What Do Others Say About SAMs?

The SAM Process has been the subject of multiple new articles and research studies, and it's effectiveness has been proven in every one. But don't take our word on it. Read below and see what others have to say about SAMs!

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NSIP Research Studies

2021 – How Principals Affect Students and Schools
2017 – From Frenzied to Focused: How School Staffing Models Can Support Principals as Instructional Leaders
2017 – Journal of School Leadership – School Administration Manager: Redefining the Principal’s Role as an Instructional Leader
2015 – Vanderbilt University – Making Time for Instructional Leadership
2014 – WIU – The Implementation of School Administrator Managers (SAMs) in the Davenport Community School District
2011 – Policy Studies Associates – Implementation of the National SAM Innovation Project: A Comparison of Project Designs
2009 – Policy Studies Associates – Evaluation of the School Administration Manager Project
2008 – Drake University – Superheroes or SAMs? A Change in Practice for a New Kind of Educational Leader
2005 – Wallace Foundation/JCPS – Alternative School Administration Study

SAMs in the News

Superheroes or SAMS?- Drake University
Illinois School Board
Education Week – Feb. 13, 2008
Out of the Office and into the Classroom
National Conference of State Legislatures issues briefing on SAMs, July, 2009
Graves County Schools utilize student SAMs
Education Week – Feb. 2, 2011 – Education Innovation: Tougher Than it Looks