Partner Information
The Broad Center invites select organizations across the nation to participate as partners and serve as hosts for the new class of Residents who will participate in The Broad Residency program. The Broad Center will match approximately 50 individuals as part of the 2012-2014 Residency class cohort. Partner organizations hire Residents to capitalize on the Residents' management capacity and skills to help the organization achieve its goals. Residents continue to develop their leadership and management capacity through the program curriculum, and we expect partner organizations to also be active participants in the Resident's development and long term transition into the education sector.
Partnership proposal resources
Partner Organization Selection Information
Timeline and activities to apply as a Partner
organization
| Position proposal submission period: | Preferred deadlines: Batch 001 January 27, 2012* Batch 002 February 3, 2012 Batch 003 February 15, 2012 |
| Broad Center proposal review and due
diligence period |
Late February |
| Candidate matching to organizations | April 6-11, 2012 |
| Organizations interview candidates: | April 23-May 4, 2012 |
| Organizations extend offers to candidates: | Within 2 weeks of Interview or by May 18, 2012 |
| Residents begin work: | July – August 2012 |
| 2012 cohort orientation in Chicago: | July 24-27, 2012 (Supervisors must attend Wednesday July 25, 2012) |
*WE WILL ACCEPT PROPOSALS FROM ALL ORGANIZATIONS UNTIL FEBRUARY 15. THE SOONER YOUR PROPOSAL IS SUBMITTED, THE MORE TIME CANDIDATES WILL HAVE TO CONSIDER YOUR OPPORTUNITY.
WE WILL LAUNCH THE FIRST ROUND OF PROPOSALS TO CANDIDATES ON FEBRUARY 3RD AND THEN WEEKLY THROUGH FEBRUARY 24.
The Broad Residency 2012 program updates
- TBR is growing. Our Residency cohort has grown from 36 in 2009 to 46 in 2011. In 2012 we expect a class of 50 Residents.
- Organizations engaging candidates first-hand about management opportunities generates excitement from candidates. We will be encouraging organizations to participate in candidate recruitment and marketing activities such as live webinars.
- We will work more closely with organizations to refine positions for Residents to increase the likelihood of matching a Resident with an organization for both immediate impact and a long-term career transition.
- We will continue with the salary subsidy of 33% of base salary over the entire two year program term.
General
Partnership Eligibility
In order to qualify to be a partner organization, districts must be located located in an urban area (based on NCES Common Core of Data http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/); be serving at least 37,500 students; at least 40% of which must be eligible for free or reduced-price school lunch; and at least 40% of the total students enrolled must come from minority groups.
- The Broad Center considers placement of Residents in districts as small as 19,500 students whose superintendent/CEO is a graduate of The Broad Superintendents Academy. TBC does not automatically prioritize these locations over others.
- The Broad Center does not give extra consideration to districts or CMOs where cabinet level leaders are graduates of The Broad Superintendents Academy.
Charter Management Organizations (CMOs) must also be located in an urban area; serving populations where at least 40% of students served are eligible for free or reduced-price school lunch; and at least 40% of the total students enrolled must come from minority groups. Organizations must have three or more schools in operation in 2011-2012 and have viable and foreseeable plans for further expansion.
State Departments of Education must have the authority and funding to support a significant reform agenda intended to increase student achievement in the eligible urban school system in their state. They must also have the ability to hire a Resident into a politically appointed, career staff or equivalent position during the two-year Residency program.
Partner Organization Invitation and
Resident Placement Considerations
The Broad Center prioritizes Partnerships each
year based upon mission related priorities and assesses opportunities
with organizations based on the following factors:
• Executive leadership and governance structure.
• Fiscal and governance stability.
• Aggressive pursuit of reforms to improve student performance.
