This engaging virtual session, hosted on Zoom, is your opportunity to learn more about how Surge supports emerging leaders in education and social impact who are ready to grow their leadership, deepen their impact, and move in community. This event will feature a dynamic conversation between two of Surge’s Executive Directors—Andrea Black Evans, Executive Director…
The Black Principals Network invites education leaders to a virtual Wellness Wednesday event on April 22 at 6 p.m. CT. “Leading Well to Lead Strong” is a soulful, dialogue-centered virtual workshop designed to help education leaders pause, reflect, and reset. Through guided conversation and peer connection, participants will explore their current wellness, unpack the hidden…
Black principals carry remarkable wealth into every room and an unfair amount of weight. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and this virtual event is our intentional response to it. This session blends research, reflection, and real talk to help you name what you've always brought to this work, understand why it's been hard to…
Have questions about your application? We've got your back! There are two more virtual office hours left before the recruitment season ends for Surge Fellowship Chicago and Surge Academy Detroit. Join our virtual office hours for one-on-one support. Our team can answer your questions, offer feedback on your responses, and help you navigate the process…
Have questions about your application? We've got your back! There are two more virtual office hours left before the recruitment season ends for Surge Fellowship Chicago and Surge Academy Detroit. Join our virtual office hours for one-on-one support. Our team can answer your questions, offer feedback on your responses, and help you navigate the process…
This will be a two-part event. The first half will serve as a networking opportunity where attendees can get to know one another. The second half will give an overview of the Summit’s purpose, objectives, and what attendees can expect to gain from this powerful experience. Register now.
Strategic plans are often celebrated at launch but fade when tested by the real challenges of school and district leadership. Too many plans read like wish lists—heavy on initiatives but light on strategy—and struggle to withstand the demands of complexity, fiscal constraints, and competing priorities. In this interactive session, school leaders will learn how to…
The Eastern Regional Leadership Summit is a 2-day intensive designed to equip, energize, and elevate Black school leaders while creating space to recharge and reconnect. In this information session, participants will learn how the Summit will celebrate Black leadership, build authentic connections, and deliver transformative professional learning that sharpens instructional leadership, strengthens school culture, and…
As the official launch of the 2027 Surge Angels application season, this workshop will help potential applicants name, expand, and clarify the idea they want to pursue through Surge Angels before applying. Please note that Surge Angels is only available to Surge Alumni. Register today for the workshop. To learn more about Surge Angels, click here.
At this month's Professional Learner Series event, leaders will engage in an interactive session focused on what it means to lead with clarity when the ground keeps shifting beneath them. As new legislation, community pressure, and school-based crises mount by the week, this session will explore a practical decision-making framework, the Leadership Compass, that helps…
Join us for the Surge Executive Coach Community Fall 2026 Gathering, an affirming space for Executive Coaches of Color to exchange wisdom, reflect on our work, and shape what comes next. We will be joined by one of Surge’s own Executive Coaches, Kalpana Rao, who will guide our conversation later this month. WHAT WE’LL DO…
In celebration of National Principals Month, leaders will engage in an interactive Wellness Wednesday designed to recognize the impact that often goes unseen in the principalship. Through reflection, affirmation, and community, participants will identify their own “receipts” (evidence of their impact, endurance, and integrity) while practicing what it means to receive recognition without minimizing or…