Principal for a Day
Principal for a Day generates interest in and support for the city’s schools by pairing corporate and community members with school leaders for a day.
How it works
Each year, Boston-area leaders spend a morning shadowing a school principal. Participants get a firsthand look at the school improvement investments the district has made and the challenges that remain.
Since the first event in 2003, more than 275 leaders have served as principal for a day.
Why it matters
Community members rarely hear positive stories about schools in the media, and they almost never have opportunities to appreciate the challenging, complex work of Boston’s school leaders. Principal for a Day provides influential community members with a richer view of what really goes on in schools. It also forges relationships between school and community leaders, laying the basis for new partnerships that can support and strengthen school improvement efforts. 
Principal for a Day is co-sponsored by the Boston Plan for Excellence and the Boston Public Schools and underwritten by Bank of America.
