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 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 NewsEach June, educators from across the world gather for the Baylor MA in School Leadership Immersion. This two-week experience is designed to bring leaders together to learn, collaborate, and grow as they pursue graduate-level coursework in educational leadership. This year, 62 educators came together to build their capacity for collective leadership through engaging coursework and opportunities to cultivate professional relationships.
Baylor Center for School Leadership (BCSL) hosted Catalyze on June 1-2, gathering over 100 educators at the Hurd Welcome Center. This two-day event brought school teams together around shared adaptive challenges, leveraging collective leadership to drive lasting, measurable change.
Educators gathered on Baylor’s campus for a mid-year reset in a year-long school improvement process that began in July at the Catalyze Kick-Off Event. Belton ISD and Waco ISD sent educators from five campuses to pause, reflect, and reconnect around the work of leading schools well. Refocusing on the adaptive challenges identified in the summer, teams shared progress and learned alongside peers navigating similar realities in their schools.
Baylor University’s Center for School Leadership invites school leaders and educators to begin their academic year at Culture of Joy 2026 on August 3, 2026. Taking place at Foster Pavilion, Culture of Joy 2026 is a gathering designed to launch educators into their most joyful year yet!
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.
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