At the core of John Tanner’s Benefits-Based Accountability Induction program is a practical belief that student benefits, not test scores, are the key to an effective and actionable conversation about school performance.
Schools and districts that choose to adopt a Benefits-Based Mindset about accountability inherently shift their thinking from a focus on compliance to success. That shift, centered entirely on specific student needs, enables school leaders to objectively gauge the progress of critical initiatives, creates meaningful accountability for meaningful results, and translates into clear and effective conversations with stakeholders, including parents and policymakers, using language that is clear and easy to understand.
This seven-session induction program was designed to provide your school district and site-level teams with a basic introduction to Benefits-Based Accountability, so that they can understand how the process is different from what they are currently doing and start to shift their thinking in preparation for a more effective system of accountability, focused on students and community expectations, not test scores.
