Partner Spotlight: Missouri Offers Professional Development to Every Principal in the State
This blog post from the Wallace Foundation highlights Missouri’s ongoing effort to develop principals through the Missouri Leadership Development System.
Statewide System Development in Missouri: Winter 2022 Updates
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is committed to continuously improving and strengthening its support to schools, educators, leaders, and students. To that end, R12CC helps DESE by collecting, analyzing, and reporting on feedback from the field in order to make system refinements. These systems include the Missouri Leadership Development System (MLDS)
Implementing with Fidelity and Impact: An Evaluation of the Missouri Leadership Development System
The Region 12 Comprehensive Center conducted an evaluation of the Missouri Leadership Development System (MLDS) to support the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) in learning from educators about the implementation of MLDS across the state. For this evaluation, R12CC used a mixed-methods approach by collecting both
Supporting Statewide Systems in Missouri
R12CC continues to work with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to achieve a goal of supporting at least 50% of Missouri’s principals through the Missouri Leadership Development System (MLDS). Recent capacity building services have included facilitating monthly executive leadership forums for superintendents, conducting an exploration of hybrid learning formats, and developing
Voices from the Field: An Interview with Paul Katnik from MO DESE
Voices from the Field spotlights stakeholders in Region 12 and their work to improve educational opportunities and outcomes. R12CC is privileged to collaborate with and share the insights of Paul Katnik, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Educator Quality at the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). What is the Missouri
Leading During Period of Uncertainty: Building Capacity for Guiding Change
This past August, in response to the rapidly changing context of delivering education during COVID-19, Region 12 Comprehensive Center launched a monthly forum to engage Kansas school superintendents in conversations about leading change in times of uncertainty. Facilitated by Bryan Goodwin, CEO of McREL International, and Bill Slotnik, CEO of the Community Training and Assistance