After a review of the relevant school leadership and business management literatures, a leadership program was established based on the formation component of Daresh and Playko's (1992) tridimensional model of administrator preparation. Teachers participated in an eight-month personal and professional development program, which included interpersonal leadership styles analysis, professional action planning, mentoring, reflection, and platform development This is a multimethod research study to determine the effectiveness of this project in enhancing participants' leadership skills and their interest in pursuing educational leadership certification. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used to assess the project on all four levels of Kirkpatrick's (1998) model of assessing training program effectiveness (reaction, learning, behavior, results). The results suggest that the program was effective at all levels of Kirkpatrick's framework. They indicate that formation activities can be useful in addressing issues related to both the quantity and quality of candidates for school leadership positions.
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