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 NewsConvocations for Ingram and Kerrville ISD looked a little different this year after the Guadalupe River and flooding altered the landscape of these communities and their schools for the second year in a row. In Ingram ISD, all three campuses and 12 district buildings sustained damage that required fixing before school welcomed the students on August 12. Students and educators at Kerrville ISD continue to clean up homes and replace personal items as the school year begins. Despite the repairs still underway in their schools and communities, educators gathered for convocation to welcome a new school year and the hard work of rebuilding together.
On August 10, 2026, the Moody School of Education hosted its annual kickoff event, welcoming teacher candidates to their final clinical experiences at local schools. Hosted at the Hurd Welcome Center, 51 Baylor education students met the educators from La Vega ISD, Midway ISD, Robinson ISD, and Waco ISD who would support their clinical experience.
Each 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.
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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