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Illinois Principals Association

Illinois School Leader Pipeline Program

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Chan-Tell King-Beckwith

chan-tell.king-beckwith@ilprincipals.org
217-321-9569
The purpose of the Illinois School Leader Pipeline Program (ISLPP) is to identify, develop, support and sustain diverse cohorts of aspiring school leaders as they progress through preparation to attainment of school leadership (principal or assistant principal) positions. The Illinois Principals Association (IPA) and  the Illinois Council of Professors of Educational Administration (ICPEA) will collaboratively coordinate and deliver the Illinois School Leader Pipeline Program with grant support from the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

IPA is currently supporting Cohort #3. Additional funding for Cohort #4 will be subject to the state budget, and would be targeted for the 2027-2028 school year. Details would be posted on or about April 2027.

Are you a school district interested in recruiting ISLPP aspiring leaders? Program completers from Cohorts #1 & #2 can be found here.

Questions

If you have questions about the Illinois School Leader Pipeline Program, please email Chan-Tell at

chan-tell.king-beckwith@ilprincipals.org.

Program Recognition

IPA SCHOOL LEADER PIPELINE PROGRAM FEATURED IN NASSP'S PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP MAGAZINE.

The program has drawn national attention and was featured in the December 2022 Principal Leadership magazine, published by the National Association of Secondary School Principals. Written by Dan Gursky, Strengthening and Diversifying the Pipeline, showcases the goals of the program and features several of the first cohort participants.