Cultivating a School Culture of Continuous Improvement: Strategies for Success - Cohort 2 (Fall '24)

Cohort 2: T Oct 22, T Nov 19, T Dec 10 -- 1:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM CT

Cultivating a School Culture of Continuous Improvement: Strategies for Success offers school and district leaders actionable insights into fostering an environment of ongoing growth and excellence. This Impact Institute focuses on implementing sustainable practices to enhance clarity, consistency, and collaboration among staff. Participants will explore how to effectively use instructional frameworks to build collective efficacy, how to use instructional rounds to support instructional practices and how to lead through feedback and coaching. The session will provide practical tools and strategies for creating a culture that values and pursues continuous improvement, thereby driving sustained academic and operational success.

Learning Objectives:

• Foster a school culture that embraces continuous improvement through leadership, collaboration, and shared values.
• Lead and support instructional improvements through targeted feedback and coaching, promoting a culture of continuous professional growth.
• Utilize instructional support tools to foster collective efficacy and support consistent teaching standards across the school.

Session Topics:

• October: Make the work problem-specific and user-centered. 
• November: See the system that produces the current outcomes. 
• December:  We cannot improve at scale what we cannot measure. Anchor practice improvement in disciplined inquiry.