From Policy to Practice

The official book series ofthe University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA)The School Leadership Program (SLP) is a federal grant sponsored by the UnitedStates Department of Education. A hallmark of the grant is the connectivity betweenvarious agencies to provide quality leadership preparation and developmentprograms for aspiring and current school leaders. These collaborative effortsinvolve community and educational stakeholders including districts universitiescity agencies not-for-profit entities foundations private academic organizations and others involved in the developmentof school leaders. Since its inception in 2002 over one hundred grants have been funded. This edited book's purpose is toshare innovative research-based practices from the federally funded grants that are sustainable after the life of the grantand are able to be used throughout the field for preparing and developing aspiring and current school leaders. This bookfeatures the work of current and past grantees around their innovative practices and lessons learned about school leadershippreparation and development especially around the issue of sustainability of these practices upon completion of the grant.SLP Grantees share practical usable lessons learned from their experiences with thegrants based on their research project data and practical experience.