LEAP Innovations
Accelerator
piloting what works to optimal scaling
We are now accepting applications for the
2026-2027 Virtual Cohort!
The LEAP Innovations Accelerator brings school teams from across the country together in a structured, supported virtual cohort. Over 10 months, our expert coaches guide your team as you design, test, and scale student-centered innovations at your school.
Priority given to applications received by July 22, 2026!
Find out why the LEAP Innovations Accelerator is for you.
Identify your own Opportunity of Practice, aligned directly to your goals/school improvement plan
Use Design Thinking to prototype and test learning solutions tailored to your students' specific needs
Select and pilot a vetted EdTech tool aligned to your Opportunity of Practice
Receive expert LEAP coaching and feedback throughout ideation, design, and implementation
Join a national community of educators who are transforming teaching and learning — together
Accelerate progress on your vision of student-centered learning and improved outcomes
Opportunities of Practice
The LEAP Innovations Accelerator approach is research-based and educator-proven to accelerate progress on your highest priority goals — whether it’s math and ELA instruction, chronic absenteeism, AI literacy, student engagement and agency, or something else.
Examples from Participating School Teams
💫 44% of 5th-8th graders do not feel they receive feedback to help them improve
How might we use real-time data to transform feedback and assessment from an evaluative tool used on students into a daily collaborative practice to empower students to track their own learning progress?
💫 Shifting teacher mindsets toward standards-based grading
How might we transition to a standards-based grading model that accurately captures student growth and identity, while leveraging our collective teacher expertise to streamline the differentiation required by the curriculum?
💫 Supporting EL high school students in core instruction
How might we design learning experiences that address the wide range of learners in our classrooms, providing appropriate language support for EL students while also leveraging the strengths of lessons that already exist?
💫 K-8 Math
How might we create a math culture where students see their growth through curiosity, problem-solving, and meaningful progress across grade levels?
💫10th-12th Advisory
How might we redesign the advisory experience to provide continuous opportunities that empower students to build their identity as valued learners within the school community?
Impact | Participants said…
