In 2001, Illinois was one of fifteen states across America selected and funded by The Wallace Foundation to complete a project aimed at strengthening education leadership throughout the state. IL- SAELP, which is housed in the Center for the Study of Education Policy at Illinois State University, is focused on designing strategies to create an aligned system of leadership in the state that addresses both the conditions that enable effective leadership and leadership development in Illinois schools. Aligned with the goals of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation, these strategies center on:
A fourteen-member Executive Committee, chaired by Dr. Stanley O. Ikenberry, President Emeritus of the University of Illinois and the American Council on Education (ACE), provides a sounding board to IL-SAELP staff and its consortium members, a working group made up of approximately sixty members representing education and business leaders, policymakers, practitioners, and researchers from across the state. The IL-SAELP project works closely with local school districts through the Leadership for Educational Achievement in Districts (LEAD) initiative, and the IL-SAELP District Network .
Below are some pictures from the 2006 Leadership Academy: (Click on each picture to see a larger version of it.)
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For more information on the IL-SAELP initiative, contact at the Center for the Study of Education Policy.
