Graduates of partnership-based preparation programs showed above-average achievement gains and persistence in leadership roles¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? An evaluation found students in schools led by New Leaders principals experienced larger achievement gains than students in schools led by non-New Leaders principals, controlling for student characteristics, and New Leaders principals were more likely to remain in their schools for 3 or more years. → Sutcher 2017 q2 i? Between 2004 and 2015, 72% of UIC-led elementary schools and 60% of UIC-led secondary schools exceeded the state's average student growth gains by the end of the principal's first year. → Sutcher 2017 (2)

Evidence¶

Sutcher 2017¶

Sutcher, L., Podolsky, A., & Espinoza, D. (2017). Supporting principals' learning: Key features of effective programs. Palo Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/supporting-principals-learning

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The report's profile of New Leaders' Aspiring Principals program cites an evaluation finding larger achievement gains for New Leaders schools and that program principals were "more likely to remain in their schools for 3 or more years compared to other newly placed principals." The study credited selective recruitment and admissions, training and endorsement, and early-tenure support.

"students in schools led by principals selected and trained in the New Leaders program experienced larger gains in achievement than students in schools led by non-New Leaders principals, controlling for student characteristics."

Sutcher 2017 (2)¶

Sutcher, L., Podolsky, A., & Espinoza, D. (2017). Supporting principals' learning: Key features of effective programs. Palo Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/supporting-principals-learning

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The report's profile of the University of Illinois at Chicago's Ed.D. in Urban Education Leadership reports outcome evidence including that 21 of 28 UIC-led schools recorded achievement gains above the CPS average at the end of the 2010-11 school year, alongside the printed growth-gain percentages.

"between 2004 and 2015, 72% of UIC-led elementary schools and 60% of UIC-led secondary schools exceeded the state's average student growth gains by the end of the principal's first year."

Discussion¶

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