
FELLOWSHIP
SELECTION
OUR WORK | FELLOWSHIP | SELECTION
SELECTION CRITERIA
Pahara Fellows are exceptional, values-driven education leaders with demonstrated commitment to transforming public education, and to serving students, families, and communities throughout the United States.
We aim to select leaders who:
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Have a track record of leadership in nonprofit schools or organizations successfully impacting students and families not served well by our public education system;
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Are creative and entrepreneurial, and who think beyond traditional boundaries to forge new pathways personally and in collaboration with others;
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Are on a journey to understand the effects of their and lived experiences, including aspects of race and privilege, and how their identity shapes their leadership;
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Hold a breadth of experience and maturity gained from overcoming hardship;
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Are between the ages of 25 and 60, and feel reflection on their leadership and vision for the future is timely;
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Don’t have it all figured out and are oriented towards listening to and learning from others with different perspectives, and can do so with humility, vulnerability, curiosity, and empathy; and,
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Are eager to build relationships and bridge gaps across political lines of difference
2023 ANNUAL SELECTION CYCLE TIMELINE
*Note that the selection cycle timeline is subject to change throughout the year. Please check our website regularly for timeline updates.
MARCH - APRIL 2023
Annual Call for Nominations
MARCH - MAY 2023
Open Call for Applications
MAY 2023
Candidate consideration begins
NOVEMBER 2023
Candidate consideration completed
DECEMBER 2023
Status updates shared
END OF 2023
- EARLY 2024
Selected cohorts announced
MAY & SEPTEMBER 2024
Cohort seminars launch
Our selection process is designed to help us get beyond surface-level information about individuals and their organizations and really get to know candidates and their outstanding work in service to students and families. We take a relational approach involving the following key phases:
STEP 1
NOMINATION
APPLICATION
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Leaders can apply with or without a nomination
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Nominations of exceptional leaders accepted year-round
STEP 2
CANDIDATE CONSIDERATION
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90-minute Zoom interview + Referencing
STEP 3
COHORT CURATION
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Inclusive of the breadth of our humanity across multiple domains of difference
STEP 4
SELECTION
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Candidates notified of their status in December
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Candidates not selected may choose to opt-in for future consideration