DISTRICT SERVICES

District Organizational Assessment

Our organizational assessment, developed with funding from the federal department of education, engages district leadership and offices in a process of analysis regarding how the district works as a collective to strategically and coherently support school and district improvement. The process typically entails an initial set of interviews and focus groups with key members of the district, followed by a further exploration of issues and challenges as identified by the community. In sum, the assessment process provides the district with the following services and products:

• Organizational Assessment: An initial fact-finding and information gathering process (e.g., identifying a district's assistance to schools, including those with high percentages of culturally and linguistically diverse students; existing structures and policies to guide and support school improvement; an analysis of the organization and collective district-level supports for school improvement)
• Exploration of Internal Coherence: In-depth analysis of existing district supports, policies, and decision-making tools for schools (e.g., through interviews with key staff and document analysis)
• Feedback and Review: Facilitated review sessions for key district staff and providers to review and discuss implications of our initial assessment and findings related to the needs of the district's schools.
• Potential Next Steps/Outcomes: To be determined on a district/school by district/school basis.

Expected Outcomes:

Districts are presented with an analysis of our organizational assessment, including a set of co-developed and customized tools and processes that the district can use with targeted schools to assist in the selection of strategies appropriate for the district/school's student populations. The analysis also provides recommendations to inform the revision of strategies, policies, and tools used with schools identified for improvement and corrective actions.

For further information regarding our organizational assessment process, please feel free to download and review the following materials:

District Leadership Capacity Building Overview
Sample Outcomes Template

Districts interested in participating in our District Capacity Building efforts are encouraged to review our services or contact Deborah Collins, the CSRQI project director, at 401.867.8973.