Stronger States, Stronger Outcomes

School turnaround efforts are stronger when superintendents have structured opportunities to test ideas, examine implementation data, and learn with peers. Oklahoma will share how the Department of Education and Southwest Comprehensive Center designed a Superintendent Networked Improvement Community for district leaders serving CSI, TSI, and ATSI schools. Through regular learning sessions, cross-district collaboration, and Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles, participants identify common problems of practice, test evidence-based strategies, and strengthen continuous improvement routines. The network is intended to build instructional leadership, improve the use of implementation data, and support stronger decision-making from the district office to the classroom. Participants will learn how Oklahoma is using improvement science and peer learning to shift school improvement support from compliance monitoring toward sustained capacity building.