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Page 1: Arkansas Leadership Academy Offices Purpose of School Support The Arkansas Leadership Academy School Support Program, in collaboration with the Arkansas

The Arkansas Leadership Academy

Page 2: Arkansas Leadership Academy Offices Purpose of School Support The Arkansas Leadership Academy School Support Program, in collaboration with the Arkansas

Arkansas Leadership Academy Offices

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Purpose of School Support

The Arkansas Leadership Academy School Support Program, in collaboration with the Arkansas Department of Education, provides support for a minimum of three consecutive school years to applicable schools or school districts in School Improvement.

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Objectives of the Arkansas Leadership Academy School Support Program

• Build the leadership capacity of the school and district personnel;

• Train a diverse school leadership team, including, but not limited to, the superintendent/designee, school principal, and teachers;

• Provide a cadre of highly experienced, trained capacity building leaders to work in the school on a regular basis;

• Visit the school at least weekly to facilitate leadership activities and provide follow-up on professional development implementation;

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• Work with the school, school district staff, school board members, parents, community members, and other stakeholders as necessary to provide a comprehensive support network;

• Work with the school board for at least 9 hours annually to establish goals for the school district and engage in strategic planning to meet district goals;

• Engage the community to gather input concerning strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and barriers within the school/district

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Who Works in the Schools?

5 Full-time Capacity Builders

1 Half-time Capacity Builder

3 Partial-time Capacity Builders

Specialty Area Consultants

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How has the Arkansas Leadership Academy School Support Program grown?

2009• 7 Elementary Schools• 4 Middle Schools• 6 High Schools• Total schools = 17 schools

2010• 7 Elementary Schools• 4 Middle Schools• 11 High Schools• Total = 22 schools

2011• 5 Elementary Schools• 6 Middle Schools• 14 High Schools• Total schools = 25 schools

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Where are School Support Program Schools located?

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School Support Program Outcomes

What are the outcomes of our work with teachers, leaders, and

students?

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Leadership Efficacy

SSP initial focus is on building leadership capacity—hypothesize that as leadership capacity increases, leadership efficacy will increase. Measuring:• Management Efficacy• Instructional Leadership Efficacy• Moral Leadership Efficacy

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Principals in SSP for their 3rd year had significantly higher instructional & moral leadership efficacy than those just starting with SSP.

Principals' Management Efficacy Principals' Instructional Leadership Efficacy Principals' Moral Leadership Efficacy1

1.5

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2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

5

5.5

6

6.5

7

7.5

8

8.5

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5.94

6.486.96

6.5

7.217.56

6.75

7.47 7.57

Leadership Efficacy for Principals

Cohort 3 Cohort 2 Cohort 1

Mea

n Sc

ore

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Cohort 1: 2009 to 2010 AYP Improvements in Initial Year

• 57% of schools moved to their first or second year of achieving standards.

• SSP schools doubled the number of groups meeting AYP from 2009 to 2010.

Post-appeals 2011 AYP results were not available at the time this report was compiled.

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Substantial gains in proficient/advanced students the first year of SSP coupled with reducing the percentage of student most at risk (Below Basic).

2009

2010

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

14.7

11.1

36.7

32.8

37.2

41.1

11.3

15

SSP Schools' Literacy Performance 2009-2010

1-Below Basic 2-Basic 3-Proficient 4-Advanced

Perc

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ance

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Results from Year 1 of SSP

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2010

2011

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

10.4

9.9

32.7

32.3

42.5

41.7

14.5

16.1

SSP Schools' Literacy Performance 2010-2011

1-Below Basic 2-Basic 3-Proficient 4-Advanced

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Results from Year 2 of SSP

Gains in advanced students the second year of SSP coupled with reducing the percentage of students most at risk (Below Basic). Year 2 includes addition of 1 elementary, 2 middle and 6 high schools.

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Results from Year 1 of SSP

2009

2010

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

19.8

18

29.4

25.8

35.3

35.5

15.5

20.7

SSP Schools' Math Performance 2009-2010

1-Below Basic 2-Basic 3-Proficient 4-Advanced

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ance

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Substantial gains in proficient/advanced students the first year of SSP coupled with reducing the percentage of student most at risk (Below Basic).

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Year 2 results for SSP schools for math exhibit modest increases in proficient and advanced students.

2010

2011

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

17.1

15.5

24.6

24.7

37.6

38.7

20.7

21.1

SSP Schools' Math Performance 2010-2011

1-Below Basic 2-Basic 3-Proficient 4-Advanced

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Results from Year 2 of SSP

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Progress on achievemen

t gaps—greater gains in

literacy for African

American students in

Year 1.

2009 (N = 1562)

2010 (N = 1526)

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

19.9

14.1

44

39.6

29

36.1

7

10.2

Total Literacy African AmericansPerformance for SSP Schools

2009-2010

1-Below Basic 2-Basic 3-Proficient 4-Advanced

2009 (N = 914)

2010 (N = 819)

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

8.8

5.7

26.5

22.1

47.3

49.8

17.5

22.3

Total Literacy WhitePerformance for SSP Schools

2009-2010

1-Below Basic 2-Basic 3-Proficient 4-Advanced

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2009 (N = 1966)

2010 (N = 1854)

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

27.4

23.7

33.1

29.9

29.5

32.4

10.1

14

Total Math African AmericansPerformance for SSP Schools

2009-2010

1-Below Basic 2-Basic 3-Proficient 4-Advanced

2009 (N = 1124)

2010 (N = 1052)

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

9.5

9.8

24.2

21.1

43.2

40.4

23

28.7

Total Math WhitePerformance for SSP 2Schools

2009-2010

1-Below Basic 2-Basic 3-Proficient 4-Advanced

Progress on achievemen

t gaps—greater gains in math for African

American students in

Year 1.

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Summary of Results for SSP Years 1 and 2

• Substantial improvements for schools during year 1 for literacy and math.

• Continued, more modest improvements in Year 2.– Added more schools including 6 high schools

• Narrowed achievement gaps in general• Leaders in SSP have higher efficacy for

instructional and moral leadership after 2 years compared to leaders just beginning SSP.


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