RISE: Resilience, Instruction, Support, Excellence.

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Program Manager: Elisabeth Nixon Peterson
Participants: Principals or Assistant Principals (must sit on the NM School DASH Core Team)
Program Overview: PSB’s flagship initiative is aimed at leveraging the expertise of New Mexico’s leaders to support and empower school leaders as they work to dramatically improve student achievement in their schools. RISE supports school leaders in their competency development, via a School Leader 360, in the development of a Competency Development Plan that they work with to establish goals and milestones with their Performance Coach, to transform academic achievement in their schools through the NM School DASH process.
Cohorts: Two

  • RISE Cohort III: 2022-2024

  • RISE Cohort IV: 2023-2025


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Leading from the inside out.

Discover RISE leaders working to bring out the absolute best in our students and schools.


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Book Bag

There is nothing better than finding a book that you can go back to again and again for inspiration or to grab a great quote or lesson from. That is why we want to start a running list of some of the best ones that we know. You may find some that you know and hopefully we can introduce you to some new ones!

Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

Originals: How Non-Conformists Move The World by Adam Grant

The Power of Latino Leadership; Culture Inclusion and Contribution by Juana Bordas

Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts by Brene Brown

Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success by Adam M. Grant PhD, Brian Keith Lewis, et al.

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance by Atul Gawande, John Bedford Lloyd, et al.

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Online Training

Connect to online information to enhance your skills with PSB Online Video Tutorials. Access anytime, anywhere. expert-led webinars. For best results, view in full screen mode.

PowerPoint: RISE/LAUNCH Reset, Reignite and Reimagine Our Foundations - 9-24-2020

Webinar #1: Roles and Responsibilities for New Performance Coaches for LAUNCH and RISE

Webinar #2: Action Oriented Coaching & the Coaching Funnel