• Capacity and performance of the organization including:
- Consistent focus and alignment of resources on strategic priorities intended to improve outcomes
- Access to, and timely use of data to inform decision
• The proposed Resident role must have the support of
senior leadership, be central
and connected to the strategic priorities of the
organization and ensure the Resident has the opportunity to make a
positive long-term transition into the education sector
• For CMOs, we consider student achievement results and the
effectiveness of education models.
Funding and benefits of partnership
Organizations who become partners with The
Broad Center enjoy the following benefits:
- Added capacity from a highly capable individual with a strong interest in public urban education for future leadership roles.
- Two-year job commitment from an executive chosen through an extremely selective recruiting process.
- Limited recruitment effort required on the part of the organization. We present you with highly qualified individual(s), chosen through an extremely rigorous selection process for your consideration. Last year, fewer than 2% of applicants were offered opportunities to join The Broad Residency.
- Final selection decision is made by the Partner organization following an in-person interview in April 2012.
- Leveraged Funding from the Broad Residency pays for 100% of the costs of recruitment, selection, and travel fo rthe professional development as well as subsidizes salary.
- Residents earn annual salaries of $85,000 to $95,000 in their first year. Partner organizations set specific salaries based on their organization’s pay scales. For the 2012-2014 cohort, The Broad Center will subsidize 33% of each Resident's salary up to a maximum of $62,700 total over the two years.
- Partner organizations pay the balance of the salary each year and provide benefits comparable to a full-time employee in a similar position.
- Relocation expenses for Residents are subsidized by The Broad Center.
- Possibility of hiring the Resident for longer-term employment. At the conclusion of the two-year program, we expect organization will hire Residents long-term in their current positions or promote them into more senior leadership roles.
- Retention of talent in the education sector is a cornerstone of The Broad Residency program which has an excellent track record. 88 percent of alumni continue to work in K-12 urban education.
Broad Resident Selection Criteria
The Broad Residency uses a rigorous selection process to ensure
districts are introduced to the most highly qualified candidates. More
information about selection criteria can be found at http://broadresidency.org/become_a_resident/selection_criteria.html.
Candidate Selection, Matching and Placement
More than 2,500 people applied to The Broad
Residency program in 2011 and less than 7% made it to the in-person
interview stage. Thr rigorous process includes:
- Resume screen
- Full application (including 3 essays)
- First Round interview
- Second Round interview (2 panel interviews, 3 group activities)
- Reference checks
Finalists are matched with a qualified Partner organization in April each year based upon geography, organizational fit, and qualifications for a particular role/position that the organization proposes through this Partner organiation application process.
Matched candidates proceed to an in-person interview with
organizations. Organization leaders make the final hiring decision and
on-board the candidate as a new employee if an offer is extended and
accepted. Typically, an organization will be matched with 1-2
candidates for each position they have submitted for approval. Demand
always exceeds supply of candidates and both candidate and the
organization have to work to market themselves to each other. In 2011,
we placed 46 Residents in 22 organizations nationwide.
Resident professional development program
http://broadresidency.org/about/professional_development.html
Through eight professional development sessions over two
years, The Broad Residency program focuses on the development
of the following core content areas:
- Management
- Communication
- Influence and systems navigation
- Strategy development and implementation
- K-12 education sector knowledge
Other supports include:
- Bi-monthly advisory calls with Broad Center staff
- Two rounds of 360-feedback
- Professional executive coaching sessions
- Participation in a knowledge sharing network
Each year, The Broad Center identifies a select number of organizations from which we will invite Associate Resident applications. These organizations must meet our general partner organization eligibility criteria and are evaluated using the same partner organization and Resident role considerations as our regular process. First consideration is given to individuals who are in eligible organizations in eligible roles for less than one year.
To read more about Associate Residents, click here.
For a current list of organizations that we are accepting Associate Resident applications from in 2012 please click here.
Organizational leaders who have questions about their organization's eligibility or wish to nominate an individual as a 2012 Associate Resident candidate should provide the name, position and contact information of the individual to Mike Montoya at mmontoya@broadcenter.org or 510-451-4446.