Use this self-assessment to explore your district’s current approach to turning around low-performing schools.
Turnaround efforts at individual schools will not result in widespread, sustainable change without fundamental shifts in the way districts evaluate school, student, and teacher needs and match resources and support to meet those needs. Your challenge is to develop district capacity to address these four questions:
- What does each school need?
- What does each school get now?
- How effective is your turnaround strategy?
- What are the right intervention strategies for each school?
Answer the following questions to assess and prioritize your district's approach to school turnaround and for measuring your current practice against best practice in interventions, such as staffing, school design, and support. Once you’ve identified areas for action, use the ERS guide, Turnaround Schools: District Strategies for Success and Sustainability to determine the best short-term budget decisions, leverage the opportunity of federal funding, and lay the foundation for long-term success.
