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El Paso ISD credits Holdsworth Center partnership with strengthening school leadership
Summary
El Paso Independent School District officials described a district partnership with The Holdsworth Center that they say has provided principals and cabinet leaders with leadership tools used in professional development and teacher collaboration, with no formal board action recorded in the transcript.
El Paso Independent School District officials described a partnership with The Holdsworth Center that they said is strengthening campus leadership and classroom support across the district.
"In El Paso ISD, our mission is really to empower our students to thrive, and partnering with the Holdsworth Center has been a transformative step in achieving our mission," Staff member 1, a staff member for El Paso ISD, said. The district official said the work goes beyond leadership development to creating a system that equips "every educator, every principal, and every staff member" with tools and mindsets to raise student outcomes.
The officials said the program influences how principals run professional learning communities and deliver staff professional development. Staff member 2, a staff member for El Paso ISD, said the Holdsworth experience has affected daily decisions, instructional leadership-team practices, teacher expectations and the district’s goals for students. Staff member 3, a staff member for El Paso ISD, summarized the district rationale: "So true leadership really begins with a desire to grow. Being part of the El Paso ISD family really means having opportunities to develop and advance, and we needed to create those opportunities in our system."
District speakers described specific applications of the training: adapting presentation and coaching techniques in PLCs, changing how principals bond with teachers, and applying leadership practices at both campus and community levels. The transcript records repeated references to cabinet-level leaders as a target audience for continued leadership development.
The transcript used more than one spelling for the training partner; the district statements referred to both "Holzworth" and "Holdsworth." The article uses the verified name The Holdsworth Center. The meeting transcript contained no formal motion, vote, or other board action on the partnership.
No funding amounts, contract terms, or implementation timeline were specified in the provided transcript.
