NLNS recruits all have teaching expertise, but are drawn from a range of sectors — private industry, education, nonprofits, law, the military — and are put through a
yearlong boot camp, which
includes weekly classes and a hands - on, medical
residency - style apprenticeship with a mentor principal.
The KIPP School Leadership Program is a
yearlong effort that
includes a four - week intensive training session (originally offered through UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business and now located at the Stanford Educational Leadership Institute),
residencies at other KIPP schools, and support from experienced KIPP staff.