Induction program administration, structures, and funding vary widely across California, with advertised costs from $0 to $10,000 and no dedicated state funding¶
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q2 i? Program administration varies: 40% of completers attended county office of education programs, 30% higher education, 18% ACSA, and 12% district programs. → Wechsler 2024
q2 i? Advertised program costs ranged from $0 to $10,000 for the 2-year program, and coach stipends ranged from $2,000 to $7,500 per participant for 2 years, with no dedicated state funding. → Wechsler 2024 (2)
Evidence¶
Wechsler 2024¶
Wechsler, M. E., Patrick, S. K., Thompson, C., & Levin, S. (2024). On the path to leadership: California's administrator induction programs. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/636.224
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Statewide landscape analysis of induction programs between 2017–18 and 2020–21 reports the distribution of program administration across county offices of education, districts, higher education, and ACSA. Descriptive percentages only.
"From 2017–18 to 2020–21, 40% of all California administrators completing induction attended a program run by a county office of education, 12% by a district, 30% by an institution for higher education, and the remaining 18% by the statewide professional organization, the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA)."
Wechsler 2024 (2)¶
Wechsler, M. E., Patrick, S. K., Thompson, C., & Levin, S. (2024). On the path to leadership: California's administrator induction programs. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/636.224
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The report's landscape and funding analysis states advertised costs "ranged from $0 to $10,000" and that actual participant cost depended on district or external contributions; it also reports coach stipends of $2,000 to $7,500 per participant for 2 years and no dedicated state funding.
"The advertised cost for induction programs ranged from $0 to $10,000 for the 2-year program, and the actual cost paid by participating administrators depended on whether their districts or other external organizations paid some or all of the cost."
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Related Claims¶
- Frequency of coaching field support varies across California induction programs and is positively related to administrators' ratings of program effectiveness — related
- Induction works especially well when coordinated with administrators' existing professional supports: district-run programs were most likely to be rated very effective — related
- States draw on federal, state, and local funding sources to develop and sustain statewide leadership initiatives — related
- California administrator induction is rated effective by over 90% of completers, with at least 85% reporting strong preparation on every CPSEL leadership skill — related
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Induction program administration, structures, and funding vary widely across California, with advertised costs from $0 to $10,000 and no dedicated state funding |
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Induction program administration, structures, and funding vary widely across California, with advertised costs from $0 to $10,000 and no dedicated state funding |
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2 — wechsler-2024, wechsler-2024-2 |
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