87 th General Assembly Regular Session 2009. November 8, 2011.
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Transcript of 87 th General Assembly Regular Session 2009. November 8, 2011.
87th General Assembly
Regular Session2009
November 8, 2011
Strengthen Arkansas Educational Leadership Development
andProvide School Support
Three Purposes:1.Serve as a central body to coordinate the leadership development system efforts across the state;2.Assist the Department of Education, the Department of Higher Education, the Department of Workforce Education, the Arkansas Leadership Academy and other leadership and school support efforts; and3.Aid in the development of model evaluation tools for use in the evaluation of school administrators.
Mary Gunter, AASCD, Chair
Tom Kimbrell, ADE Debbie Davis, ALA Shane Broadway,
ADHE Rod Duckworth,
ACE Richard Abernathy,
AAEA
Don Sharp, AREA Frank Holman, ACEL Kieth Williams,
ARPEA Becky Jester, ESC Judy Harrison,
AACTE Dan Farley, ASBA Rich Nagel, AEA
Educational leaders will create a culture of systems thinking which builds leadership capacity and results in student and adult growth, success and achievement.
To develop and recommend a state leadership system for public education in Arkansas.
Collaboration Continuous improvement Student and adult growth and achievement Leadership capacity building Positive learning culture Effective evidence-based strategies and practices
Meetings:o December 10, 2010o June 28, 2011o August 11, 2011
Focus:o Principal Evaluation System and Rubrico New Superintendent’s Mentoring Programo School Leadership Programs
First Report: September 28, 2010, Presentation to Joint Education Committee, Mena, Arkansas
Second Report: November 8, 2011, Presentation to Joint Education Committee, Little Rock, Arkansas
Purpose of ReportIdentify: Deficient areas of school leadership, innovative programs to address deficient areas, progress made to improve school leadership, plans to improve school leadership
Deficient areas of school leadership:
1.Leadership recruitment2.Principal mentoring3.Superintendent mentoring
Innovative programs to address deficient areas:1.All organizations focused on recruitment2.ADE is redesigning the principal’s mentoring program with input from a Task Force3.AAEA is developing the superintendent’s mentoring program
Progress made to improve school leadership:1.Teacher evaluation rubric2.Principal evaluation rubric
Plans to improve school leadership:
1.Develop a strategic plan for an Arkansas Leadership System2.Recommend a superintendent’s evaluation rubric and professional development for school boards3.Support changes in licensure
Dr. Mary B. Gunter, DeanGraduate CollegeArkansas Tech University