Certificate in School Management and Leadership A joint program of the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) and Harvard Business School (HBS)
CSML OVERVIEW The Certificate in School Management and Leadership is designed to provide K–12 school leaders at all stages of their careers with leadership and management frameworks, skills, and knowledge to drive change and lead high-performing schools. CSML will comprise four distinct yet interrelated courses, which may be taken individually or completed together to earn a comprehensive certificate. Together, these courses address topics most vital to leading successful schools: • Leading Change • Leading Schools
• Leading People • Leading Learning
Upon completing the CSML certificate, participants will be able to assess and adapt their leadership and management practices to address the critical challenges facing their schools and drive school improvement.
WHO DO WE SERVE? Participants can enroll as individuals and connect with a broader cohort of school leaders, or organizations can enroll their constituents through our group enrollment process, enabling group members to both learn together from the broader cohort and to apply their individual learning in real time with their colleagues. Organizations who have taken advantage of group enrollment include: • Districts (Urban/Suburban/Rural) • Charter-management organizations • Regional support organizations • Foundations and funders
HOW CAN YOUR GROUP USE THIS LEARNING EXPERIENCE? • Directly address a professional learning goal • Complement an existing professional learning initiative
FAST FACTS
2100+
school leaders served
90.2%
satisfaction score
97% 20 partner groups served
completion rate
• Connect constituents across schools or systems through shared learning
(districts, CMO, regional support organizations, foundations or funders)
For additional information about this program, visit www.csml.gse.harvard.edu.