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Case Studies and Feature Articles
DMC case studies and feature articles highlight innovative best practices in member districts across the country, and provide readers with actionable insight into how to replicate those successes in their own district.
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This article tells the story of how Jerry Weast, superintendent of the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), exemplified strong school district leadership by demanding that MCPS rise above substandard conditions and provide equitable education for all of its students.
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In this article, Mike Johanek and James Lytle, faculty members at the Graduate School or Education at Upenn, underscore the importance of pursuing ...
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Learn how, by investing in leadership development, Brevard County Public Schools proactively prepare for vacancies by having a plan and a process in place before said positions become available.
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Hamilton County's rapid implementation of a new teacher evaluation system, Project COACH, is being well received by principals and teachers, and is...
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Douglas K. Smith and Charles Baum describe how educators can develop their leadership skills by carefully selecting performance challenges and focusing on results rather than activities.
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In this article by John Barry, superintendent of Aurora Public Schools, Barry shares how he used data, data teams, and data walls to not only raise student achievement, but to transform the culture of the entire school district.
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Fifteen years ago, Gwinnett County Public Schools' Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks implemented a principal evaluation system based 70% on student achievement. As many districts across the country now seek to implement similar systems, Gwinnett's experience offers insights into the process and a road map for how districts can define and evaluate school leadership.
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This DMC case study examines how by investing in leadership development, Brevard County Public Schools proactively prepare for vacancies and staff advancement by using a comprehensive sucession plan.
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This DMC case-study highlights the Management Institute at the Boston Public Schools. The Management Institute is structured around the core belie...
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This case study explains how the implementation of a Performance Pay program in the Houston Independent School District brought dramatic culture change to the schools and substantially increased student achievement.
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This DMC case study shares how Fairfax County Public Schools (VA) embarked on a proactive, data-driven approach to strengthen its communications when a lack of understanding and awareness existed among stakeholders regarding budget cuts.
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This case study details how Jim Christensen, Superintendent of the Douglas County School District, optimizes the time-management of administrators through his innovation of “eTraining,” an online, self-guided, self-scheduled system for taking mandatory
compliance trainings.
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Learn how Dr. Joe Hairston, superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools, brainstormed the formation of an innovative partnership to align the goals of industry with the goals of the district to boost science, technology, engineering and math education in the Baltimore County Public Schools.
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