“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.”
Program description
School Network Operating Framework
Research demonstrates that school quality review and continuous school improvement are well-understood disciplines rigorously practiced by outstanding school operators. The best schools in the world are self-evaluating, self-improving institutions able to diagnose their problems and put strategies in place to solve them. Through systematic efforts, great networks bring added capacity to the very best of their schools and then leverage shared resources among them to elevate the system as a whole.
Key Benefits:
comprehensive assessment
Perform a comprehensive assessment of each school’s operational strengths and weaknesses
quality assurance framework
Deploy quality assurance framework to drive very specific and agreed outcomes across the network
resources management
Teach network schools to manage their resources more simply, more strategically, and at lower cost
sharing innovations
Deploy a systematic approach to capturing, improving, and sharing innovations that work
Best Practices & Implementation Support Tools:
School Quality Review and System Assessment of All Performance Criteria in Four Domains
• Intentional Learning Community
• Governance, Organizational Leadership, and Resource Management
• Teaching and Learning
• Student Attainment
Continuous Improvement Framework to Drive Improved Student Outcomes and Financial Returns
Ongoing Quality Assessment, Benchmarking, and Certification
delivery format
How It Works
school quality review
At the beginning of the program, participants perform comprehensive school quality review to evaluate their schools' strengths and weaknesses in 413 criteria. Results from this assessment support an action plan and detailed improvement program.
interactive online community
During the program, participants access an interactive online portal which connects them with their fellow participants and a broader network of school leaders across the country.
peer coaching sessions
During the program participants enter into a peer coaching partnership with a co-participant. The peer coaching process is fundamental to the program and greatly enhances the learning process.
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We helped the highest performing charter school networks as well as the leading private school management organizations in the nation improve their overall school quality. Wouldn’t you want to make sure you are on the right path?