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

mgunter@atu.edu479-498-6022