The Bush Educators Program, led by Professor John Mauriel at the University of Minnesota’s colleges of business and education, was established in 1995. However, its roots date back to 1976, when the Bush Foundation formed the Bush Public School Executive Fellows Program (more commonly referred to as the Bush Superintendents Program). This program ran until 1992, and was augmented by the Bush Principals Program, which ran from 1986 to 1994.

In 1995, the Bush Educators Program replaced the Principals Program and served mid-career superintendents, principals and school leaders in Minnesota. Each of these programs was designed to provide public school administrators with training and support in order to improve instruction in elementary and secondary schools.

The last group of school leaders was selected to participate in the Bush Educators Program in 1997. Their final classes were held in 2000. When the Bush Foundation Board decided to end the program in 1997, they indicated a preference for K-12 programs that dealt more directly with students’ success in school.

Program Summary
During the duration of the Bush Educators Program (including the Bush Superintendents and Bush Principals Programs that preceded it), more than 700 school leaders received training through these programs, as detailed below:

		394 individuals received training through the Bush Superintendents Program from 1976 to 1992, including 229 school district superintendents, 142 assistant superintendents, 18 other central office personnel and five officials from the Minnesota State Department of Education.
		248 school principals received support through the Bush Principals Program from 1986 to 1994.
		71 individuals (superintendents, principals and other school leaders) received grants through the Bush Educators program from 1995 to 2000.

All told, 712 unique individuals¹ participated in the three programs.


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