Category: Blueprint Bulletin

So What? Now What? . . . Take Action!

August 31, 2020

Our intent with this issue of the Blueprint Bulletin is to encourage those who attended the institute to move to action; for those who weren’t able to join us, please connect with your SWFT facilitator to determine how s/he can support you and your district by embedding the learning around leadership, instructional infrastructure, and student support as your district builds and strengthens these areas. … More So What? Now What? . . . Take Action!

Appreciative Leadership & Positive Framing

June 22, 2020

“Leadership is not about a title or a designation. It’s about impact, influence, and inspiration. Impact involves getting results, influence is about spreading the passion you have for your work, and you have to inspire teammates and customers.”  ~ Robin Sharma The world has changed, schooling has changed, and the nature of school leadership is … More Appreciative Leadership & Positive Framing

Small System Cycles

March 24, 2020

Creating and sustaining systems using the Blueprint framework is complex and at times may seem daunting as you go about your day leading and teaching. There are district systems, building routines, networks, and infrastructures. If you stay in the theoretical world of the Blueprint for too long you forget about the need to take the complicated and parse into reasonable bite-size chunks that can be put into action. … More Small System Cycles

Feb. 20, 2020- Data-driven, Decision-making Organizations

February 19, 2020

The ultimate goal of data-driven, decision-making organizations is to continuously improve results. In a school district, these results are tied to improving student outcomes. This means collecting, analyzing, and responding to relevant data daily, weekly, and monthly to improve leading, teaching, and learning. … More Feb. 20, 2020- Data-driven, Decision-making Organizations