Overview

ASAP ELA is made up of three components:

1. Assessment:
Consists of ten multiple choice tests and one practical test of technology competency, based on ten dimensions of educational leadership.

Program Outcomes:

As a Principal Candidate Selection Tool

• Determines the promotional readiness of candidates for a school principalship position
• Independent, objective assessment of each participant's strengths and improvement needs in skills identified as critical for success in the principalship
• Enables participants to more readily accept selection and promotion decisions

As a Professional Development Guide

• Provides each participant with accurate information about his/her leadership strengths and improvement needs that can be used to assist in planning career goals and professional self-development activities
• Provides data for planning professional development of school leaders in a district or region
• Develops the ability of assessors to conduct coaching and feedback sessions and performance appraisals
• Feedback from the assessment allows districts to measure participants against others in the district as well as others across the nation.

Test questions probe candidate leadership theory knowledge and application of knowledge to practical questions. These tests can be used along with other professional development tools that you typically implement when considering leadership potential of staff.

2. Participant's Result Package:
Includes comprehensive graphs comparing their results with their own cohort and the national average while providing a list of dimensions of mastery and challenge with comprehensive explanations and resources for the areas needed.

3. Professional Development Administration Package:
Consists of a graph comparing the professional development cohort and the national average, a graph that provides the entire cohort's personal averages on all 10 assessments (easily identifying the high potential leadership candidates), a mark book that records the participant's individual scores for all 10 dimensions, and a pie chart displaying the cohort's required areas of growth. Click to view an example of the result package.