The purpose of this study was to analyze and report on a "different" model of leadership preparation that was customized to prepare school leaders to practice in schools where the student population is predominantly Latino and in an urban school setting. It is a preparation program designed to advance interactive collaboration between students, professors, and school district administrators. The Urban School Leaders Collaborative (USLC), now in its 12th year, is a cohort-based principal preparation program dedicated to developing leadership capacity within San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD), the third largest school district in the city.