Snapshot of KIPP Leadership Practices through 2010-2011
Issue Brief #06826-01
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Key Findings
- KIPP combines a tiered sequence of leadership roles at the local level with national staff development programs to generate a pipeline of school leaders.
- KIPP's Leadership Competency Model defines the skills school leaders need and guides development and evaluation.
As part of the U.S. Department of Education's Investing in Innovation (i3) grant, the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) Foundation commissioned Mathematica to document leadership practices at KIPP schools.
This issue brief summarizes notable findings from the study, which focused on identifying leadership practices across diverse areas: leadership structure and transitions, and the selection, development, and evaluation of leaders. Among other notable findings, KIPP combines a tiered sequence of leadership roles at the local level with national staff development programs to generate a pipeline of school leaders. The study also found that KIPP's Leadership Competency Model defines the skills school leaders need and guides development and evaluation.
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