1. Effective School Turnaround & Leadership Development
Pillars to
Effective School Turnaround
&
Leadership Development
Mark Comanducci: Executive Vice President & Superintendent of Schools
Emily Vanderplough: Regional Vice President

2. ACCEL’s Turnaround Schools
To transform the lives of the students, families, and educators we serve, while positively impacting the greater community in which we work.
Our Why / Purpose
Through a codified school turnaround theory of action, rooted in the growth, development, and support of Principals, teachers, and staff.
How We Do It
Deliver great a educational experience and outcomes as well as social-emotional growth to as many children as possible.
What We Do

3. ACCEL’s Turnaround Schools
To transform the lives of the students, families, and educators we serve, while positively impacting the greater community in which we work.
Our Why / Purpose
Through a codified school turnaround theory of action, rooted in the growth, development, and support of Principals, teachers, and staff.
How We Do It
Deliver great a educational experience and outcomes as well as social-emotional growth to as many children as possible.
What We Do

4. Rocks, Pebbles, and Sand

5. Developing Leaders To Ensure Change
Core Pillars for Systemic, Organizational Change
Best Practices
Quick Hits
Programs
Administrative Work /
Tasks
Created by Superintendent
Informed by data/school staff
Operationalized by Principals
Created collectively by Principals and Superintendent
Operationalized by Principals and teachers
Supported and held accountable by Regional Vice President and Superintendent
Lead by organizational staff, working in support of schools
Take as little of the Principals' time as possible

6. Developing Leaders To Ensure Change: Our Rocks
For Schools
Coaching / Support / Professional Development
Principal receives intense and
frequent coaching.
For Schools
The school’s culture is well defined, articulated in precise detail, and actionable/measurable.
Culture
For Schools
There are tight guardrails around the school’s academic framework, instructional, curricular resources, and assessment.
Academics

7. Pillars to Effective School Turnaround: Coaching/Support/PD
Goal: Principals will participate in intense, regular, highly-focused, and measurable coaching to improve their ability to lead a school turnaround.
Expectations
Re-envisioning
Coaching Cycle
Professional Development

8. Pillars to Effective School Turnaround: Culture
Goal: Principals will clearly articulate (in excruciating detail) a vision for their school’s culture as well as the processes, systems, and plan to achieve said vision.
Cultural Framework (autonomy)
Look, Sound, and Feel
Shared Expectations, Language, and Systems
Train, Model, and Practice

9. Pillars to Effective School Turnaround: Academics
Goal: Principals will articulate their instructional vision and support/develop their teachers to deliver high-quality instruction.
Academic Framework (autonomy)
Buy In
Instructional Block
Curricular Resources
Instructional Planning and Instructional Practice
Use of Data
Progress Monitoring
Increased Instructional Time

10. Per Pupil Funding: Public Schools in Ohio
Source: Ohio Department of Education, FY 17 State/Local Revenue

11. ACCEL’s Turnaround Schools’ Results: Performance Index
Source: Ohio Department of Education

12. ACCEL’s Turnaround Schools vs. Local School Districts
Source: Ohio Department of Education

13. Value Added: Four Year TrendSY
(White Hat Management) SY
(ACCEL Schools) SY SY
Broadway Academy C A B
Chapelside Cleveland Academy F D
East Academy
HOPE Academy Northcoast
HOPE Academy Northwest
Lincoln Park Academy
Riverside Academy
University Academy
West Park Academy
Source: Ohio Department of Education

14. Value Added: Four Year Trend
Source: Ohio Department of Education

15. ACCEL’s Turnaround Schools’ Results: Value Added Ranking, SY 17-18
Among Akron’s Public Schools:
University Academy: University earned the 7th highest Value Added score when compared to the 55 public schools in Akron.
Among Cincinnati’s Public Schools:
Riverside Academy: Riverside earned the 9th highest Value Added score when compared to the 72 public schools in Cincinnati.
Among Cleveland’s Public Schools:
# 6 HOPE Academy Northwest # 9 Lincoln Park Academy # 11 HOPE Academy Northcoast # 13 East Academy # 14 West Park Academy # 26 Broadway Academy # 35 Chapelside Cleveland Academy
All of ACCEL’s Turnaround Schools ranked in the top 35 when compared to the 116 K-8th public schools in Cleveland.
Source: Ohio Department of Education