Sustained Leaders

SUSTAINED LEADERS SEEKS TO EMPOWER EDUCATION LEADERS TO LEAD CONTINUOUS INSTRUCTIONAL IMPROVEMENT IN SCHOOLS BY BUILDING TEACHER AND STAFF CAPACITY TO PLAN AND FACILITATE LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT ACCELERATE THE LEARNING AND GROWTH OF EVERY CHILD.

LEADERSHIP PIPELINE PROGRAM: COACHING ASPIRING PRINCIPALS ENROLLED IN ED LEADERSHIP MASTERS PROGRAMS AT SMU SIMMONS SCHOOL OF EDUCATION. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: IN THE 21/22 SCHOOL YEAR SUSTAINED LEADERS STAFF LED THE SECOND YEAR RESIDENCY INCLUDING MONTHLY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SESSIONS AND INDIVIDUAL LEADER COACHING SESSION EVERY 3 WEEKS FOR 30 RESIDENT LEADERS. ADDITIONALLY 9 ASPIRING LEADERS IN THE ONE YEAR PROGRAM RECEIVED COACHING SUPPORT. FOR THE 30 ASPIRING LEADERS IN THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM: (1) 90% TOOK AND PASSED THE STATE OF TEAS 268 AND PASL EXAMS FOR PRINCIPAL CERTIFICATION; (2) MORE THAN 80% SECURED FULL TIME SCHOOL LEADERSHIP ROLES FOR THE 22/23 SCHOOL YEAR; AND (3) FOR THE TEACHERS THE ASPIRING LEADERS COACHED, 70% OF THEIR STUDENTS ACHIEVED THEIR GROWTH GOALS FOR THE YEAR.

FOR OUR SECOND PROGRAM WHICH IS IN DEVELOPMENT FOR DEVELOPING LEADERS TO LEAD CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, WE HAD TWO MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. (1) WE DEVELOPED A COACHING SUPPORT FRAMEWORK AND PILOTED IT WITH 3 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN DALLAS ISD WITH PRINCIPALS AND THEIR TEAMS OVER 12 WEEKS FROM FEBRUARY TO EARLY MAY 2022. THIS PILOT ENABLED SUSTAINED LEADERS TO BUILD OUT A NEW PROGRAM INCLUDING TOOL DEVELOPMENT THAT CAN BE USED TO SCALE LEARNING TO MORE SCHOOLS. FRAMEWORK PROVIDED INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS FOR SCHOOL LEADERS TO BUILD CAPACITY IN TEACHERS. FURTHER WORK IS ONGOING THIS YEAR TO ADD SUPPORT FOR NEW CURRICULUM ADOPTION. (2) ACROSS THE 3 SCHOOLS, STUDENT OUTCOMES IN READING/LANGUAGE ARTS (FOCUS AREA IN ALL 3 SCHOOLS) GREW 27 PERCENTILE POINTS FROM THE MID YEAR DISTRICT ASSESSMENT TO MAY STAAR RESULTS ON DOMAIN 1 (STUDENT PROFICIENCY).