Use structured reflection questions in check-ins and board materials to surface leadership distress indicators¶

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Description¶

The toolkit recommends specific discussion prompts authorizers can use in formal or informal check-ins with board members and school leaders, such as "Can the leader articulate goals and strategies for improvement?" and "Can the leader and the board articulate a leadership succession plan?" It also lists questions for reviewing board meeting minutes about decision-making processes, communication, and role clarity between board members and the school leader.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Existing check-in and board-report review mechanisms that can be adapted to include the reflection questions

Constraints¶

• How the information is integrated or collected will depend on the authorizer's specific processes and relationships with schools

Target Learners¶

• Charter school authorizers

Target Learning Goals¶

• Collecting data on leadership indicators of distress through routine interactions

Related Strategies¶

• Authorizers identify distress using existing data and professional judgment rather than new data collection demands

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Aimee Evan, Hannah Sullivan, and Laura Groth (2021). Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools: Tools to Support Authorizer Data Collection. Bethesda, MD: Manhattan Strategy Group. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED616212