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School Turnarounds : Cross-Sector Research & Evidence from Chicago

School Turnarounds : Cross-Sector Research & Evidence from Chicago. Chairs: Julie Kowal , Public Impact Lauren Morando Rhim , Public Impact; Center on Innovation & Improvement. OVERVIEW. Successful Turnarounds: The Cross-Sector Evidence Leader actions Environmental support

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School Turnarounds : Cross-Sector Research & Evidence from Chicago

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  1. School Turnarounds: Cross-Sector Research & Evidence from Chicago • Chairs: • Julie Kowal,Public Impact • Lauren MorandoRhim, Public Impact; Center on Innovation & Improvement

  2. OVERVIEW • Successful Turnarounds: The Cross-Sector Evidence • Leader actions • Environmental support • Background on the turnaround initiative in Chicago, 2006-2008 • Perspectives from Chicago: • Early Wins • Replacing Staff • District Support

  3. SUCCESSFUL TURNAROUNDS: CROSS-SECTOR EVIDENCE • SOURCES • Literature related to turning around low-performing organizations • University of Virginia School Turnaround Specialist Program • --Interviews with national experts and turnaround specialists • Field Research in Chicago and Philadelphia

  4. WHAT IS A TURNAROUND?

  5. OVERVIEW Failing Schools Can Be Turned Around

  6. OVERVIEW School Leaders Matter

  7. OVERVIEW Environmental Context is Critical

  8. LEADER ACTIONS Specific Leader Actions Lead To Dramatic Change

  9. EARLY WINS Concentrate on

  10. LEADER ACTIONS Deviate from Norms to Get the Job Done

  11. LEADER ACTIONS Analyze and Problem-Solve

  12. LEADER ACTIONS Drive for Results

  13. LEADER ACTIONS Influence Inside and Outside

  14. LEADER ACTIONS Measure and Report

  15. ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT Environmental Context is Critical

  16. ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT Recruiting & Selecting Leaders

  17. ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT Timing Matters

  18. ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT Freedom to Act (aka “the big Yes”)

  19. ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT Develop Supportive & Aligned Systems

  20. ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT Engage the Community

  21. Failing Schools Can Be Turned Around

  22. CHICAGO’S SCHOOL TURNAROUND INITIATIVE 2006-08 • Turn around 6 of the city’s lowest-performing schools • 5 schools began in 2006-07 • 1 school began in 2007-08 • Using parallel strategies: • 4 overseen by the Chief Education Office (CEdO) • 2 overseen by the Office of New Schools (ONS) and operated in partnership with the Academy for Urban School Leadership (AUSL)

  23. CHICAGO’S SCHOOL TURNAROUND INITIATIVE 2006-08

  24. PARALLEL STRATEGIES Differences with regard to oversight, training and staffing:

  25. SHERMAN & EARLE: BACKGROUND

  26. EVIDENCE FROM CHICAGO

  27. RESOURCES • School Restructuring Handbook (2007). Center on Innovation & Improvement. www.centerii.org/restructuring/ • School Turnarounds: A Review of the Cross-Sector Evidence on Dramatic Organizational Improvement (2007). www.centerii.org/restructuring/resources/turnarounds.html • School Turnarounds: Actions And Results. (2008) www.centerii.org/restructuring/resources/turnarounds.html • School Restructuring Under No Child Left Behind: What Works When? A Guide for Educational Leaders (2006). www.centerforcsri.org/files/RestructuringGuide.pdf

  28. Contact Information • Sam Redding, sredding@centerii.org • Marilyn Murphy, mmurphy@centerii.org • Julie Kowal, julie_kowal@publicimpact.com • Lauren Rhim, lauren_rhim@publicimpact.com • Adrian Willis, agwillis@cps.k12.il.us • Lionel Allen, leallen@cps.edu Visit the CII website at www.centerii.org

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