4th-Dimension Leaders (4DL) sets the stage for school transformation at the school leader level. Through a robust offering of training and development programs specific to aspiring school leaders, sitting leaders who need high-yield support, and burgeoning leaders of equity work, we provide the foundation for transformation in schools with the greatest need, and stimulate accelerated growth in schools that have benefited from some level of consistency in their environments. 

High-need schools require a new and different type of leader if they are to equitably and effectively serve all students. Our programs develop transformational leaders who can disrupt the status quo, push back against the acceptance of low proficiency rates, challenge the notion that poverty is justification for failure, challenge historical structures and systemic forces that deny some children access to a high quality education, and seed deep change in schools. Many schools – especially those that fall into the high-need category – are staffed with leaders, teachers and assistants, all who are receiving little to no quality professional learning, and evidence signs of burnout. We posit that educators who engage in high-quality learning experiences themselves, push to ensure that their students also enjoy thoughtful, rigorous, high-quality learning experiences that lead to tangible social and economic outputs.