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The Impact Schools Model™

Impact You Can See. Results You Can Measure.

Overview

The Impact Schools Model™ is Outcomes Impact Partners’ proprietary school improvement framework designed to accelerate student achievement in priority and underperforming schools. The Model helps school leaders move from urgency to execution—producing visible changes in classrooms and measurable gains in student outcomes.

Who It Serves

Priority and underperforming schools
Districts seeking rapid, measurable improvement
School leaders and instructional leadership teams
State- and grant-funded improvement initiatives

The Impact Schools Model™ Focuses On

Focused leadership and clear accountability
Data-driven instructional decision-making
High-impact teaching practices in literacy and numeracy
Time-compressed improvement cycles
Sustainable systems for continuous improvement

What Makes the Model Different

Unlike traditional school improvement approaches, The Impact Schools Model™ prioritizes execution over theory. Leaders and teachers are supported through structured coaching, clear metrics, and disciplined follow-through—ensuring improvement efforts translate into real classroom change and student growth.

Outcomes You Can Expect

Observable improvements in instructional practice
Increased student proficiency and growth
Stronger leadership capacity and alignment
Clear, measurable progress toward district and state goals

Outcomes Impact Partners

A trusted partner supporting leaders to deliver results that matter most.

The Big 5 of Strategy

Coaching and assessment for executive leadership teams Intersecting strategy, leadership, and transformation

Why leaders use it

Strategy isn’t only set in boardrooms — it’s a team capability. The Big 5 of Strategy gives leadership teams a shared language and practical framework for thinking, deciding, and executing together. Use it to align priorities, speed decisions, and turn strategic plans into everyday practice across departments and units.

Benefits for leadership teams

Build shared self-awareness and strategic agility across the executive team
Align senior leaders around a clear strategic direction and priorities
Improve collaboration and decision-making under complexity and time pressure
Strengthen foresight, innovation, and institutional resilience
Shift strategy from a static plan to a repeatable, team-wide practice

What you get: the Big 5 Strategy Assessment report

After completing the assessment each participant receives a clear, actionable report designed for busy leaders. The report includes five sections:

1. Executive summary

One-page overview highlighting the most important findings and implications.

2. Strategic persona

A high-level, engaging description of the participant’s dominant strategic style and how they show up in a leadership team.

3. Big 5 profile

Visual and narrative snapshot of the five core strategic competencies, showing dual strengths and the primary area for growth.

4. 20-competency breakdown

Detailed scores and short explanations across 20 sub-competencies to provide nuance and development focus.

5. Personal development plan (PDP)

A structured template with prioritized actions, timelines, and success indicators to translate insight into measurable change.

How it works (simple, practical process)

Kickoff: We meet with your executive team to clarify strategic priorities and objectives.
Assessment: Leaders complete the online Big 5 of Strategy assessment (20 minutes).
Review & workshop: We deliver individual reports and facilitate a 2–4 hour leadership workshop to compare profiles, surface alignment gaps, and co-create team actions.
Coaching & follow-through: Optional 1:1 coaching and targeted team sessions translate the PDPs into operational steps and measurable milestones.

Outcomes you can expect

A shared framework for evaluating strategic choices and tradeoffs
Faster, clearer decisions and more cohesive execution across units
Targeted development plans for each leader with practical next steps
Measurable improvements in cross-functional collaboration and initiative delivery

Ideal for

C-suite leaders, senior leaders and their teams
Academic and administrative leaders preparing for major transformation, or strategic realignment
Multi-unit leaders who need consistent decision frameworks and stronger collaboration

Ready to lead strategically?

Schedule a 20-minute consultation to explore how the Big 5 of Strategy can strengthen your leadership team and accelerate institutional goals. We’ll discuss your current priorities and a tailored plan for assessment, workshop, and coaching.

We help leadership teams move strategy off the whiteboard and into action—every day.