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Danforth Educational Leadership Program

Director: Kathy Kimball, 206-221-3452
kkimball@u.washington.edu

University of Washington
College of Education
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Box 353600
Seattle, WA 98195-3600
Fax: 206-616-6762

For information contact:

Brieanne Hull
206-221-3468
bmc83@u.washington.edu

20 Years of Danforth




This is the 20th year of the Danforth Educational Leadership Program at the University of Washington and it marks a major milestone for our shared work in preparing new leaders for Washington’s schools. As a part of the 20th year work, we are involved in a major revision process to improve all components of the program including the curriculum, the internship experience, and the advisors’ and mentors’ roles.

In honor of this milestone, alumni, students, and faculty joined together on March 20, 2008 for a reunion and lecture by Ed Taylor, UW's Vice Provost & Dean of Undergraduate Affairs. Highlights from the event and additional photos will be available soon.


Danforth Educational Leadership

The Danforth Educational Leadership Program prepares experienced teachers, school counselors, etc., to become future leaders in the K-12 school system for Principal and Program Administrator certification. This program was designed collaboratively by the University of Washington faculty and leaders in education from the Puget Sound area. Unique features of this five-quarter program include:

• One-year intensive program
• Cohort structure
• Minimum half-time intensive internships with mentor principals concurrently with coursework
• Residential summer institute
• Integrated curriculum
• Weekly reflective seminars
• Formative Program Evaluation
• Certificate only or earn Master’s degree concurrently with the program.

Students are admitted every year and the application deadline for the 2009-2010 academic year (cohort 22) is February 1, 2009. After successful completion of the program, students are qualified to apply for a Washington State Residential Principal or Program Administrator’s Certificate. Learn more»


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The 2009-2010 application deadline will be February 1, 2009.

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