Leadership System Implementation of Practices — MI Systems Support

Leadership System

The Leadership System focuses on decision-making, operational management, and upholding the vision, mission, and goals of the district over time. A district’s leadership system addresses how the district, as a whole, will engage the students, staff, and the community, as well as the process for implementing the district’s strategic plan through day-to-day operations. The following research-based practices support implementation of this system in a district.

Implementation of Research-Based Practices

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Shape the District’s Identity

1. District leaders establish the identity of the district through the creation and implementation of a student-centered vision and mission.

2. District and building leaders communicate district identity and focus through their actions, decisions, and deliberate messaging.

Build Positive Relationships

3. District and building leaders engage with students, staff, and community through formal and informal communications to share ideas and build trust.

4. District and building leaders establish communications networks to share information with students, staff, and the community and gather feedback to inform practice.

5. District and building leaders leverage students, staff, and community to strengthen relationships, develop messaging, and promote the goals and actions of the district.

Develop the Desired District Climate and Culture

6. District and building leaders establish, model, and promote expectations for safety, support, and equity for all.

7. District and building leaders establish norms for engagement, dialogue, and response to address challenging issues and actions.

8. District and building leaders implement protocols for decision-making and discourse and policies to promote the desired district climate and culture.

Develop Capacity for Instruction and Student Support

9. District and building leaders develop and communicate models of instruction and student support that reflect the identity, vision, and mission of the district.

10. District and building leaders support and leverage the work of effective and innovative educators within the district to shape and model instruction and student support.

11. District and building leaders regularly monitor instruction and student support efforts to ensure effective implementation and continuous improvement.

12. District and building leaders engage in and foster partnerships, coaching, and mentoring of educators and staff to support practices of the instructional and student support systems.

Manage District Systems for Continuous Improvement

16. District and building leaders generate, collect, and analyze a variety of data sources to identify needs and priorities for programming and policy aligned to the district vision and mission.

17. District and building leaders regularly monitor process and outcome indicators of practices and systems to determine actions for people and processes.

18. District and building leaders seek critical perspectives to inform decisions and actions to support the district vision and mission.

19. District and building leaders manage the change process for people and processes to ensure that systems are resulting in desired outcomes.

Allocate Resources to Support the District Mission

13. District and building leaders develop and implement financial and other resource allocation decisions to support the mission and welfare of the district as an organization.

14. District leaders forecast multiple scenarios and conditions to support the long-term viability of district resources, programming, and infrastructure.

15. District and building leaders schedule time and personnel to ensure effective implementation of district systems to best support the district vision and mission.

Practices Overview

Practices Overview identifies all of the evidence-based, high-leverage practices within each system area on a single page.

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Readiness and Planning

Readiness and Planning provides a comprehensive picture of the early actions and preparation that a district takes to engage any or all of the individual practices within a system.

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Practices and Progress Indicators

Practices and Progress Indicators provide a comprehensive picture of the evidence-based practices within each system along with descriptive indicators of each practice at different points in the implementation process, ranging from Getting Started to Getting Better to Keep Improving.

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