Principals Excellence Program | University of Kentucky and Pike County Public Schools
Measuring K-12 Student Success
Schools are evaluated biennially based on the KERA school accountability model. Student performance data (e.g., scores on standardized tests, assessments of writing portfolios) and non-cognitive data (e.g., attendance, retention and dropout rates, successful transition of students) are combined with other data to determine an annual performance index for each public school. The Kentucky Department of Education classifies a school’s performance into one of three categories (in need of assistance, progressing, meets goals). Kentucky policymakers expanded school accountability in 2002 to include assessment of achievement gap status through AYP requirements every year in reading and mathematics for Grades 3 to 8. The increased pressures of national and state accountability policies amplified Pike County’s need for school leaders who understand and focus on learners and the conditions of learning.
The overarching goal for PEP is improved school leadership that assures learning for all students in high-need rural schools in eastern Kentucky. The objectives were to deliver intensive leadership development as a strategy to recruit, develop, and retain principals by re-culturing the Pike County principalship and expanding is candidate pool for anticipated openings. The curriculum and learning activities focused on the principal’s role as instructional leader in a high-need rural school in eastern Kentucky. Measuring the true success of the program based on P-12 student achievement will require more time.
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