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Accelerate Institute Releases New Report on Goal Management at Schools

August 24, 2020 / Accelerate Institute News

Each and every school is a complex ecosystem with its own unique strengths, as well as challenges to overcome. In our October 2019 “Hyper Focus” white paper, we discussed how transforming a school requires a strategic, systematic approach; meaningful change cannot occur as the result of a one-size-fits-all solution. The Accelerate Framework serves as a foundation for …

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Creating an 80/20 Strategic Plan in a Time of Uncertainty

July 16, 2020 / Change Management

The 2020-2021 school year is right around the corner. But as back-to-school draws near, there are still so many unknowns. With states across the country employing various strategies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic—and with varying levels of success—it remains unclear whether students will be returning to school buildings, or instead picking up where they …

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Crisis Hits, Leaders Rise I Part 2

July 16, 2020 / Transformational Leadership

Communities across the world this year have been reimagining what daily life looks like during a pandemic. For Accelerate Institute school leaders, it’s meant inspiring us as they leveraged their training to continue to meet the needs of their students and families amid the global crisis in the second half of the 2019-2020 school year. Now, it’s …

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A Message From Accelerate Institute CEO Nora Ligurotis on the Recent Events in Our Country

June 5, 2020 / Accelerate Institute News

June 5, 2020 Dear Accelerate Institute Community, In the last few days, racism and the result of many years of inequity in our country have been brought, once again, to the forefront. At this moment we want to say that we hold true to our value of Equity and Inclusion: “We value all dimensions of …

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Allison Hansen (Acero-Marquez, Chicago) and Luke Corry (Acero-Brighton Park, Chicago) teaming up to hand out remote learning packets to students.

Leveraging the Accelerate Framework During a Crisis: Black-Belt Teaching

April 30, 2020 / Black Belt Teaching, Transformational Leadership

After the initial crisis hit, Accelerate Institute leaders sprang into action to meet the basic needs of students and teachers. Then, spring break gave many leaders a chance to regroup and strategize a more sustainable plan to take them to the end of the year. To do this, our leaders leveraged the drivers of Change Management. …

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Leveraging the Accelerate Framework During a Crisis: Change Management

April 30, 2020 / Change Management, Transformational Leadership

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Leveraging the Accelerate Framework During a Crisis: Aspirational and Constructive Environment

April 30, 2020 / Aspirational & Constructive Environment

In the Accelerate Framework, the Aspirational Environment is the door to the school and creates the foundation that students need to be able to learn and grow. Our leaders entered this crisis through the door of Aspirational Environment. As it turns out, creating an Aspirational Environment becomes even more important in a virtual school because you …

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Crisis Hits, Leaders Rise

April 30, 2020 / Transformational Leadership

Accelerate Institute leaders across the country leveraged their training to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis and meet the quickly changing needs of their school communities. Following the stories of 31 leaders across 4 states, we have witnessed how they are fearlessly leading their teams, networks, students, and families through the toughest challenges of this …

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Leveraging the Accelerate Framework during a crisis: High-Performing Team

April 30, 2020 / High-Performing Team, Transformational Leadership

A school’s Aspirational Environment cannot exist without the staff, or High-Performing Team. As a leader in this time of crisis, how do you get teachers invested in doing all the necessary work to create a new school environment? How do you invest them in rolling up their sleeves, even if the union contract says it’s not …

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Accelerate Institute Releases ‘Hyper Focus’ Report on Transformational School Leadership

March 30, 2020 / Accelerate Institute News

Accelerate Institute has released a new report that examines the multi-faceted approach educators need to close the achievement gap in America’s urban schools. The 13-page report, entitled “Hyper Focus: How to Transform Schools,” offers a high-level overview of some of the principles Accelerate Institute teaches, including: the systematic change needed for a successful school turnaround; …

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