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WHAT SITE AND DISTRICT LEADERS CAN DO

	Teachers and Principals	District Administrators
Student Data	Look at student data. Identify strengths and areas of need.	Provide data. Assist with analysis and interpretation.
Partnerships	Use external programs and partnerships to provide new ideas in areas of focus.	Help schools find external service providers and make good choices that match the school’s needs.
Embedded Learning	Bring extended teacher learning opportunities and applications of new ideas into the school building. Create expectations that all will be involved in continuous professional learning related to grade-level content, and provide support for this to happen. Use principles of high-quality professional development in designing school activities. Talk to each other about teaching and learning.	Expand definitions of professional development. Find and share examples of new approaches. Consider district staff as coaches. Support the conditions that foster collaborative learning; communicate with parents and community members about what is happening and why.
Time for Collaboration	Find time for teachers to talk and work together.	Allow alternative schedules. Avoid conflicting district requirements on teachers' time.
Staffing	Expect everyone to be involved.	Assign staff to schools so as to build unity and consistency. Keep key personnel in place. Allow teachers to move out if they want.
Choice & Accountability	Allow individualization, but keep the focus on what's working for kids. Build in multiple levels of choice and accountability – school plans, grade level or team plans, individual plans.	Require site plans to focus on student needs and take into account district goals and state standards. Develop evaluation systems that are consistent with and reinforce school/individual plans.