Welcome!
Behind every excellent school is an excellent leader. At BES, we recognize that leaders need to be supported and challenged in the right way at the right time – and that one’s leadership journey is never complete. In turn, our leaders recognize the enormous benefits of the learning opportunities BES curates, helping them to deliver on their promise to prepare each and every student for college, career, and a lifetime of opportunity. BES is energized by the prospect of partnering with you and eager to support the work to design excellent schools that students, families, and communities deserve.
LENS consists of the following:
- Comprehensive leadership training to prepare individuals to lead equitable, high-performing schools:
- Nine days of rigorous training modules delivered virtually (dates below)
- Three days of virtual training sessions with both cohorts led by Onward and The Together Leader
- Additional virtual training in fall and spring semesters
- Two small-group virtual school studies and two virtual site visits to the leader’s school with their BES coach (one of each in fall 2021 and spring 2022)
- Monthly 1:1 remote coaching with BES staff, including practice, video review, and document review
- Structured network of support with LENS cohort colleagues
- Access to exemplar videos of classrooms across the U.S.
- Individual Torsh video platform account for virtual coaching
- Skill-building projects tailored to the leader’s school/role
The 2021-22 LENS program costs $12,000 per leader. Multiple leaders from a campus/school can take part in LENS.