Designate a senior district leader to oversee turnaround efforts and advocate urgently for low-performing schools¶

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Description¶

For the practice of prioritizing improvement and communicating its urgency, the guide recommends that districts "Designate a senior district leader to oversee turnaround efforts" and "Advocate relentlessly for the success of low-performing schools by sharing the urgency and importance of turnaround efforts with all stakeholders, including families, staff, and community members." Supporting actions include implementing systems for collecting, analyzing, and sharing school performance data and using data to guide resource allocation and celebrate incremental successes.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• A senior district leader with accountability for supporting turnaround efforts across all schools

Constraints¶

• Framed for districts turning around low-performing schools within the Turnaround Leadership domain

Target Learners¶

• District leaders and superintendents

Target Learning Goals¶

• Setting strategic direction and urgency for school turnaround

Affordances¶

• Four Domains Rapid Improvement Framework Lea Guide

Related Strategies¶

• District and school leaders advise making early childhood a priority and using data to make every decision in school turnaround

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• The Center for School Turnaround and Improvement. (2025). Strategies and suggestions for local education agencies using the Four Domains for Rapid School Improvement framework. WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED673517