Explores the tools required by today's innovative school leadership to drive student achievement. Designed in partnership with New Leaders, this course leverages their EPIC Knowledge System and Urban Excellence Framework to provide aspiring school leaders with skills and competencies necessary to deliver high quality education. By exploring topics such as aligned staff, culture, and operations and systems, this course will utilize case studies, classroom artifacts, and professional development deliverables to reveal the practice that lead to school-wide success for diverse student populations. Through this unique lens, aspiring leaders will be introduced to processes, structures and systems that are essential to establish and maintain a nurturing and rigorous school environment. [ 3 credits ]