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Research-Informed Professional Learning for High-Quality Leadership

About Educational Leadership and System Design at WestEd

Educational Leadership and System Design (ELSD) provides networked, high-quality leadership professional learning to current and future school- and system-level leaders, which is informed by our rigorous research.

Build knowledge.
Network to learn.
Engage other leaders.

We offer a variety of learning opportunities to help leaders see how ELSD can advance their leadership capacity. Attend a 30-minute information session, 1 hour workshop preview, or webinar.

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Tailored professional support and research-based tools.

High-quality leadership professional development from WestEd translates the best research into tools, processes, and practices that current and future leaders can use to manage change.

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WestEd at the 2024 ACSA Leadership Summit

WestEd’s Educational Leadership and Systems Design team will present at the 2024 Association of California School Administrators (ASCA) Leadership Summit held on November 14–16, 2024, in San Diego, California.

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Sustaining Evidence-Based Literacy Learning and Leadership

Join WestEd, along with a panel of teacher leaders and principals, as they share the best practices of their state or district literacy plans!

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WestEd Presenting at the 2024 Learning Forward Conference

Join WestEd experts and education leaders as they present at Learning Forward’s 2024 Annual Conference, December 8–11, 2024, in Denver, Colorado.

Leadership skills necessary to cultivate a healthy and positive school culture for staff, students, and families.

Principal, Granite School District