JOURNEY OF SCHOOL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

The School Leadership Academy (SLA) was established in the year 2018 in the State Institute of School Leadership and Educational Planning and Management (SISLEP), Karnataka. The School Leadership Academy is endeavouring to build leadership capacities of all government primary and secondary schools in all 34 districts of the State. Before the establishment of SLA, SISLEP conducted the School Leadership Development Programme (SLDP) in coordination with the National Centre for School Leadership (NCSL), National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA). The academy would work with system-level functionaries, i.e., cluster to district-level educational leaders and guide them in providing academic support to schools for improving learning outcomes. From 2019 to 2022, SLA has been implementing plans and activities as designed by the NCSL, NIEPA. Workshops were organised for the Head Teachers of Government Primary and Secondary Schools to understand the roles and responsibilities of SLA and also introduce the 7 key areas of the NCSL framework. Over the years, SLA Karnataka has developed videos documenting best practices of Government Primary and Secondary Schools, which were uploaded to the NCSL website. SLA Karnataka launched an Online Programme on School Leadership and Management (PSLM) at the basic level and developed modules in the Indian language. It was uploaded to the NCSL Website. The Basic Online Certificate Course saw active participation from Government Secondary School Head Teachers. Many webinars were organised for Block Education Officers and senior lecturers of the District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) on Educational Leadership. SLA, Karnataka, continues its journey of school transformation in the state.