Leadership through Design: Enhancing Student Growth & Achievement is a semester-long PIL offered by the Pennsylvania Association of Career and Technical Administrators (PACTA) in partnership with the Consortium for Public Education (CPE) for PACTA members. This course is designed for administrators who want to strengthen their leadership skills using human-centered design (HCD) to enhance student growth and achievement. The program will be delivered through 4.5 days of synchronous virtual instruction, optional coaching check-ins, and job-embedded assignments, allowing participants to apply the learning directly in their schools and maintain contact with instructors and facilitators for guidance and feedback. Course topics include (1) Understanding and applying the five phases of the human-centered design cycle, (2) Addressing the needs of diverse student subgroups, including students with IEPs/GIEPs, minority students, low-income students, and English learners, and (3) Creating actionable plans to improve students growth and achievement while reflecting on leadership impact through a portfolio of artifacts.