WELCOME TO ILEE
A ONE-OF-A-KIND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY FOR CATHOLIC SCHOOL LEADERS
The Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship in Education (ILEE) is a unique opportunity for top Catholic school leaders across the country to meet and connect with their peers, while receiving transformational development opportunities.
TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP
ILEE provides transformational leadership development opportunities for leaders who are reimagining the Catholic education ecosystem for all children. ILEE was founded on five main pillars, which have informed our approach to the Fellowship programming:
Increasing capacity of leaders working in Catholic education
Increasing diversity of leadership in Catholic education
Nurturing innovation
Building networks of leaders
Growing in spirituality through profound experiences of faith
After so many years supporting Catholic schools through my work leading foundations, I am convinced there is no single formula for success, no magic bullet that can be replicated for use at multiple schools. I am also convinced, however, that the key for all schools is leadership.
No Catholic school is successful without a successful leader.”
– Joe Womac, Catholic Education Leader & Philanthropist
“I came to ILEE Session One, weary from the demands of being in my 10th year in this leadership role, and I was questioning how I could continue to endure the many challenges. The interactions with ILEE moderators and my cohort members helped me to find balance, shared management experiences, and reminded me to stay mission focused and the families entrusted to us. Most importantly, ILEE renewed and reinvigorated me for the challenges of vocational leadership in a Catholic high school. Because of ILEE I can see leading our school for five or more years.”
– Andy Sulick, President of Santa Margarita High School
Vision: Through its unique model – including a personalized selection process, cohort/relationship centered structure, rigorous text-based approach to dialogue, and grounding in spiritual formation – ILEE Executive Seminars will provide our nation’s best Catholic education leaders with the most consequential leadership formation experience of their careers.
Mission: Our mission is to reinvigorate and transform the Catholic education ecosystem through a nurturing, dynamic, faith-grounded fellowship consisting of our most committed, talented, and visionary leaders.
