Together they form a complete framework for sustainable district improvement.
Leaders set direction and keep the organization focused.
A culture of success and willingness to improve.
Thinking about the future with a clear plan.
Everything supports the strategic plan.
Using data to see what works and what doesn’t.
The right projects, managed well.
Improving how work gets done.
Making improvements last over time.
Districts must do the right things strategically, not just do things right operationally.
Every department and classroom works toward shared priorities.
Systems for collecting, analyzing, and acting on performance data.
Develop strategic leadership across the organization.
Improvement cycles that outlast any single leader or initiative.
This book explains how districts can function as Professional Learning Communities by aligning leadership, schools, and instructional practices around student learning.
This practical guide helps school boards lead strategically by focusing on vision, governance, and performance rather than day-to-day operations. It emphasizes alignment, communication, and data-informed decision-making.
View on Solution Tree →Throughout the chapters, Perry draws on two widely used frameworks for goal setting and performance management.
Specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-based — the essential anatomy of every goal in your plan.
Perry is a certified facilitator of the Balanced Scorecard Institute’s Nine Steps to Success™ methodology.
