Smart Solutions (issue 3) | Page 11

Make Your School More Efficient, Effective, and Relevant in 90 Days Today’s schools are in an environment that is forcing them to change more rapidly than ever. Pressures from technological advances, legislative expectations, new learning standards, and talent shortages are all forcing schools to adapt. School leaders genuinely want to rise to the occasion. The problem is most aren’t doing it quickly enough, especially to satisfy board members and donors. For years, schools have followed a model of innovation that typically follows a three- to five-year innovation schedule based on their accreditation protocols. This worked well for decades. Yet as technology has advanced and education standards have fallen under increasingly greater scrutiny, this 11