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New Leaders for New Schools
Bay Area, California
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Program Details
Michael Moore, Executive Director
Key Contact: Supriya Khattar
Email: skhattar@nlns.org
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Contact Information
New Leaders for New Schools Bay Area
1904 Franklin Street, Suite 250
Oakland, CA 94612
510-740-1253
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Public Education
New Leaders for New Schools promotes high academic achievement for every student in the Bay Area's public district and charter schools by training aspiring school leaders to work in the region’s most under-resourced schools. All of our work is done in low-income, urban communities where the schools have been consistently underperforming and students typically have been underserved. Oakland Unified School District, our main district partner, is comprised of 89 percent students of color, including almost 30 percent English language learners. The 2006 California Standards Test Scores reveal that only:
*26 percent of the district’s students performed at the level of "proficient" in English
*37 percent of the district’s students performed at the level of "proficient" in Math
Our most under-resourced schools need outstanding school leaders who are able to
organize all the adults in the building to improve student achievement
dramatically. Evidence suggests that successful reform efforts rest on
the effectiveness and quality of the team that the principal builds.
The principal has the responsibility and power to determine what goes
on in a school, which is inextricably linked to long-term student
achievement. Based on data we have collected, an above-average
principal can raise student achievement by as much as 20 percentage
points more than an average principal; an exceptional leader can drive
even greater gains.
New Leaders for New Schools first came to the Bay Area as a partner
with Aspire Public Schools. In 2003, New Leaders partnered with Oakland
Unified School District (OUSD) and played an important role in OUSD’s
small school initiative. In the near-term New Leaders is committed to
creating strong partnerships in San Francisco and Silicon Valley as
well and to engaging the California Department of Education’s ten Bay
Area “troubled school districts.”
The Bay Area team trains 12-15 residents each year. Our school performance support team provides intensive leadership coaching to 1st and 2nd year principals to ensure their smooth entry into turn-around schools. With each New Leader, the team implements a data-driven instructional culture and creates a culture of success for students and staff. Because closing the achievement gap is difficult work, we work with principals to build the capacity of their school leadership teams and to create a community of practice among the New Leaders.
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Impact & Results
Bay Area Placement and Program Satisfaction Data
- Over time, of the 60 New Leaders who have entered the Bay Area
program since 2001, 92% of those completing the program in time for the
2007-2008 school year have served as principals or assistant
principals.
- Among Bay Area principals, 100% report that the New Leaders
program has been high quality, and they all feel that New Leaders
prepared them to lead an urban K-12 public school effectively.
- Among Bay Area New Leaders Residents, 100% feel prepared to lead an urban K-12 public school.
- 100% of Bay Area New Leaders Residents feel they are part of a
national movement to transform urban education by demonstrating that
all students can achieve at high levels.
Preliminary Bay Area Achievement Results (2008 data not available as of July 29, 2008)
New Leaders in the Bay Area serve in a range of school and district
contexts across the state, and we track our progress using both the
state Academic Performance Index (API) and No Child Left Behind
proficiency indicators. On all fronts, Bay Area’s New Leaders have
shown great promise in their ability to improve student outcomes.
- In 2006-2007, Bay Area schools led by a New Leader increased their
Academic Performance Index (API) scores by 14 points, compared to
Oakland Unified School District's (OUSD) increase of 7 points, and the
average state increase of 6 points.
- Schools led by Bay Area New Leaders principals with 2+ years
of experience increased scores in math by 6.8 percentage points and in
English language arts by 4.5 percentage points over the course of the
2006-07 school year. These gains compare to the district’s gains of 0.3
percentage points in math and 1.3 in ELA.
- Schools led by Bay Area New Leaders principals with 2+ years
of experience have average scores that are 4 points higher than the
district (33.7 compared to 29.3) in ELA and almost 18 points higher in
math (45.0 compared to 27.2). Achievement levels in the district remain
below 30% proficient/advanced in both English Language Arts and math on
2007 state assessments.
Highlights from Bay Area New Leaders’ Dramatically Gaining Schools
New Leaders for New Schools’ goal is for 90-100% of the students in
schools led by New Leaders principals for at least 5 years to be at
proficiency or above by 2014, with 90% of high school students
graduating ready for post-high school success. Much progress must still
be made to reach this goal, but many of our New Leaders are helping us
develop the knowledge and practice base to create breakthrough success
for low-income students at unprecedented scale. Here are some examples
from our Bay Area cohorts:
- Capital Heights Academy posted gains of 16 points in ELA and 20 points in math.
The school is the most improved elementary school in the Sacramento
Public School district for the 2006-2007 school year, gaining 85 points
on the state’s API measure, far above any other elementary school in
the district.
- Monarch Academy in Oakland was selected for a state award
as the top performing Title 1 elementary school in California for
having made the largest improvement on California's comprehensive
school ranking system. At Monarch, which serves 93% low-income
students and nearly 80% English learners, proficiency scores moved from
51% to 73% in math and from 29% to 45% in English Language Arts from
2006 to 2007. In the 2006-2007 year, the school was selected for the US
Department of Education Title 1 Distinguished School Award in
California.
- ACORN Woodland Elementary had gains of 35 points in the
percentage of students scoring proficient or advanced across reading
and math for the 2007 school year. With a state-determined growth target of 7 on the California Academic Performance Index, the school posted a 33 point gain.
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Recruitment & Admissions
Requirements:
- A minimum of three years of full-time experience teaching in a K-12 classroom
- A bachelor's degree
- A California Teaching Credential or an out of state teaching
credential.
NOTE: Out of state credentials can be transferred to
California with no additional work. - California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST) (preferred,
but not required)
NOTE: Potential candidates for the New Leaders
program in the Bay Area who do not meet the above requirements may
still apply if they possess a bachelor's degree and have three years of
K-12 teaching experience. However, if accepted, these candidates will
not become certified and will only be eligible to become principals in
charter schools (where certification is not required).
We encourage you to sign up for an information session to learn more about our program. CLICK HERE to view a schedule of sessions in the Bay Area. For more information or questions please contact Sederia Badgett, Recruitment and Outreach Manager, at 510-740-5410 or sbadgett@nlns.org.
City Life
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is an ethnically diverse region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo Bays in Northern California. San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose are the three major cities encompassing the Bay. The Bay Area is home to over 7 million people, with a variety of ethnicities and cultures. The ideal climate provided by the warmth of the sun, the cooling effects of the ocean, the beauty of rolling hills, the expansive bay, and coastal forests are just a few of the reasons so many people flock to the Bay.
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Supporters
When the Bay Area New Leaders program began in 2000, it was financially
reliant on the New Leaders central office. We have received several
large grants, including support from the Federal School Leadership
Grant Program, the Dell Foundation, and the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation, that will sustain us for several years to come. However, we
are becoming less reliant on the national office each year and are
working hard to build a more diversified local base of support from Bay
Area foundations, corporations and individuals. Our supporters as of August 1, 2008:
The W.L.S. Spencer Foundation
The Walton Foundation
The Koret Foundation
The U.S. Department of Education
The Cisco Foundation
The Fitzpatrick Foundation
The East Bay Community Foundation
The San Francisco Foundation
Reach-a-Star Charitable Fund
SanDisk
Washington Mutual
The Wachovia Foundation
The Dreyer’s Foundation
The Flora Family Foundation
Y&H Soda Foundation
Anonymous
If you are interested in supporting Bay Area New Leaders for New
Schools, please contact Jeff Leininger, Director of Development and
External Relations, at 917-406-9145 or jleininger@nlns.org.
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