Fall 2026
Leaders Initiative
About the Leaders Initiative
As a school leader, you care deeply about the personal growth of your students—and you know that partnering with parents in this work is essential to your mission. Dedicating time to think about this partnership, however, rarely feels as urgent as the administrative tasks and logistical fires vying for your attention each day.
The Leaders Initiative offers a chance to step back from the urgent and attend to the important. Every year, the Initiative convenes select groups of men in school leadership for a series of guided discussions on how their school can partner with parents in the holistic education of its students.
The program shares the practical wisdom gleaned from our work with thousands of parents and hundreds of schools. And it gives leaders a unique opportunity to develop friendships with other missionally-aligned men from across the country and beyond.
Ultimately, the program serves as a launching point for an ongoing relationship with The Heights, opening up opportunities for further collaboration.
Meet the Team
Learn about some of the people you'll meet in the Leaders Initiative.
Alvaro de Vicente
Headmaster, The Heights School
Andrew Reed
Director of Leaders Initiative
Nate Gadiano
Executive Director
Program Details
- The Vocation of Working with Families
- The Most Effective Ways to Engage Parents
- Integrating Home and School Cultures: The Great Confirmation
- Hiring Partners in Formation
- Faculty Development and Coaching
- Personalizing Education Through Mentoring
- Freedom and Formation
- Discipline and the Development of the Will
- Professional Habits of Successful School Leaders
- Developing a Curriculum for Contemplatives in the World
- Communicating Mission Through Admissions
- Personal Characteristics of Successful School Leaders
- School Tone with Alvaro de Vicente
- The Role of Parents in the Conspiracy for the Good with Alvaro de Vicente
- On Moral Imagination with Alvaro de Vicente
- The Heights School Mentoring Handbook
- Family: The Most Formative School with Andy Reed
- How Do WE See Our Boys? with Alvaro de Vicente
- The Bedrock Principle of Fatherhood with Andy Reed
- Drafting a Faculty of Friends with Alvaro de Vicente
- Guidance for Aspiring Teachers with Alvaro de Vicente
- Six Attributes of Great Teachers with Colin Gleason
- Why Boys Need to Be Given Freedom by Andy Reed
- On Nature Journals and Observant Souls with Eric Heil
- Fact or Opinion: On Preventing (or Unwinding) Moral Relativism with Michael Moynihan
- Parenting: Patience or Optimism with Andy Reed
- His Anxiety and Ours with Alex Berthé
- Monthly Virtual Meetings: Small cohorts meet monthly for Zoom seminars led by the program director.
- In-Person Meetings: All fellows convene for in-person sessions at Convivium, where they can develop professional friendships with other fellows and network with prospective teachers from around the country.
- Special Sessions: Special sessions feature other members of The Heights administrative team.
- Personal Coaching: Fellows meet regularly with the program director for individualized mentoring and coaching.
- Campus Visit: All fellows have the opportunity to visit The Heights School with their administrative team for a customized day of classroom observations and discussions with Heights leadership.
- May 1: Application Opens
- June 1: Interviews Begin on a Case-by-Case basis
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July 30: Application Deadline
- Admissions decisions are made on a rolling basis until cohorts are full. Accepted candidates are asked to confirm their participation within a week of admission notification.
- October (Precise Date TBD): First Sessions Begin
- November 11-13: In-Person Conference at The Heights School
Application
To apply for the Leaders Initiative, please complete the form below. Interviews for next year’s cohorts will be held during the summer. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and selected candidates will be invited for an interview. For questions or additional information about the program, please contact nate@heightsforum.org.