Building Leadership Capacity in Rural West Virginia 

Project Goal #1: Providing leadership development training in 3 high-need school districts in West Virginia, over a five-year period, using a 5 phase Problem-Based Learning (PBL) model that provides leadership experiences designed to place the most talented school leaders in challenging leadership positions within the school districts. 

 

Project Goal #2: The successful completion of the program for at least 100 principals/assistant principals who will demonstrate their knowledge of highly effective strategies for school leadership through successfully passing the ISLLC Standards and an approved Principal Assessment Instrument.

 

Project Goal #3: Schools with principals/assistant principals who complete the leadership program will have at least a 5% gain per year on the mandated WV scores in math and reading/language arts as reflected in the annual assessment results for grades 3,6,8, 11.

 

Project Goal #4: The school leader turnover rate will be reduced by 25% and 100% of the principals/assistant principals trained in the program will be retained in their district and/or schools for two years or more.

 

Project Goal #5: To build capacity and sustainability for the program so that it remains fully operational after the federal grant cycle ends. The program will be 100% sustained in the targeted districts after program funding ends.