In this webinar series, Improvement Science in the Time of COVID-19, educator-leaders discussed how they used improvement science-based tools, processes, and approaches to respond to the pandemic challenges related to coherence, equity, and engagement.
iLEAD
The Improvement Leadership Education and Development (iLEAD) network is comprised of 13 university-district partnerships committed to the use of improvement science to develop leaders, address local problems of practice, and promote equitable educational opportunities and outcomes for all students.
Participating Organizations
- Avondale School District and Arizona State University
- Chesterfield County Public Schools and the University of Virginia
- Chicago Public Schools and the University of Illinois, Chicago
- Denver Public Schools and the University of Denver
- Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation and the Indiana University, Bloomington
- Fairfax County Public Schools and George Mason University
- Florence 1 Schools and the University of South Carolina
- High Tech High’s Graduate School of Education and the High Tech High Network
- New York Districts and Fordham University
- Oxford School District and the University of Mississippi
- Portland Public Schools and Portland State University
- Prince George’s County Public Schools and the University of Maryland
- UPrep High School and Pittsburgh Public Schools and the University of Pittsburgh
Improvement Leadership in Higher Education: the iLEAD Network
An interview with Randy Hitz, Dean Emeritus, College of Education, Portland State University
iLEAD in the News
- GSE Partners with Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
- Educational Leadership Team Participate in Carnegie Foundation Initiative
- 9 CPED Members join Carnegie iLead!
- Improvement science project seeks to continually improve learning and teaching across the state
- Carnegie’s iLEAD Network: A New Bridge Between IHEs and LEAs
iLEAD Gallery
iLEAD Staff
- Senior Fellows
- Louis Gomez
- Mike Hanson
- Randy Hitz
- David Imig
- Carnegie Staff
- Jennifer Au
- Manuelito Biag
- Patrice Dawkins-Jackson
- Ash Vasudeva
iLEAD is supported by:
Carnegie Corporation of New York was established by Andrew Carnegie in 1911 to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding. In keeping with this mandate, the Corporation’s agenda focuses on the issues that Andrew Carnegie considered of paramount importance: international peace, the advancement of education and knowledge, and the strength of our democracy.


Carnegie Corporation of New York was established by Andrew Carnegie in 1911 to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding. In keeping with this mandate, the Corporation’s agenda focuses on the issues that Andrew Carnegie considered of paramount importance: international peace, the advancement of education and knowledge, and the strength of our democracy.