Missouri Leadership Development System (MLDS)

The Missouri Leadership Development System (MLDS) is a comprehensive research-based program which ensures every student in Missouri will attend school with an effective confident leader by developing, supporting and refining the leadership capacity of all Missouri School principals.

  • New Leaders Year 1 & Year 2
  • Foundations for Experienced Leaders (without prior exposure to MLDS)
  • Sustaining Leaders (experienced leaders who have been through New Leaders or Foundations)
  • Leadership Academy - one-year intense leadership cohort program based on MLDS content with four additional statewide conferences/network opportunities.
    • Leaders must be in their 3rd year+ and ideally have been through New Leaders or Foundations.

Workshops and Trainings

The Missouri Leadership Development System (MLDS) is open to building administrators (principal or assistant principal) in public or private schools in the state of Missouri. MLDS New Leaders cohort meets the two-year certification requirement by ensuring each new leader has a mentor.

MLDS offers cohorts for leaders of all levels of experience at every level: elementary, middle/junior high, and high school levels. This program offers support through regional trainings which may occur in person or virtually. There is a strong focus on improving instruction and increasing a principal's skills in coaching teachers to higher levels of efficacy.

All cohorts of MLDS, other than Leadership Academy, are offered at no charge to the principal and school district.

Professional Development Calendar

Contact Information:

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