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Horizon Montessori Public School's director André Credit shares his experience with the Effective Schools Framework (ESF) Diagnostic process and how it helped his leadership.
Reflections on the ESF Diagnostic Process
Q1: What are 2–3 major takeaways from going through the ESF Diagnostic process?
I believe the ESF Diagnostic process provided my campus with a road map to success. Although we were implementing many of the aspects of the ESF, the process allowed our campus to refine our practices based on the rubric. The ESF process also allowed me to ensure I was planning and leading the campus according to best practices. It caused me to reflect on how I am growing my leadership team as well as giving them opportunities to grow their own leadership.
Q2: How will you leverage the ESF Final Report in your continuous improvement efforts?
Upon receiving the final report, our campus was already implementing many of
the areas we want to target next year. Discussions have begun on how to build on our
strengths by creating an action plan for the areas we can enhance.
Q3: How would you describe your experience going through the ESF Diagnostic process with another campus principal?
The ESF Diagnostic process will allow you to really inspect how your practices on campus align with what should be happening. It also helps if you want your campus to
grow and create a level of sustainability to ensure systems and protocols are in place.
As a campus principal goes through the process, I would recommend he or she
be willing to ask themselves hard questions based on the levers and how their current
practices and procedures align with the levers. I would suggest that the principal
choose the levers that will render the most impact.
Q4: Anything else you’d like to add?
As a campus, we will use the ESF process to guide our decisions and practices. I believe in the ESF and encourage all campuses that want to build a sustainable culture of excellence to work with the Effective Schools Framework.
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