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If you would like to say something about the Arkansas Leadership Academy please email Marilyn Cain at mcain@uark.edu. Master Principal Institute “The Principal Institute is the most powerful professional
development I’ve experienced as an educator. The true impact
of this training is that it causes actual changes in daily professional
practice resulting in concrete improvements in participants’ schools." “The Master Principal Institute is
the most powerful professional development I have experienced in
my 36 years in education. Continuous learning at the Master Principal
Institute has prepared me to lead the changes needed by teachers
to positively impact student achievement and school improvement.” “I have identified areas for professional
improvement and feel like the Principal Institute has and will
provide information I can use in the improvement process.” Teacher Institute “The Teacher Institute set me on the path to where I am now – National
Board Certified, post-graduate degree – it has made me future-oriented.
I am now obsessed with preparing students for their future.” “The networking between teachers
and between districts that have been participants trained at the
Academy is phenomenal to say the least. The support is overwhelming!
We have begun to remove the competition from district to district
and are merging together as a state team to improve the education
of our children.” "My students are happier and more
confident about their ability to be successful in my classroom.
The Teacher Institute really changed my teaching for me and for
my students. The Teacher Institute is one of the best things that
ever happened to me and for my students." Superintendent Institute “I have grown more the last 3 days
than I ever believed I could.” "My experience with the Institute
has been very positive and has helped me grow professionally." "I am very impressed with this format
and the information covered. I'd like to see more of it." School Support Program “We have achieved astounding student achievement growth – all
a result of systems thinking, doing things the Arkansas Leadership
Academy way. It has changed children’s and teachers’ lives.
It has given us a fresh start, a new direction for the future – it
has turned us around. It works!” “Our teachers have ownership in the school improvement process – they
have taken leadership roles. Because our teachers are cooperating
and collaborating, we are seeing an unexpected side effect – our
students are cooperating and collaborating as well. I cannot sing
praises enough for what the Arkansas Leadership Academy has done
for all of us in Fordyce.” "We feel that we have a more cohesive
staff as a result of our association with the School Support Program.
We have found that building community is not only effective in
our classrooms but also amongst our teaching teams." Individual Institute “The content of the Institute itself was of the highest quality,
and I was particularly impressed with the interweaving of personal
leadership development along with team building…As a graduate
of the MDP and IEM programs at Harvard University, I can attest that
although the academic focus was slightly different from the Arkansas
Leadership Institute, in every other respect, the quality of your
facilities and the academic content equaled or exceeded the Harvard
experience, in my view.” “The Academy earns my highest accolades
as a genuinely rewarding and regenerating experience. I was especially
impressed by the training design that continually reinforced the
simple but profound philosophical foundation of the ALA: effective
leadership grows, first and last, from effective teammanship.” "The training that I received at the
Leadership Academy stands apart from all other training endeavors
that I have been involved in. Very few opportunities in my life
have had such a life-changing impact. I have always had a desire
to change my corner of the world, but for the first time I have
the inner strength and confidence to accept the mantle of leadership
and to be a difference maker." Partners "The increase in student test scores certainly seems to validate
our idea of bringing all the forces of the Academy together to aid
all aspects of school and school district performance. I was so impressed
that I want to bring the teachers, principals, and superintendents
who presented at the Partners’ Meeting to our annual conference
so that a much broader audience may see the scope and significance
of the work.” |
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