New Zealand Schools Funding for female school leaders Administered by the International Schools Leadership Alliance [ISLA] $1.4 million funding announced for New Zealand Schools The International Schools Funding Program for Female School Leaders is the result of the International Schools Leadership Alliance’s (ISLA) commitment to supporting the increased representation of women in formal school leadership positions. Over the 2015 year ISLA will allocate $1.4million in scholarship funding to schools across New Zealand to enable high potential female staff to participate in the internationally recognised Advanced Leadership Program for women in schools. This remarkable initiative has generated exceptional outcomes for female school leaders across the world. Advanced Leadership Program for Women Most recently, the program was implemented throughout North America and the Asia Pacific. New Zealand schools are encouraged to nominate a high performing staff member to participate in the program. This initiative is tied to the International Schools Scholarship Funding Program which is part of an initiative designed to increase the exposure of school teachers to global best practices and trends in school leadership. The scholarship model emerged out of ISLA’s research and developmental work with school leaders across a range of countries. Designed to support the advancement of high-potential female teachers into formal leadership roles. New Zeland Schools Funding By providing financial offsets to schools, ISLA is able to more effectively pursue its goals to make a meaningful contribution to the advancement of school leaders across the world. Through ISLA’s corporate benefactors, and with the conviction of a global network of education stakeholders, scholarship funding dramatically increases the capacity for schools to support their staff to participate in ISLA’s acclaimed developmental programs. ISLA liaises closely with local education districts and networks to ensure optimal appropriation of any funds employed in specific regions. $4000 per applicant About ISLA The International Schools Leadership Alliance is a global social enterprise which brings together an unprecedented array of education stakeholders spanning academia, government and an ever expanding cohort of school systems. The purpose of ISLA is simple: to support the development of exceptional school teachers and leaders. ISLA works in conjunction with many of the worlds’s most respected educational institutions to contextualise global leadership best practice for schools. In addition to its Australia and New Zealand chapters, ISLA is represented in North America, the Asia Pacific, the UK, and Middle East. The universities listed below, which are represented across many of ISLA’s committees and pathways, are illustrative of ISLA’s stakeholder reach. University of Illinois University of Maryland University of Miami University of Florida University of Southern California University of Strathclyde University of Toronto University of British Columbia Nipissing University The University of Nottingham University of Birmingham University of Dundee University of Southampton University of Sussex University of Leicester University College London University of Bath Kings College London The University of Manchester Queen’s University Belfast University of Glasgow University of Reading University of Canberra Monash University Curtin University La Trobe University RMIT University of Tasmania Australasia Head Office Level 3, 607 Bourke Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000 Australia. Phone: +61 3 9270 9000 Deakin University Australian Catholic University Charles Darwin University Southern Cross University Flinders University University of the Sunshine Coast University of Western Australia University of Queensland Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Universiti Malaya Tsinghua University Beijing Normal University Nanyang Technological University The University of Hong Kong USA Admissions Office One World Trade, Suite 8500 New York, NY 10007 U.S.A. Phone: (212) 220 5754