ASAP Program Used by 80% of Florida Schools in Newsweek Magazine’s Top US High Schools

Oviedo, FL, May 29, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Newsweek Magazine recently released its list of 1300 Top US high schools. Public schools were ranked according to the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and/or Cambridge tests taken by all students at a school in 2007. This number was divided by the number graduating seniors. The results? 80% of Florida schools listed in Newsweek magazine are partner districts who use the Accelerated School Administrator Program (ASAP).

The Accelerated School Administrator Program (ASAP) helps districts to identify and guide quality candidates quickly and efficiently. The ASAP program is integrated into partner district programs to support leadership candidates in individualized as well as group study. Research and common sense demonstrate that an effective principal is essential to school success. Throughout North America, there is a shortage of qualified school administrators and a need to develop new ones. ASAP supports quality leadership development with a competency-based, rather than a time-based approach.

“From a program director’s point of view, the most exciting element of implementing ASAP has been the flexibility granted to us to adapt the wonderful features of ASAP to our own district and program needs. The technical support has been outstanding. Only three months into implementation, we can already see professional growth in our program participants due to their involvement with ASAP.”
~Theresa Croteau,
Director of Staff Development
Leon County Schools, Florida

Brief ASAP Program History:

Nearly 7000 participants have gone through the ASAP program
80% of Florida Schools named to the Newsweek list of Top Schools in the nations are in ASAP partner districts.

ASAP works with 7 of the largest School Districts in North America. In these 7 districts alone, ASAP has impacted well over 1.2 million students
ASAP was named as one of the top 100 Leadership Development programs in the United States by Administrator Magazine

ASAP modules are free to every principal and aspiring principal in the state of Florida. The Florida Department of Education licensed every ASAP module due to their high quality content and user friendly formats.

The ASAP program was the foundation for the highly successful annual Florida Leadership Academy that launched in 2003 and continues today.

The ASAP program was created in partnership with Etraffic Solutions Inc. (www.etrafficsolutions.com) and the Council for Educational Change (www.changeeducation.org).

For More Information:
Jay Shanahan
Marketing Coordinator – ASAP
jay@asapportal.com
866-658-8238

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