Strategic Leadership

Articulate a clear and compelling vision for student success, measure what matters, and promote an evidence-based culture

Strategic leadership and evidence-based practice starts by measuring the outcomes that make the difference for students. As the adage goes “not everything that can be counted counts”. The data and information leaders focus on has a profound impact on organizational culture, which ultimately leads to what people within the organization deem important. Strategic leadership is about measuring progress toward the future you are trying to create.

Strategic Dashboard App

The ability to articulate and substantiate a compelling story ultimately speaks to the return on investment that local schools provide to the communities they serve. ECRA’s Strategic Dashboard helps school leaders market and brand their district’s vision and govern progress on strategic indicators. By prioritizing a small number of evidence-based school quality indicators and benchmarks, ECRA’s strategic dashboard can help align boards of education and superintendents toward a common vision for student success.

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Community Engagement

Strategic leadership includes building consensus for the metrics and outcomes that will be used to define success and judge improvement efforts. ECRA’s process helps engage and align stakeholders around a local definition of quality that aligns closer to the values of the community.

Consulting and Professional Development

Strategic leaders operationalize their district’s vision into a set of observations in the form of strategic indicators. Establishing a meaningful set of strategic indicators is a formidable measurement challenge. ECRA supports school leaders by providing unmatched research and analytic expertise through a coaching and professional development model to ensure leaders focus on what matters. We help administrators gain confidence in driving conversations related to evidence-based practice and using data to quantify the impact and return on investment that improvement efforts are having on student outcomes.

Case Studies

Case Study: Promoting Strategic Leadership at CCSD 146

By Client Success Team November 6, 2019

CCSD 146’s leaders needed a way to clearly present their strategic plan both to the district’s staff and to parents and community stakeholders.

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Tell Your Story by Defining Success

By John Gatta January 28, 2019

The ability to articulate and substantiate a compelling story of student success and school quality ultimately speaks to the return on investment that schools provide the communities they serve. School quality and student success are…