Become an Executive Coach

Our executive coach training program is an opportunity for exceptional leaders in Adventist education to increase their impact while cultivating new skills and opening exciting career pathways.

 In this two-year program, ACE Academy selects and trains experienced leaders to become executive coaches for school principals. Coaches in training learn to help talented Adventist school principals become their best selves by cultivating the talents and abilities of executive leadership.

 Completing the curriculum awards up to 80 CEU credits, as well as the opportunity to become certified as an executive coach. Some coaches have leveraged the training they received through the program to build successful coaching practices and broaden their leadership impact. This program is offered at no cost to the coaches-in-training.

Join our team of executive coaches for school leaders. Apply by March 31!

MASTER THE ART OF COACHING:

  1. Establish a purpose-driven, trust-filled coaching engagement with a school leader

  2. Utilize a variety of leadership assessments that equip the leader with actionable insights about their leadership style, behaviors, and perceptions

  3. Elevate meaningful growth areas for the leader and engage them in an impactful personalized development plan

  4. Use proven coaching tools and strategies that facilitate lasting behavior change within the leader

  5. Demonstrate the nine ACE Coaching Competencies that create transformative coaching conversations

Our training program includes:

  • Interactive training sessions

  • 1:1 guidance from a mentor coach

  • Small group support from peer coaches

  • Monthly coaching sessions in which you coach 2-3 school leaders in the field

  • Access to our online resource library including training videos, coaching tips and tricks, and curriculum resources

LEARN BY DOING.

What is executive coaching?

Executive coaching provides dedicated time and a supportive environment for reflection, planning, and accountability. In this confidential and judgment-free space, leaders can address challenges, collaborate on strategies, and work with a committed thought partner to enhance their effectiveness and growth in their leadership roles.

An executive coaching engagement typically starts with a reflection on the leader’s strengths, growth areas, vision and personal goals. The coach then engages the leader in monthly one-on-one coaching conversations that empower the leader to cultivate new perspectives, skills and leadership behaviors.

Executive coaching is distinctly different from formal job training, mentoring, consulting and performance management. Executive coaches are not mentors that tell leaders how to do their job. Instead, a coach asks questions that help the leader discover new possibilities and develop solutions that will work for the leader’s unique circumstances and personality. A coach serves as a thought partner during the leader’s toughest moments, and an accountability partner to keep that leader on their path to greatness. Through this collaborative and personalized approach to leadership development, leaders and their schools will achieve more than they thought possible.

Time and Tavel Commitments

  • In-Person Training

    Four days, July 15-19, 2024 in Atlanta

    Four days, July 2025, Dates and location TBD

  • Virtual Learning

    Learning sessions on the third Thursday of each month, 1-4pm EST.

    One-hour 1:1 virtual sessions with your mentor coach every other month.

  • Coaching Calls

    Monthly one-hour coaching sessions with each coaching “client” (ACE will assign 2-3 school leaders for the 2-year duration of the program).

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

ACE is seeking candidates that have the following qualifications:

  • A desire to coach leaders beyond the two-year training period (This program is offered at no cost to the coach-in-training. Our intention is that our investment in your skillset will provide value to Adventist education for years to come.)

  • Passion for strengthening Adventist education by cultivating visionary, strategic principals

  • A minimum of three years’ experience in an executive-level leadership position

  • Demonstrated success in: Articulating a vision, Building teams, Shaping organizational culture, Engaging a board. Employing data to improve decision making, and Instructional supervision

  • A deep understanding of: The Seventh-day Adventist education system, the day-to-day realities and pressures facing principals, the business and financial aspects of running a private school, and the hallmarks of culturally responsive leadership

  • Ability to employ a range of technologies to work with others

  • A commitment to equity for every child and family

  • Ability to meet all program commitments and training sessions

APPLY

APPLY

APPLICATION PROCESS

We are accepting applications until March 31, 2024. Upon receving your application, we will:

  1. Ask your superintendent to complete a recommendation

  2. Review your application, and if appropriate, invite you for an interview with the ACE leadership team.

  3. If selected, provide you with a formal invitation to the program

  4. If selected, send you a participation agreement to secure your commitment

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