Programs

SUPI began as a pilot program with one strand of school leadership -- assistant principals. The goals of the pilot program were two-fold: to identify high potential urban school leaders, and to inspire and prepare them for future roles as principals in Miami-Dade County Public Schools' highest-need secondary schools.

Concurrently, the Wachovia Foundation invited The Education Fund to apply for a grant from its Teachers and Teaching Initiative. Together the District and The Education Fund participated in extensive design meetings involving region superintendents, principals and other school and District leaders. As a result, the Wachovia Foundation awarded a seed grant of almost $1/4 million for the 2004 - 2005 pilot.

In 2005, the pilot's success led the District to be granted a multi-year, multi-million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Education for SUPI and The Education Fund to receive significant multi-year funding from Wachovia Foundation to support an expanded effort.

Today, SUPI is a successful three-year leadership development model involving 13 school teams each year, with each team consisting of a principal, an assistant principal and a teacher leader. Although the model is only in the second year of development, SUPI is already realizing its goals of increasing the number of applicants for high-need secondary schools, reducing the turnover rate, and improving job satisfaction for those already working in high-need schools.

The results of an evaluation of the 2004-2005 SUPI year, commissioned by the Wachovia Foundation, indicate that SUPI outperformed the group of other grantees on all outcomes evaluated.

A pdf file of the complete Wachovia Foundation evaluation can be viewed by clicking the Complete TCC Evaluation 2005-2006 year link on the right.

For more information, please contact:
Stacey de la Grana, Program Coordinator
The Education Fund
305-892-5099 ext.23

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