1. BY FOSTERING A PARTNERSHIP 43 partners (see back) including 13 universities; 9 professional associations; 15 educational cooperatives; the Arkansas departments of Education, Higher Education, and WorkforceEducation; the Arkansas Educational Television Network, Tyson Foods, and Wal*MartStores that commit to changing their organizations to support system improvement. TO DEVELOP STRONG EDUCATIONAL LEADERS Through Change Vehicles: Arkansas Leadership Academy Theory of System Change DRAFT 6/30/06 THE ARKANSAS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY’S GOAL To effect educational systems change in Arkansas BELIEFS People support what they help create * To change others, change yourself * Diversity is embraced and valued * The greatest leaders are known by the number of leaders they create * It doesn’t matter who gets the credit Intensive School Support Individual Institute Team Institute Teacher Institute Master Principal Institutes and Board Certification Advancing System Change: Superintendent Institute TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE In the areas: Deep Knowledge about Teaching and Learning Building and Maintaining Collaborative Relationships Building and Maintaining Accountability Systems Leading and Managing Change Living the Mission and Vision Short-term Outcomes: Effective Leaders and the Development of Professional Learning Communities Long-term Outcomes: High performing districts, schools and classrooms RESULT: High achieving students Performance / Team Coach Training

2. Arkansas Leadership Academy PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONSEDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVES Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators Arch Ford Education Service Cooperative Arkansas Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Arkansas River Education Service Cooperative Arkansas Education AssociationCrowley’s Ridge Education Service Cooperative Arkansas North Central AssociationDawson Education Service Cooperative Arkansas Rural Education AssociationDeQueen-Mena Education Cooperative Arkansas School Boards AssociationGreat Rivers Educational Cooperative Arkansas School Public Relations AssociationNorthcentral Arkansas Education Service Center Arkansas National State Teachers of the YearNortheast Arkansas Educational Cooperative Arkansas Parent Teachers Association Northwest Arkansas Education Service Cooperative UNIVERSITIES Ozarks Unlimited Resources Cooperative Arkansas State UniversitySouth Central Service Cooperative Arkansas Tech University Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative Harding UniversitySouthwest Arkansas Educational Cooperative Henderson State University Western Arkansas Education Service Cooperative Lyon CollegeWilbur D. Mills Education Service Cooperative Ouachita Baptist University Southern Arkansas University University of Arkansas, FayettevilleGOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES University of Arkansas at Little RockArkansas Department of Education University of Arkansas at MonticelloArkansas Department of Higher Education University of Arkansas at Pine BluffArkansas Department of Workforce Education University of Central ArkansasArkansas Educational Television Network Williams Baptist College EX-OFFICIOBUSINESS AND INDUSTRY State Board of EducationTyson Foods, Inc. Office of the GovernorWal*Mart Stores, Inc. 346 N. West Avenue, Room 300 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 72701 479-575-3030 Email: beverly@uark.edu www.arkansasleadershipacademy.org Arkansas Leadership Academy Partners