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Acknowledgments
The development of this guide was initiated and directed by Nina S. Rees, assistant deputy secretary in the Office of Innovation and Improvement at the U.S. Department of Education. Sharon Horn was project director.
An external advisory panel provided feedback to refine the study scope and prioritize issues to investigate. Members included Dick Flanary, National Association of Secondary School Administrators; Libia Gil, New American Schools; Betty Hale, Institute for Educational Leadership; Frederick Hess, American Enterprise Institute; Lynn Liao, Broad Foundation; Kent Peterson, University of Wisconsin at Madison; Terry Ryan, Fordham Institute; and Jon Schnur, New Leaders for New Schools.
Staff in the Department of Education who provided input and reviewed drafts include Susan Sclafani, Tom Corwin, Michael Petrilli, Meredith Miller, Phil Rosenfelt, John Gibbons, Jeff Sims, Pat Gore, Peggy Zelinko, and Jacquelyn Zimmermann.
This guide was written, designed, and based on a report by WestEd.
WestEd is a nonprofit research, development, and service agency committed to improving learning at all stages of life, both in school and out. WestEd has offices across the United States and also serves as one of the nation's 10 regional educational laboratories.
WestEd's partner in developing this series of research reports and innovation guides is Edvance. Created by the American Productivity and Quality Center, Edvance is a resource for process and performance improvement with a focus on benchmarking, knowledge management, performance measurement, and quality improvement initiatives in education.
The six programs cooperating in the development of this guide and the report from which it is drawn were generous with both their time and attention to the project. We would like to thank all those who were instrumental in coordinating and participating in the site visits that inform the report and this guide.
Boston Principal Fellowship
School Leadership Institute Boston Public Schools 26 Court Street Boston, MA 02108 http://www.bostonsli.org/ Rachel Curtis Executive Director |
New Leaders for New Schools 30 West 26th Street, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10010 http://www.nlns.org/ Jonathan Schnur Chief Executive Officer Matt Evans Chief Information Officer |
First Ring Leadership Academy Cleveland State University 2121 Euclid Avenue, KB 1508 Cleveland, OH 44115 http://www.csuohio.edu/theacademy/ Deborah Morin Executive Director |
Principals Excellence Program Pike County Schools and University of Kentucky EDA 111 Dickey Hall Lexington, KY 40506 http://www.uky.edu Tricia Browne-Ferrigno PEP Project Director |
LAUNCH (Leadership Academy and Urban Network for Chicago) Chicago Principals and Administrators Association (CPAA) 221 North La Salle Street, Ste. 1550 Chicago, IL 60601 http://www.cpaa.cps.k12.il.us Faye Terrell-Perkins Executive Director |
WestEd 730 Harrison Street San Francisco, CA 94107 http://www.wested.org/ Glen Harvey Chief Executive Officer Nikola Filby Associate Director, Regional Laboratory Program |
NJ EXCEL (New Jersey Expedited Certification for Educational Leadership) Foundation for Educational Administration New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association 12 Centre Drive Monroe Township, NJ 08831 http://www.njexcel.org/ Eloise Forster Executive Director |
Edvance 11044 Research Boulevard, Ste. B300 Austin, TX 78759 http://www.edvance.org/ Dean Nafziger Chief Executive Officer Kristin Arnold Project Director |
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