School Leader Continuum

We at the IPA with our friends in the School Leader Collaborative (the Collaborative) have worked together to develop an ever-growing suite of professional learning and resources to support school leaders over their entire careers. Our School Leader Continuum observes a sequence of four career stages (Aspiring, Launching, Building, and Mastering), each with its unique core need for support.

Please visit the pages for each stage of leadership for a listing of the professional learning and resources developed by the Collaborative. The various supports are categorized in a way (LEAD, ENGAGE, ADVOCATE, LEARN) to help you understand all the Continuum entails. Anchored in our leadership framework, the School Leader Paradigm, the purpose of these growth opportunities and tools is to help you evolve into a learning leader leading your learning organization.

Many of the supports outlined are freely available to those who are members of the Illinois Principals Association (IPA) or one of the other Collaborative associations. Some supports require an additional fee. As an added bonus, we have also included the many ways you can give back to the profession like serving in a leadership capacity within the association, engaging in advocacy with policymakers, and mentoring or coaching another school leader.

Please contact us anytime at the IPA at 217-525-1383 or email support@ilprincipals.org if you have any questions about the School Leader Continuum. We are grateful for you and your leadership. You matter!