The North Carolina Leadership Academy (NCLA)
at NC State University Fellow
NC State University’s North Carolina Leadership Academy’s innovative design will make a significant impact on improving student achievement in high-need NCLA schools and will provide an exemplary principal preparation program to improve leadership preparation in Greene County, Lenoir County, Duplin County, and Wilson County Public Schools.
NC State University's North Carolina Leadership Academy is one of the top principal preparatory program in the United States (one of only five to have earned this distinction from UCEA) and is producing successful principals throughout Eastern North Carolina.
NC State University's North Carolina Leadership Academy is one of the top principal preparatory program in the United States (one of only five to have earned this distinction from UCEA) and is producing successful principals throughout Eastern North Carolina.
Leaundra Clay, Licensed Aspiring School Leader
Leaundra Clay graduated with Honors from Hampton University where she received a Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice. While attending Hampton, she was a member of Golden Key International Honor Society, treasurer of Phi Alpha Delta Honor Society, and vice president of Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society. During her undergraduate years, Leaundra spent time interning at Hampton Regional Roads Jail and the Hampton Sheriff’s Department. In 2014, Leaundra joined Teach For America in Eastern North Carolina where she served as the region’s social studies liaison. Over the past 3 years, Leaundra has taught 6th & 7th grade social studies at Warsaw Middle School. Leaundra was the PBIS chair, the social studies department chair, and culinary arts instructor. It is Leaundra’s lifelong goal to provide a superior education in order to deter incarceration among our youth. She is completing her Principal Residency at Kenansville Elementary School.
For more information about NCLA, please visit go.ncsu.edu/ncla