Cohort Application

The Compass in Leadership Cohort provides transformative leadership development over a two-year journey.

Cohorts are capped at 12-15 participants, with two Valor Leadership Coaches guiding the cohort. This narrow focus allows for targeted feedback and coaching and develops a meaningful network of peers.

Outside of the four in-person gatherings, we meet virtually once a month. Each meeting lasts one hour and requires no specific pre-work. These meetings continue the work you do together during your in-person gatherings.

We pride ourselves on giving participants who fully engage with our work both qualitative and quantitative skills to regulate their nervous systems, cope with stress, identify and generate solutions for social-emotional problems, build their teams with vulnerability and trust, and ultimately positively impact their environment from the top down. In your capstone convening, we approach systemic problems of practice through the Compass Leadership Framework. This final systems approach offers a tangible and direct way to impact community-wide problem-solving techniques, engaging large-scale stuck points through a relationship-based and compassionate lens.

We're glad you're here!

NOTE: While engagement in this cohort is an investment of time and money, we want committed leaders who are interested in applying even if they have not yet fully secured funding. We cannot promise that all financial barriers can be mitigated, but we are committed to helping leaders navigate their finances to the best of our ability.

Email*

First name*

Last name*

Gender

Race/Ethnicity

School Name*

School Street Address*

City*

State/Region*

Current Leadership Role*

How many years have you been in your current leadership role?*

Why are you excited about joining Compass in Leadership?

Please provide the following demographic information for your school:

Racial demographics*

% Free and Reduced Lunch*

Grades Served*

Elementary

Middle School

High School

School Design Type*

Public Charter School

Traditional Public School

Innovative Public School

Independent School

We often have two or three leaders from the same district or school that register for our Compass in Leadership Cohorts at the same time. How comfortable would you be participating in a cohort with colleagues of a similar position from your network/district?*

How did you hear about the Compass in Leadership Cohort?*

If you were referred to this leadership cohort through a friend or colleague, please include their name here:

Please include a brief bio.*

My Supervisor's Name*

My Supervisor's Email*

Please upload your headshot.*

Upload JPEG file only.

I understand the cost of the 2 year programming is $15,500 with travel and lodging not included and I have secured the funding necessary for my participation. *

I understand the cost of the 2 year programming is $15,500 with travel and lodging not included. I do not have the funding secured yet, but am committed to finding a path forward so I can participate in this cohort.

Principal Cohort Dates: Oct 30 - Nov 1, 2024 and March 26 - 28, 2025

Rising Leaders Cohort Dates: Nov 6 - 8, 2024 and April 23 - 25, 2025

Our Rising Leaders Cohort is open to Assistant Principals, Deans, School-Level Directors, Network/District-Level Directors, and others who may hold responsibilities that include managing others, managing systems, or are likely candidates for principalship.

I can commit to attending each in-person training for my cohort's first year (year 2 dates will be shared in Winter 2025)*

I understand that in addition to the four in-person commitments, I am also committing to joining a monthly hour long virtual call with my cohort.

DISCOUNT CODE

By checking this box, I understand that I will receive an invoice from Valor for $1,250