Current Offerings

Who We Serve

The 21CSLA Bay Area Regional Academy serves schools and districts in six counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Solano. Click here to view a complete list of schools that we serve.

Not in one of these counties? Visit the Center website to find out which Regional Academy supports your area.

Winter Summit

Leading for Equity Summit: Winter 2025

Understanding the impact of the digital age on our most vulnerable students. January 24–25 at Hotel Shattuck Plaza in Berkeley.

Professional Learning

Conflict and Collaboration in Teacher Leadership

Through this offering, teacher leaders will develop the understanding, skills, and approaches to embrace both conflict and collaboration in order to lead transformational change.Read more about Conflict and Collaboration in Teacher Leadership

Community School Leadership: Envisioning Equity

Explore the leadership journeys of two site leaders and their teams who have successfully transformed their schools by incorporating the identities, assets, and strengths of historically marginalized students, their families, and those who support them. Visit Bay Area community schools, engage in...Read more about Community School Leadership: Envisioning Equity

Community School Leadership: Advancing Equity

Community School Leadership: Advancing Equity builds on insights gained from the "Community School Leadership: Envisioning Equity" series. This professional learning opportunity explores how school sites can cultivate strategic community partnerships to develop comprehensive programs that offer a...Read more about Community School Leadership: Advancing Equity

Envisioning, Designing, and Supervising Inquiry-Driven TK Classrooms

Supporting teachers, school site administrators, and district administrators to develop, expand, and supervise their TK programs, aligning play-based curricula, teaching methods, and classroom settings to foster developmentally-appropriate learning experiences for TK through third grade students.Read more about Envisioning, Designing, and Supervising Inquiry-Driven TK Classrooms

Releasing the Imagination: Creating an Impactful Leadership Practice

We offer school and systems leaders a collaborative learning space to explore the integration of visual and performing arts into academic learning. Through Visible Thinking strategies, we promote deep reflection, spark curiosity, and help participants forge new connections. By incorporating...Read more about Releasing the Imagination: Creating an Impactful Leadership Practice

School Librarian Community of Practice

Convening librarian leaders across sites and districts in a monthly community of practice to support their leadership identity development and increase their capacity to influence literacy achievement for all students.Read more about School Librarian Community of Practice

Coaching

21CSLA Individualized Leadership Coaching

Leadership coaching in the 21CSLA Bay Area Regional Academy is an intensive, highly individualized form of professional learning that is rooted in principles of adult learning and driven by the needs and context of the leader.Read more about 21CSLA Individualized Leadership Coaching

Affinity Groups

African American Education Leaders Network

The African American Education Leaders Network (AAELN) is a community of practice designed to support site and system leaders across six Bay Area counties by providing a safe space to discuss challenges encountered by Black leaders, share stories of triumph and joy, and build community with...Read more about African American Education Leaders Network

Asian American Pacific Islander Leaders Network

The Asian American-Pacific Islander (AAPI) Leaders Network is open to site and systems leaders in districts served by the 21CSLA Bay Area Regional Academy, including Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Solano counties.

The AAPI Leaders Network is a space where...Read more about Asian American Pacific Islander Leaders Network

Latinx Leaders Network

The Latinx Leaders Network is open to site and systems leaders in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Solano counties.

The Latinx Leaders Network is a space where education leaders who identify as Latinx come together to build community across diverse gender...Read more about Latinx Leaders Network

White Anti-Racist Leaders Network

White leaders can harbor biases and show signs of discrimination that harm kids, but white administrators also have the power to create equitable school experiences for their students through antiracist work.Read more about White Anti-Racist Leaders Network