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Next Generation Leadership Academy
A synthesis of these findings clearly indicates
attributes of Next Generation Learning.
that the investment in the Next Generation
When this effort is completed, Kentucky
Leadership Academy is reaping dividends
will be the first College of Education in the
in P-12 schools and districts across the
nation to implement this new design and next
Commonwealth. Demand for enrollment in
gen preparation continuum. The College’s
the Academy remains high and the Academy
Department of Education Leadership Studies
design team continues to be responsive to the
has also reframed its principal preparation
needs and feedback of participants to ensure
program to incorporate the work and
high-quality program offerings that target
experiences of annual NxGLA cohorts with
deeper learning and redesigned systems for
required coursework toward KY principal
learning to improve outcomes for all students.
licensure.
Additionally, this investment is now beginning
clinical approach to principal preparation
to impact higher education. The University of
is a cutting edge design that promises to
Kentucky’s College of Education is embarking
revitalize the College’s principal preparation
on
pathway.
a
redesign
of
teacher
preparation
programs around the principles and critical
This authentic, job-embedded