Title: Why do most education turnaround projects in low performing schools fail? - Quora
Headings: Why do most education turnaround projects in low performing schools fail?
Why do most education turnaround projects in low performing schools fail?
Content: They can be called turnaround schools or transformational schools. The goal, of course, is for these schools to improve their statuses to a level deemed appropriate by either the state or the district. There are many challenges facing school leaders who are charged with supporting schools that are in some phase of the turnaround process. Indeed, much has been written and proposed, but true turnaround has remained elusive for many schools. Even when successful, it has been challenging to sustain the initial success achieved by these schools. Many school systems embark on the journey of school transformation with a comprehensive, systemic plan that, if implemented well, would increase the probability of success. At the same time, many plans include numerous isolated innovations—data-drivendecision-making, collaborative structures, additional positions and services,and the like—but they lack a comprehensive system that integrates the many structures that cause a school to transform. Others still have plans but they do not have the essential components that will result in transformation. Let’s focus on a critical component of successful school turnaround—the Transformational Principal and the Four D’s of Leadership needed by that principal. An essential component of school turnaround is a transformational principal.