System Wise

Adam Parrott-Sheffer is the strategy advisor for the Data Wise Project and cochair of the Data Wise in Action Program. He is the coauthor of Entry Planning for Equity-Focused Leaders: Empowering Schools and Communities. Carmen Williams is the assistant superintendent of Instruction and Innovation in a Massachusetts public school district and cochair of the Data Wise in Action Program. David Rease, Jr. is the director of Equity, Diversity, and Belonging in the Prince George's County Public Schools. Kathryn Parker Boudett is a senior lecturer on education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the director of the Data Wise Project. She is a coeditor of Data Wise and Data Wise in Action and coauthor of Meeting Wise.

"This thought-provoking book shows how district leaders can and should ensure cohesion within the broad framework of a school district ecosystem to benefit all students. Anchored in case studies, the authors provide a clear and practical strategy that can be employed in any school district." - Patrick Tutwiler, secretary of education, Massachusetts "School systems do not improve because of their inability to 'focus on focus.' Coherence and commitment are essential to school improvement. The examples and descriptions in System Wise help district leaders concretely see the vision of what is possible when passionate educators collaborate and focus on collectively improving student achievement." - Shawn Joseph, assistant professor and co-director/director, Superintendent Academies, Howard University "The case studies presented in System Wise specifically address the considerations and questions that leaders must grapple with when undertaking the task of scaling up the Data Wise process system-wide. These case studies offer lessons learned, providing system leaders with a chance to reflect on their own leadership journey in implementing this process." - Almi G. Abeyta, superintendent, Chelsea Public Schools