Preparation and Communication
PSA Executive Summary
SAM Readiness Steps and Activities
- How do schools begin the SAMs process?
- Resistance Reducer Tool
- Leading Change Handbook – The Wallace Foundation
Communication Tools
- Message Document
- SAM Media Backgrounder
- Fact Sheet
- SAMs Logic Model
- SAM Process Introduction
- Frequently Asked Questions
SAMple Job Descriptions
- 2010 SAMple Job Description
- JCPS SAMple Job Description
- District SAMple Job Description
- KDE SAMple Job Description
- MN SAMple Job Description
- IA SAM Standards
Other Studies
News Articles
- Superheros or SAMS?- Drake University
- Priority Management for Principals
- 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
- Original SAM Study (ERIC Document)
- Graves County Schools utilize student SAMs
- Chicago Sun-Times – A Matter of Principals
- Education Week – Feb. 2, 2011 – Education Innovation: Tougher Than it Looks