A leadership academy is a formal professional learning opportunity for current school leaders, focused on augmenting knowledge and skills, increasing specialization, and refreshing leadership practices. States interested in supporting leadership academies through federal or other funding sources can look to current models of leadership academies to inform design and implementation decisions. This resource shares insights from a review of 10 current state and regional leadership academies, including trends in their design. The purpose of this resource is to help states better understand how to design and implement state leadership academies to support school improvement. This resource includes three main sections: (1) Review of the Evidence Around Leadership Academies; (2) Trends in Leadership Academy Design and Content; and (3) Considerations for Implementing and Sustaining Leadership Academies.