framework to build capacity
Our Benchmarks of Capacity
InnovateEd’s Benchmarks of Capacity provide school districts a framework for success to realize equitable growth in learning outcomes for all students. High impact strategies create clarity of focus and a culture of shared leadership that develops collective expertise at the district, school and classroom levels.
CREATE
CLARITY OF DISTRICT GOALS AND SCHOOL PRIORITIES FOR STUDENT LEARNING- Creating a strategic focus for equitable student growth
- Clearly delineating improvement strategies
- Leading short cycles of improvement
CULTIVATE
A CULTURE OF SHARED LEADERSHIP AND SYSTEMIC COLLABORATION- Serve as a lead learner
- Cultivate Systemic collaboration and co-learning
- Lead from the middle
DEVELOP
COHERENT INSTRUCTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPING COLLECTIVE EXPERTISE- Creating instructional coherence
- Fostering robust collaborative inquiry processes
- Developing precision of pedagogy
ENGAGE
EVIDENCE-BASED INQUIRY CYCLES FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT- Knowing the impact on equitable student learning outcomes
- Focusing evidence of learning on problems of practice
- Continuously improving practices through disciplined inquiry