Creating Thinking Systems Part 7: A conversation with senior leaders from Renfrew County District School Board

If you’re anything like our guests in this special podcast series, you're thinking about how to approach school improvement in critically thoughtful ways. Maybe you’re working on the next steps to enhance administrators’ abilities to examine data and how to effectively monitor progress towards your district’s goals. Or perhaps you’re reflecting on how you might nurture greater cohesion, alignment, and intentionality on your senior team.

In the series Creating Thinking Systems, sponsored by OPSOA (Ontario Public Supervisory Officers’ Association), Usha James, TC² Executive Director, talks to senior leaders about their journeys and how taking a critical inquiry approach has guided system change and improvement.

In the seventh episode of the series, TC² Executive Director, Usha James speaks with CEO Kristen Niemi and Superintendent of Education Jenny Smith from Renfrew County District School Board about the importance of deep data analysis, consistent guidance frameworks, and maintaining system-level commitment to support student success.

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