Accountable Leaders

Accountable leaders are necessary to foster ownership in the difficult process of transforming high schools.  State, district, school, community, youth, and municipal leaders must work together to articulate a shared vision for all high-school-age youth, and to define accountability at each level. A strategic plan designed around this shared vision holds leaders at all levels of the education system accountable for allocating necessary resources; establishing equitable practices and policies that ensure all youth, schools, and communities have access to quality resources; and for using data to monitor and communicate progress to all stakeholders. Leaders at all levels of the education system must be accountable to, and work in partnership with, the communities and youth they serve.

NAF ensures that Academies are guided by accountable leaders who develop a shared vision through a comprehensive Year of Planning (see Appendix 2 for a Year of Planning Story Map) and distribute leadership among Academy staff and Advisory Boards made up of local business leaders.  Academy leaders allocate resources necessary to support Academy practice, and use data to monitor and communicate progress to all stakeholders, including NAF.