Implementing a Blueprint for District-Led School Turnaround: Case Studies of Two Districts

• In Event: Roundtable Session 28
  In Roundtable Session: Exploring the Possibilities and Perils of Turning Around Low-Performing Schools

Abstract

This paper reports on the initial findings from a collaborative school turnaround initiative. The initiative, called the Blueprint for District-led School Turnaround (BDLST) is a partnership among a university, an intermediate school district (ISD), and two local school districts (LEAs). BDLST is focused on two goals related to school turnaround. The first is to implement a systems-level framework—or blueprint— for school turnaround. And, the second is to collect empirical evidence to refine a theory of action that can be used as a tool for school turnaround at scale.

Authors

• Julie Haun-Frank, Middle Tennessee State University

• Grant A. Chandler, Calhoun Intermediate School District