If you are interested in the Leadership Academy for the 2020-2021 academic year, contact Kelly Surapaneni at KSurapaneni@fulcrumfoundation.org, or take the Leadership Development Interest Survey. 
LEADERSHIP ACADEMY- Virtual this year!
The Office for Catholic Schools and the Fulcrum Foundation offer the Leadership Academy, a yearlong leadership development program for aspiring and new principals. Recognized Catholic school leaders and shareholders will teach courses in managerial, academic, spiritual, and strategic leadership. Working in solidarity to ensure a system of excellent Catholic schools, the Leadership Academy will provide the knowledge, skills, strategies and best practices for current and future school leaders.
Dates will be posted soon.
Principal Certification, and Educational Leadership Masters Programs:
Here are the universities we have cultivated a relationship with in Educational Leadership. Many of these programs have rolling admissions periods and a 50% discount for full-time Catholic educators in the Archdiocese of Seattle. All of the universities below operate on a cohort basis. This provides a network of fellow aspiring administrators to collaborate with while pursing the degree/certificate.
Additionally, through the generosity of the Fulcrum Foundation donors, there are partial scholarships for these Educational Leadership programs. Fulcrum Foundation Educational Leadership Grant Application.
Our Partner Universities:
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY Phone: 402-280-2820 Contact: Ronald Fussell Email: ronaldfussell@creighton.edu
Website: https://www.creighton.edu/ccas/education/graduate/
GONZAGA UNIVERSITY Phone: 509-313-3664 Contact: soegrad@gonzaga.edu Website: https://www.gonzaga.edu/school-of-education/departments/graduate/leadership-administration
click here to register for a virtual tour Gonzaga’s Principal Certification program
NOTRE DAME Phone: 574-631-9309 Contact: April M. Garcia Email: agarcia9@nd.edu Website: http://ace.nd.edu/leadership/
Click here for detailed brochure outlining the leadership program.
SAINT MARTIN’S UNIVERSITY Phone: 360-483-4333 Email: gradstudies@st.martin.edu Website: https://www.stmartin.edu/academics/programs-schools/college-education-counseling/areas-of-study/post-graduate-school-administrator-certification
SEATTLE UNIVERSITY Phone: 206-296-5774 Contact: Kim Mucke Email: muckek@seattleu.edu Faculty Contact for Educational Administration: Ted Kalmus Email: kalmust@seattleu.edu Website: https://www.seattleu.edu/education/edadmin/
Seattle University Graduate Programs Open House Date: October 20th @ 5pm. Click here to register for this virtual event.
Seattle University College of Education Information Sessions for Educational Leadership and Masters in Teaching: https://www.seattleu.edu/education/admissions/information-sessions/
Application Deadlines: https://www.seattleu.edu/education/admissions/application-deadlines/
THE UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND–Contact: Austin Veiga Email: veiga@up.edu Catholic Preliminary Administrator License Program Website: https://education.up.edu/graduateprograms/catholic-pre-al.html. For more information, fill out this form: Preliminary Administrators License (Pre-AL) – for Catholic School Leaders
THE UNIVERSITY OF LOYOLA, CHICAGO–Contact: Dr. Debbie Sullivan Email: dsullivan@luc.edu
Catholic School Leadership MEd. degree: https://www.luc.edu/gcce/