Ohio Doing What Works

Importance of external facilitation (ESC/SST)

District and school personnel often look to their superintendent to serve as the facilitator. If the superintendent assumes this role, he/she has effectively removed him/herself from participating as an active member of the DLT. The Wooster City School District, and other districts around Ohio, credited their progress, in part, to the support provided to the district by external facilitators assigned from Ohio’s State Support Teams (SSTs) or Educational Service Centers (ESCs).

Changing Adult Behavior: What Matters Most

The purpose of this section of the O-DWW Superintendent Pathfinder is to support superintendents in leading and managing change. The underpinnings of Ohio’s commitment to continuous improvement in professional practice and student learning can be found in the core messages/non-negotiables espoused by the Ohio Leadership Advisory Council (see The OLAC-OIP Connection under THE SUPERINTENDENT’S ROLE).

Listen to an Ohio Superintendent share his/her district’s experience in leading and managing change using the OIP as a foundation and framework for improvement.

Superintendent Use of OIP-OLAC to Lead and Manage Change