LEARN ABOUT OUR SCHOOL DESIGN FELLOWSHIP IN TEXAS

In 2019, SEN partnered with the Texas Education Agency to launch the New School Design Fellowship (NSDF) to support aspiring school leaders. Since then, SEN has helped create 38 new schools in districts like Aldine, Crowley, and San Antonio. In 2024-2025, six more leaders from districts including Ector County and Alief joined.

 

TEXAS FELLOWSHIP HIGHLIGHTS 2023-2024

TEXAS FELLOWSHIP HIGHLIGHTS 2022-2023

WHAT OUR TEXAS FELLOWS SAY

AMAZING! Amazing! Amazing! There is always an agenda, but my coach also gives me time to explain the support I need, and he supports me in the moment. He has a protocol, book, system, or quote for anything I need. I’ve learned so much from him.

My coach really helps me see things through a different lens as he coaches me. He pushes my own thinking and has me reflect on my goals to improve my leadership abilities. We look at the goals we have established for our campus and the systems and practices that are in place to see if there is alignment. The way he coaches me has supported my coaching with my teachers. I try to model what he does with me as he coaches me.

SEN has helped me to identify, prioritize, plan, and implement intentional opportunities for our staff and students. SEN goes a step further by staying with me. In other words, SEN keeps me focused on the plan and implementation through reflection and encouragement even when it’s easy to get caught up in the thick of all the distraction that comes the way of the principal.

My coach pushes and challenges me with good questions that help me to arrive at answers I didn’t know I have. He also varies his support based on my needs. I need a lot of help with some things and he will help me see it through to completion (ie: co-location) and other times I just need a nudge or to get started so I can carry through the rest.

TEXAS FELLOWSHIP RESULTS 2021-2022