Enhancing leadership skills of Missouri school leaders by focusing on effective educator practices.
The Leadership Academy was established in 1985 by the Excellence in Education Act. In 1987, the "Napkin Proposal" called for the establishment of satellite academy programs (SAP) statewide. In 1993, the Leadership Academy was given responsibility for administering statewide and local funds earmarked for professional development by Senate Bill 380. Regional Professional Development Centers were est
ablished in 1994. In 1996, Missouri and six other states established the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISSLC). Planners from the Leadership Academy helped to identify six standards to prepare, assess and license school leaders. Recently, the standards were revised and are now called Educational Leadership Policy Standards (ELPS). Through the years, the Leadership Academy has secured outside funding through a variety of partnerships to provide the necessary statewide infrastructure which will ensure an equity of services for all educators.