RPS / NIU Principal Residency

"We are Principally motivated to be leaders and amplify our impact."

BRAXTON O’HEARN, AMBER LEE-BLACK, DANIELA BOAR

RPS / NIU Principal Residency Graduates

The RPS/NIU Principal Residency program is a tuition free, highly selective, two-year residency designed to prepare aspiring school leaders with the adaptive, technical and managerial skills to lead a school as a Principal. Teachers must have 5-15 years classroom experience to apply.

NIU Master’s Degree

Two-Year Residency Program

5-15 Years Experience Needed

2-YEAR PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Our program is a unique Job-Embedded Model in which you will earn a M.S. Ed in Educational Administration at no tuition cost to you while earning $75K/yr for serving as a Dean Intern.

RPS / NIU Residency Program Graduates Speak

“Principal Residency changed my life.”

AMBER LEE-BLACK

“I wanted to lead - make a deeper impact.”

BRAXTON O’HEARN

Assistant Principal, Jefferson High School

“It’s hard to change the world from a classroom.”

DANIELA BOAR

Principal, Julia Lathrop School