Year 1 of The Hope Leadership Academy is intensive training for your school team.
✓ Four full day sessions with experienced facilitators in the field of character education
✓ One administrator session
✓ One site visit to a school that successfully implements character education
✓ Collaboration time for school teams
✓ Starter library of character books and access to digital resources
✓ Peer networking with teams
✓ Individualized consulting
✓ Collaboration on focused character goal setting
✓ PLU or PD clock hours awarded for completion of all sessions
$5500 for a team of four
additional per person fee for more team members
In 2025-2026, Year 1 will be offered at three sites:
Birmingham @ Samford University/Vestavia Hills Civic Center
Huntsville @ University of Alabama in Huntsville/Rocket Center
Livingston @ University of West Alabama Bell Conference Center
Academy sessions:
Registration Details:
Each school team will consist of 4 team members. At least one team member should be a school administrator. In the options below, you are able to add up to 2 additional team members for an additional fee. If you would like more than 6 team members, please register for two separate teams.
You will be contacted before the first session to designate the team members from your school. The team members should remain the same throughout all sessions. We will not be able to accommodate switching team members.
If your school is in need of a scholarship, please complete this application form and return to info@hopeinstitute.org. Maximum scholarship available per school is a one-time $1000 scholarship.