Our FDs, or Facilitator Developers, are key partners who volunteer their time and expertise to nurture other school leaders. They are retired principals having rich leadership experiences to draw from and a desire to give back to their communities.
The Impact
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Teachers and 25.8L students influenced
My journey in CLDP has led to great self empowerment. Moreover, this shift in myself is clearly influencing a shift in my school, where I am able to create a culture of learning, listening and productivity.
Sunita Dahiya
DoE Principal
One of the most valuable insights I took away from our offsite was learning how to listen intently, reflect on the conversation, and then respond thoughtfully. Too often, we cut others off mid-sentence and fail to fully comprehend what they are saying. This occurs frequently in schools when we give orders without fully understanding the teachers’ perspectives.
Mukesh Rana
MCD Principal, Keshavpuram Zone
Through the program, we have experienced a connection that is based on equality, empathy and interconnectedness. We are not formal, but co-learners working together for a larger vision.
P. D Sharma
DoE Principal
I’ve shifted from reacting to thoughtfully responding. Instead of complaining about a broken system, I now focus on asking, “What can I do to make it work?” This change in mindset empowers me to actively contribute to solutions.
P.K. Gupta
Retired DoE Principal & Facilitator Developer
In my experience, the eagerness of principals to learn and engage indicated an atmosphere of genuine excitement and much learning.
Anil Kumar Balyan
Deputy Director of Education, Shahdara South Zone, Delhi
Strengthening Principal Leadership with Depth and Scale
Effective school leadership is vital to student outcomes, second only to teacher quality (Augustine et al., 2009). Unlike teachers, principals often lack formal preparation for their role, which requires balancing academic and administrative responsibilities. To address this, we became a knowledge partner to SCERT, Delhi and the Directorate of Education in 2012 to develop Delhi government’s secondary school principals through the Cluster Leadership Development Program (CLDP). Following a decade of CLDP’s success, we partnered with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) in 2021 to impact Delhi government’s primary school principals through the Primary Leadership Development Program (PLDP).
Cluster Leadership Development Program (CLDP)
CLDP focuses consistently on working with adolescents and developing their leadership.
Launched: 2014 with SCERT Delhi and the DoE
Primary Leadership Development Program (PLDP)
PLDP focuses on foundational learning and adapts dynamically to emerging needs.
Launched: 2022 with SCERT Delhi and the MCD
Our Partners
Principal-facilitators voluntarily lead their peers
Volunteer principal facilitators are carefully chosen every year and then developed by our team of facilitator developers (FDs)—retired principals with a wealth of experience. With their FDs' guidance, the facilitators lead peer learning within their small groups, awakening leadership within each principal across Delhi's government schools!
Peer-Led Learning through Facilitation
Each learning community or cluster - a small group of 10-12 principals - is led by the principal facilitator where learning happens between equals through facilitation.
A Continuous Practice of Learning
Our programs are long-term and offer continuous and contextual professional development through monthly cycles of cluster sessions.
Inner and Outer Growth
Cluster learning focuses on principals’ inner being (self awareness, agency) and outer leadership competencies across four themes: self, operational, pedagogical and systemic leadership.
Systemic Change from Within
By organising learning communities of principals that are volunteer-led, the programs’ impact ripples throughout the education system, driving sustainable transformation internally.
Pradeep Kumar Gupta
PLDP FD
Parvinder Kumar
Principal/OSD, Core Academic Unit & CLDP FD
Dr. L.N. Joshi
Vice Principal, Directorate of Education & CLDP FD
Dr. Khaleeq Ahmad
Principal, Directorate of Education & CLDP FD
Mamta Saluja
Vice Principal, Directorate of Education & CLDP FD
Sayyed Ahmed
Principal, Directorate of Education & CLDP FD
Rakesh Semalty
Vice Principal, Directorate of Education & CLDP FD
Harish Kumar
Principal, Yamuna Vihar & CLDP FD
Dr. Anil Kumar Teotia
Principal, DIET Bhola Nath Nagar & CLDP FD
Prem Dutta Sharma
Principal & CLDP FD
Dr. Bhagwati Prasad Dhyani
Vice Principal, Trilokpuri & CLDP FD
Dr. C. S. Verma
DDE Zone 24 & CLDP FD
Ritu Singhal
Principal/OSD Examination Branch HQ & CLDP FD
Ranjana Budhiraja
Principal, Panjabi Bagh & CLDP FD
