Baylor Center for School Leadership
Building Better Schools, Together
Baylor’s Center for School Leadership strives to be the most effective Christian leadership catalyst for educators worldwide.
We believe that cultivating effective leaders is the key to unlocking the potential of each student. That’s why we strive to prepare and nourish the leaders we serve, so they can, in turn, serve their students with excellence.
The BCSL Networks are learning communities dedicated to developing leaders, strengthening school conditions and improving student outcomes.
Designed as a half-day professional learning event to inspire and educate Christian school leaders in bringing joy back into their schools and classrooms through feedback, engagement, and well-being.
Join us for a day of learning and networking that focuses on catalyzing change within school leadership teams. Just Leadership is designed to bring expertise from superintendents, principals, and other instructional leaders and discuss topics such as, how to make teaching and administration inviting for the next generation, AI, cheating, smart phone use, and time management.
Join us at Catalyze, a retreat that offers your team a collaborative environment where you’ll work alongside a network of educators and the BCSL team to develop a plan of action to benefit your school.
Our programs bring together emerging Christian leaders in public and independent schools.
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See More NewsThe Baylor Center for School Leadership hosted a gathering for nearly 200 educators who came from a diverse background of schools, from opposite ends of the coasts, from small, independent schools in rural settings to large, urban public schools. The focus of Just Leadership was on leading with “gritty optimism.”
“These awards span across various departments in the School of Education and align with the BCSL mission to be the most effective Christian leadership catalyst for educators worldwide," said Dr. Bill Sterrett, who with Dr. Jon Eckert, serves as co-Executive Director for the center.
The InspirEd Conference brought together over 700 educators and university students from Canada and the United States for a gathering focused on cultivating joy, connection, and innovative practices in education. Kristen Low, Director of InspirED, led a team of dedicated organizers who created an environment where educators could share insights and strategies to empower students.
Discovering that a student group had a zero percent passing rate on the STAAR and End-of-Course tests in 2023, Grant Granquist, then assistant principal at Tomball Memorial High School, knew their team had a 9-1-1 emergency on their hands.
Changing Futures
With our outreach, we've positively affected educators and students worldwide.
As the only Protestant Research 1 university in the world, Baylor University is the perfect place to continue this important work.