04 · Leadership Entry Plan

The first 90 days.

Listen first. Build trust. Establish shared priorities. Create early evidence of progress.

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FIRST 90 DAYS
01 Listen
02 Co-design
03 Expand
Listen
Partner
Prioritize
Measure
Entry philosophy

Before changing the system, understand it.

The first 90 days are about disciplined listening, relationship building, evidence gathering, and establishing the conditions for meaningful instructional improvement.

90-day roadmap

Three phases. One direction.

Each phase builds intentionally on the one before it: understand the context, co-design the work, then monitor and expand what is working.

01 30 DAYS
FIRST 30 DAYS

Listen & Learn

Understand the people, priorities, practices, and evidence that define the current reality.

Clarify priorities with leaders
Build authentic relationships
Review literacy, numeracy, curriculum, assessment, and school-improvement data
Observe classrooms and PLCs
OUTCOME A clear picture of the current reality.
02 60 DAYS
DAYS 31–60

Co-design & Launch

Move from understanding to purposeful action through partnership, coaching, and shared priorities.

Select high-leverage priorities
Establish coaching agreements
Begin student-centered coaching cycles
Strengthen PLC and data protocols
Model and co-teach
OUTCOME Shared priorities with visible action.
03 90 DAYS
DAYS 61–90

Monitor & Expand

Study implementation, recognize progress, refine support, and establish structures that can continue.

Study implementation and student evidence
Celebrate early wins
Refine instructional support
Establish a sustainable coaching calendar
Build the ongoing professional learning plan
OUTCOME Sustainable systems for continued growth.
Leadership principles

How I enter the work.

A successful entry plan is not about arriving with all the answers. It is about creating the conditions for the right questions, the right partnerships, and the right evidence.

01

Listen deeply

Seek to understand before deciding what needs to change.

02

Build trust

Make coaching a partnership rather than a compliance exercise.

03

Focus

Concentrate effort on the priorities most likely to influence student learning.

04

Measure

Use evidence to determine whether the work is producing meaningful change.

Early success measure

Useful, trustworthy coaching with visible instructional change.

Teachers experience coaching as useful and trustworthy, and teams can point to a clear instructional change supported by student evidence.

Ready to lead with purpose?

The first 90 days set the tone.

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