EDCI
LEADright’s Essential Dimensions of Continual Improvement (EDCI) distills over three decades of craft knowledge and experience with independent, private, and charter schools and public school districts into actionable recommendations that lead to results.
EDCI is central to periodic comprehensive reviews and such reviews are key to the development of high-quality schools and districts. A systematic review of practices, processes, and systems assists school and district leadership in determining needs, examining their nature and causes, and setting priorities for future action.
A review often guides the development of a meaningful improvement plan and suggests targets and action items to guide improvement and evaluation. EDCI supports continual improvement efforts by providing a clear view of areas of strength, areas for growth, what is working, and what is not working.
LEADright’s conception of a comprehensive review embraces fundamental elements of Appreciative Inquiry. Appreciative Inquiry is a strengths-based, positive approach to leadership development and organizational change. LEADright supports leaders, learners, and members of the community with discovering, dreaming, designing, and deploying:
LEADright’s Essential Dimensions of Continual Improvement (EDCI) distills over three decades of craft knowledge and experience with independent, private, and charter schools and public school districts into actionable recommendations that lead to results.
EDCI is central to periodic comprehensive reviews and such reviews are key to the development of high-quality schools and districts. A systematic review of practices, processes, and systems assists school and district leadership in determining needs, examining their nature and causes, and setting priorities for future action.
A review often guides the development of a meaningful improvement plan and suggests targets and action items to guide improvement and evaluation. EDCI supports continual improvement efforts by providing a clear view of areas of strength, areas for growth, what is working, and what is not working.
LEADright’s conception of a comprehensive review embraces fundamental elements of Appreciative Inquiry. Appreciative Inquiry is a strengths-based, positive approach to leadership development and organizational change. LEADright supports leaders, learners, and members of the community with discovering, dreaming, designing, and deploying:
- In the Discovery phase, LEADright looks for promising and best practices in action. The team listens for stories of excellence, innovation, and peak performance noting the common factors in these stories.
- Next, in the Dream phase, LEADright helps leaders, learners, and members of the community with envisioning their desired future. They ask themselves, “How would leaders, learners, resources, behaviors, the physical space, organizational processes, and more need to change?” This phase is about creating a shared vision for excellence, innovation, and peak performance.
- Next, in the Design phase, LEADright helps leaders, learners, and members of the community with determining which approaches and strategies will lead the organization creatively and decisively in the right direction and yield the best, most sustainable results.
- Finally, in the Deploy phase, LEADright helps leaders, learners, and members of the community with putting approaches and strategies in action to make the vision a reality.