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The innovative “grow your own” IMPACT Arkansas Principal Fellows Program in the College of Education and Health Professions can now prepare more leaders for high-poverty Arkansas schools, thanks to more than $3.4 million in grant funding from the Walton Family and Windgate foundations. Since 2014, IMPACT Arkansas has been a pipeline for school leaders in rural or…Continue Reading Celebrating a Decade of IMPACT: Program Marks Milestone With Plans for Growth and Expansion

John Pijanowski, a University of Arkansas professor of educational leadership and founder of the IMPACT Arkansas Principal Fellows Program, believes that schools can play a part in addressing just about any kind of problem a community is facing – from the economy and workforce to education and public health. School leadership, therefore, can often spark…Continue Reading IMPACT’s Vision: A Decade of Growth and Strength, Continuing to Shape the Future

The IMPACT Arkansas Principal Fellows Program footprint now includes 60 percent of high-poverty school districts across Arkansas. As of this summer, the innovative program in the University of Arkansas College of Education and Health Professions has been preparing future leaders for the state’s highest-needs schools for 10 years. Educators who show leadership potential and aspire to become leaders…Continue Reading New Cohort Welcomed This Summer

Stacie Breshears (’17) was a successful fifth-grade teacher at Wakefield Elementary School in Southwest Little Rock when her principal, Leslie Taylor, approached her about applying for the first cohort of the U of A IMPACT program. Breshears knew she had Taylor’s support as a mentor, so she was confident in preparing to join the leadership…Continue Reading U of A COEHP IMPACT Fellow Is Beating the Odds for Student Outcomes in Little Rock, Arkansas