Getting to the Root Cause: A Simple Way to Uncover What’s Really Going On
When school teams face persistent challenges, it is easy to jump straight into solutions. But without a clear understanding of what is driving the pro…
Category: Protocols
3-2-Q: A Practical Protocol for Reflection
Instructional teams are often short on time but high on urgency. In the middle of initiatives, data cycles, and daily demands, structured reflection c…
Turn Data Into Direction: Using PIN Analysis to Guide Schoolwide Improvement
Data can tell powerful stories, but only when we take time to understand what it reveals. In schools, where leaders juggle student needs, district pri…
Step Back to Move Forward: Engage in a Historical Scan
The Historical Scan is more than just a timeline—it’s an opportunity to identify your school’s Inflexion Points: those pivotal moments where ref…
Sharing Student Stories to Bring Your School Identity to Life
Your students’ stories are already unfolding in classrooms, sports fields, extracurricular activities, and the community. How can you collect and ce…
Encourage Feedback and Build Consensus: Use the Fist to Five Protocol to Guide Decisions
Building consensus as a school leader is crucial for fostering collaboration, trust, and shared ownership of decisions and direction. By involving sta…
Creating Shared Approaches: Tuning Protocol for Building Consensus
It is critical for school leaders to understand the importance of consensus building within school communities, process feedback, and effectively com…
Open Lines of Communication: Hold Authentic Spaces to Gather Feedback and Have Brave Conversations
Open lines of communication to create brave spaces for your staff, students, and community to share their excitement, hesitations, and to crowdsource …
Engage Your Emotional Intelligence to Improve Staff Retention
You’ve likely heard the idea that employees don’t necessarily leave companies—they leave when they don’t feel supported by their leaders. At t…
7 Great Leadership Qualities
Not all great leaders are the same or lead in the same way. Educational leaders, specifically, face many different responsibilities and challenges tha…