This first issue of this newsletter corresponds to the launch of our School Leadership Development Program and hence is focused on it. It begins with an account of the genesis of the program, moves on to its connection to the Management Development Program from which it evolved, and then to an article on the principles behind the program design. The newsletter next presents its organizational and logistical details, one of our partner institution’s experiences in transacting the course content, and some early reactions of the Government functionaries who are the program participants. Finally, we have a review of an essay about school development.