2025-26 Rural Superintendent Academy Cohort 5 Application – Deadline to Apply: April 15, 2025 Name* First Last Phone*Email* Enter Email Confirm Email To be considered, applicants are required to attend the two-day July convening in Denver and at least two of the final three ’24-hour sprints.’ The convening dates for 2025-26 are as follows: July 17-18, 2025, in Denver; October 23-24, 2025, in Frisco; January 29-30, 2026, in Denver; and April 23-24, 2026, in Cañon City.Tell us about yourself and your career pathWe recommend that you prepare your responses to the following prompts in a separate document, and then copy and paste each response into the form fields. This will prevent a loss of your work should an interruption in your connection occur.Experience Summary*Please summarize your educational background, career experience, and current position. Think about what you would like to share that is not captured in your resume.Upload Your Resume*Max. file size: 50 MB.Why do you aspire to be, or have already committed to be, a rural education system leader?*What qualities and/or skills make you uniquely qualified to effectively lead a rural education system?*Please share some lessons learned from a significant challenge in your leadership journey:*What is your vision for an outstanding rural school system?*How will you support equity in the development of both students and future education leaders in Colorado?*Please include your definition of equity and how/why you value that definition in the context of rural education.Dr. Cile Chavez FellowshipEach year, one or more of the RSA fellows are recognized as Dr. Cile Chavez Fellows. This fellowship is intended to inspire diverse, underrepresented educational leaders to join the RSA and bring their unique perspectives to the helm of Colorado districts. Applicants selected to participate as Dr. Cile Chavez fellows will receive financial assistance to cover tuition for the RSA program.Would you like to apply for a Dr. Cile Chavez Fellowship?* Yes No Please Provide One Letter of Recommendation*Max. file size: 50 MB.EmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
