 SAM Project in Iowa Our Three Year Journey

It all began……  Fall visit to Louisville, KY (site of initial pilot project that began in 2002)  January 2007– pilot schools have baseline data collected (Oak Ridge Elem., Oak Ridge MS, Bowman Woods Elem/Linn Grove.- LM)  March 2007– LM hires two SAMS for three sites  Summer Trained data collectors in Iowa  Fall 2007– four new districts are added--CCA (3), W.DM (1), Spencer (2), Storm Lake (2)  Winter and Spring 2008– Saydel, addtl. LM, CB (7)

And then…..  Fall 2008– Hartley/Melvin/Sanborn, Waterloo (2), Clear Lake MS (currently inactive), CCA (1), WDM (1)  Fall 2009– LM (2), Storm Lake (2), Ft. Dodge MS, Council Bluffs (6), Anamosa- St. Hill, Sioux City (1), Sigourney El., Albia HS, West Sioux Elem., Cedar Falls HS, Davenport (2)  WE NOW ARE AT 45 TEAMS IN IOWA!

Configuration of our teams  High Schools: Storm Lake, Albia, Waterloo East, Clear Creek Amana HS (2), Council Bluffs- Jefferson & Lincoln; Cedar Falls  Intermediate/MS: Clear Creek Amana; Council Bluffs- Wilson & Kirn; Spencer; Storm Lake; Ft. Dodge-Fair Oaks; Saydel- Woodside; Waterloo- Hoover; Davenport- J.B. Young & Smart Intermediate  Elementary: Anamosa- St. Hill, Clear Creek El.; Council Bluffs- Bloomer, Carter Lake, Edison, Roosevelt, Rue, Walnut Grove, Hoover, Washington, Gunn; LinnMar- Linn Grove, Echo Hill, Bowman Woods, Novak, Wilkins; Sioux City-Joy/Longfellow; Storm Lake Elem.; Sigourney; West DM- Fairmeadows, Western Hills; West Sioux; Independence- West Elem.; Spencer  Central Office/Supt: Hartley/Melvin/Sanborn

Stimulus Funds  Spring/Summer two year money  Albia  Anamosa  Cedar Falls  Sigourney  West Sioux

The Future & Sustainability  Current Wallace funding until- August 2010  Rationale to be presented to DE regarding use of “at risk” money to fund SAMS in the future  Stimulus money through 2011  Multi-state grant Application: 3i- USDE (Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Delaware, Kentucky, Atlanta-GA, Victorville-CA)-- $30+million grant to sustain and expand the SAM project  Commitment to support existing teams– continue to pursue ongoing financial support

In addition…..  Cost-savings  Reduced data collection (after 2 nd successful annual shadowing)  Co-coaching (Linn Mar pilot this year)  Closer cohesion/connection with district initiatives and internal supports available  State-supported services model with SAI

We’ve Only Just Begun…  Keep sight of the vision…for our students! They need and want their school leaders to be instructionally focused.  “What matters anywhere, matters everywhere”- Madeline Albright  “What we know/learn today doesn’t make yesterday wrong, it makes tomorrow better”- unknown