ICLE Premier Member School. While registration for this event is included in your School Leaders Academy program cost, travel and lodging for the School Spotlight are not included.

Cohorts are determined on an application basis. Preference is given to those who display a sincere desire to learn and grow, and whose experience will contribute to the collective wisdom of the cohort. Regular attendance, active participation, and the completion of homework assignments are necessary for the full benefit of leadership formation; participants must be able to commit time and effort to the program. Rolling admission. Click here to apply for the waitlist.

$4,950*

*Travel and lodging for visit to flagship member school not included.

Two payment options are offered.

1. Program cost paid in full within 30 days of acceptance
2. 10-month automatic, online payment plan ($495/month) begun in August and concluded in May of the following year

We are happy to assist accepted applicants in requesting funding from benefactors, school administration, or dioceses by providing sponsorship letters, informational materials about the program, and a sample letter.

Title funds (federal monies administered by your Local Educational Agency) may be available to help offset participant costs related to this program. Past participants in this program have successfully secured partial title funding. Please review some helpful information here.

A limited number of partial, needs-based scholarships are reserved specifically for clergy and vowed religious interested in participating in this program. If you are a member of the clergy or a vowed religious interested in applying for a scholarship, please complete this scholarship request form.

Continuing Education Credits (CEUs) are granted for participation in ICLE workshops, programs, and events. You may request a certificate of completion for a previous event HERE

Due to hard costs incurred in contracts and planning, we provide a cancellation policy that aims to be respectful of your ministry in Catholic education, but also justly considerate of the fiscal responsibilities of our own ministry:

For all ICLE programs, with the exception of the National Conference, cancellations received at least 60 days in advance of the event will be honored with a full refund. Cancellations received at least 45 days in advance will receive a 50% refund. Cancellations received less than 45 days in advance will receive no refund.

For the National Conference, cancellations received at least 90 days in advance of the event will be honored with a full refund. Cancellations received at least 45 days in advance will receive a 50% refund. Cancellations received less than 45 days in advance will receive no refund.

Please allow up to 30 days for a refund to be processed.