The Strategy-Focused District: Driving Transformation at Atlanta Public Schools
Posted January 29, 2010 2:28 PM
by Dylan Miyake
Ten years ago, the Atlanta Public Schools (APS) had low
and declining student achievement, demoralized
teachers, crumbling buildings, high turnover among
superintendents (average tenure of two years) and
disaffected parents pulling their children out of
the system. More than 60 percent of the city's high school
students missed at least two weeks of school per year, and
the district had more than 700 teaching vacancies. The
system was failing its students and stakeholders.
Fast forward 10 years, and Atlanta has reversed its
dismal numbers.
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Preparing for your Strategy Review Meeting with the Balanced Scorecard
Posted January 28, 2010 10:02 AM
by Ted Jackson
This post continues my thinking on running a successful Balanced Scorecard strategy review meeting. Remember, this review meeting happens quarterly and is focused on strategic issues and not operational information. To set the table for this review, we need to quickly define several roles. In smaller organizations, some of these roles may be filled by the same individual. The first role is that of the executive team. This is the Executive Director or CEO and his or her direct reports. This group is typically 5-12 people who are responsible for executive the strategy, so they are the ones that make the strategic decisions. These are the active people in the meeting.
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ClearPoint Strategy Winter '10 Release
Posted January 15, 2010 12:41 PM
by Ted Jackson
On January 15th we will be releasing the newest features of ClearPoint Strategy, the performance management software. We are calling this release Winter '10 (since it is 2010 and winter time). You can learn about the new features in detail at the ClearPoint website. I thought I would highlight a few of them in this post.
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Ascendant is Hiring!
Posted January 7, 2010 4:53 PM
by Dylan Miyake
Ascendant Strategy Management Group is looking for a associate consultant in the Washington, DC area to support our rapidly growing public sector practice. As an associate consultant (entry-level) with Ascendant, you'll get a chance to participate actively on client engagements, help out with creating new products and services, and help us define and grow the company.
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A Tale of Two Cities: Washington, DC and Atlanta, GA
Posted January 7, 2010 7:30 AM
by Dylan Miyake
The Washington, DC school reform effort has been getting a lot of press recently. I think the teachers and administrators in Washington deserve a lot of credit for the advances they've made so far, but I think to really reform the district they have to start focusing more on strategy. My quick comment on a LinkedIn discussion turned out to be a little more lengthy, so I thought I'd share it here, too.
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