Superintendent Research Briefing: Building a High-Performance Leadership Team

Why do some districts perform better than others?

A few, outlier districts seem to consistently make much greater progress against the same challenges all school systems face—whether it’s addressing student mental health concerns, closing student learning gaps, or improving teacher morale. What do these districts, and their superintendents, do differently?

Over the past six years, EAB researchers have been working to help districts nationwide make progress on public education’s most persistent challenges, and a simple truth has become clear: Successful district leadership teams align around a common set of principles that create an “engine for change” that can be applied to practically any challenge the district faces. This presentation will share the “hallmarks of high-performance leadership” uncovered through EAB’s research.