LIFE AS A BRIGHT FELLOW
The BRIGHT Fellowship lasts 20 months, from October 2022 through May 2024.
However, there are 4 distinct phases of the Fellowship.
Oct 2022 – June 2023
- First Phase of MBA coursework at OSU
- Fellows remain employed in current job until following July
June 2023 – Aug 2023
- Continued MBA coursework at intensive summer institute
- Fellows become full-time and must leave previous employment
- Coaching begins
- Stipends begin
Aug 2023 – May 2024
- Continued MBA coursework
- In-building Leadership Residency placement to serve full-time as Principal Intern
- Student-teaching preparation begins
June 2024 and Beyond
- Graduation from OSU
- MBA degree awarded
- K-12 principal licensure granted
- Begin three-year commitment to serve as a leader in public education
HERE’S AN OVERVIEW OF THE 20-MONTH FELLOWSHIP EXPERIENCE
Orientation
- Orientation to the BRIGHT Fellowship
- Symposia with leading CEOs, academic leaders and thought leaders
- Team-building exercises
Ohio Learning Standards and Effective Teaching Practices
- Training focused on Ohio’s language arts and math standards and instructional excellence
- Opportunities for experiential learning and classroom observations
- Guidance and a framework for how to align instruction with assessment
- Instruction on how to utilize data to dramatically improve classroom practice and learner outcomes
Principal Internship
- Full-time Principal Internship at a high-poverty Ohio school for the school year
- Minimum 1,000 clock hours over 182 days as a Principal Intern under the guidance of an accomplished hosting Principal
- Co-teaching classes with master teachers: 180 clock hours
- Access to Principal Coaches: 120 clock hours
- Colloquia and professional development: minimum 100 clock hours
- Intensive training on instructional efficacy
- Quarterly formal assessments and 360-degree leadership feedback
MBA Program
- Course content highly customized to complement the Ohio K-12 education leadership context, in synchrony with key milestones of the Principal Internship experience
- Intensive monthly on-campus learning modules
- Periodic daylong Adaptive Leadership workshops
- MBA fully paid by BRIGHT, plus a modest monthly stipend
Administrative Licensure
Upon completion of the BRIGHT Fellowship requirements, Fellows are required to serve a minimum of three years as an education administrator and leader of a high-poverty public school in Ohio.
Fast-track to 5-year, K-12 Professional Administrator License issued by the Ohio Department of Education to serve as a school building principal in Ohio Service As a School Principal
