The Mandel School for Educational Leadership, founded in 1992, operates within the Mandel Leadership Institute in Jerusalem. This two year leadership development program is unique in terms of its scope, subject matter, and method of study.

The goal of the Mandel School for Educational Leadership is to develop and foster influential leaders with vision to spearhead the advancement of education in Israel. The program is targeted at fellows that have professional and managerial experience and that exhibit the capability of leading significant change in education.

The program is based on the belief that educational leaders must be guided by a profound, practical vision that emerges from the interrelationship between established theory and effective practice. Together and individually, the fellows develop their visions in an intensive, challenging setting that provides them with the opportunity to study and investigate the field of education first-hand and in a significant manner, while encountering leading experts in a variety of fields.

The Mandel School for Educational Leadership graduates serve in key positions in various educational and social settings. They hold influential posts in government ministries, local government, and educational and societal organizations, run schools, and are in charge of numerous educational initiatives. The ties with the Mandel Leadership Institute and among alumni have bred initiatives that have and continue to influence and revitalize education in Israel.