Compare/Contrast the ABCs Plus and Future-Ready Students

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Compare/Contrast the ABCs Plus and Future-Ready
Students

• What are the similarities and differences between
  the 5 strategic priorities?
• Do the same with the goals within each strategic
  priority.
• Which of these goals can you comfortably say your
  LEA/school is already doing?
• What kinds of conversations will you need to have
  in your LEA to move to Future-Ready Students next
  year?

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IMPACT A Vision for 21st Century Learning
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IMPACT Video
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Highlights

• IMPACT School Resultsvs. Comparison Schools

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EOG scores show stronger growth than comparison
schools
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IMPACT students caught up within one year
Effect significant at plt. 0001, controlling for
grade, race, exceptionality, Free/reduced lunch,
sex, absenteeism
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• Higher achievement in 20 technology skills
  measured

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Significantly more positive about working with
computers
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Technology Facilitator models technology use more
often
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Staff development based on needs assessments
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Media Center Use

• IMPACT schools had
• larger collections
• higher circulation
• 47 more classes visiting in 1-week period
• 40 more students visiting in 1-week period

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Average Number of Visits to the Media Center
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The more transformational a leader is, the more
teachers improve their skills.
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Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI)

• Developed by Kouzes and Posner (1995)
• 30 question survey
• 10 point likert-scale responses (ranging from
  1-almost never to 10- almost always)
• 360 degree assessment
• Leader fills out a self-assessment
• 7 to 10 faculty/staff members fill out leader
  ratings

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Five Qualities of Exemplary Leaders

• Challenging the Process willing to take risks
  and question the status quo
• Inspiring a Shared Vision setting a clear an
  stimulating vision for others to buy into
• Enabling Others to Act encouraging and engaging
  in cooperative decision making

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Five Qualities of Exemplary Leaders

• Modeling the Way matching actual practice to
  stated values
• Encouraging the Heart giving positive feedback
  and recognizing others accomplishments

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IMPACT Leader Ratings

• IMPACT principals who were present for all three
  years of the grant were rated more highly in Year
  3 than in Year 1 on all 5 constructs.
• These principals grew most in Challenging the
  Process and Inspiring a Shared Vision.

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Changes in Leadership Over Time
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Leadership Team Ratings

• IMPACT Principals scored highest on Inspiring a
  Shared Vision and lowest on Encouraging the
  Heart.
• Media Coordinators and Technology Facilitators
  scored highest on Enabling Others to Act and
  lowest on Inspiring a Shared Vision.

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Leadership Team Ratings

• On all 5 constructs, media coordinators
  out-scored principals, in absolute terms.
• On 4 of 5 constructs, technology facilitators
  out-scored principals, in absolute terms.
• These findings indicate that IMPACT teachers
  value the leadership qualities of media
  coordinators and technology facilitators, and
  that these individuals are seen as better
  leaders, in some respects, than school
  principals.

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