{"id":6958,"date":"2015-12-09T23:05:41","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T04:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digital.hbs.edu\/platform-rctom\/submission\/excellence-in-education-demonstrating-whats-possible-when-a-school-aligns-its-mission-model-and-operations\/"},"modified":"2015-12-14T18:53:50","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T23:53:50","slug":"excellence-in-education-demonstrating-whats-possible-when-a-school-aligns-its-mission-model-and-operations","status":"publish","type":"hck-submission","link":"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-rctom\/submission\/excellence-in-education-demonstrating-whats-possible-when-a-school-aligns-its-mission-model-and-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"Excellence in Education: Demonstrating what\u2019s possible when a school aligns its mission, model, and operations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brooke Charter Schools is a Boston-based Charter Management Organization that operates three K-8 charter schools and serves almost 1,500 students in the greater Boston area. The schools focuses \u201cunrelentingly\u201d on their mission \u201cto provide an academically rigorous public education to students from the cities of Boston and Chelsea that will ensure that they are prepared to enter into and succeed in college.\u201d[i]<\/a> To do so, \u201cfrom day one, Brooke leaders have been dedicated to great teaching.\u201d[ii]<\/a> Today, Brooke\u2019s schools are among the best in Massachusetts, and the country, and serve the highest need students, outperforming many of Boston\u2019s wealthy suburban school districts. Brooke\u2019s success comes from this targeted focus in their business model and the coherent, aligned, and effective way in which they implement it in their operating model.<\/p>\n

Brooke\u2019s Business Model: Creating the best outcomes for every child<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since opening in 2002, Brooke has consistently and outstandingly produced results for their customers, the students and families they serve. Their results have received national attention for proving that socioeconomic status and race do not determine educational outcomes, as Brooke\u2019s students have had the highest performance in the entire state in multiple subjects for every year since 2006.[iii]<\/a> In composite test scores, Brooke\u2019s flagship campus, Roslindale, demonstrably outperforms every school in the state.<\/p>\n

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Beyond just test scores, Brooke also focuses on character of students, summarized into five core values: focus, integrity, respect, self-determination, and teamwork. To be effective, Brooke identified quality teaching as the single most important lever in achieving their value proposition for students. As a result, Brooke\u2019s business model goes one step beyond the value of the outcomes for students by recruiting, developing, and retaining the best teachers in the country.<\/p>\n

Brooke\u2019s Operational Model: Putting high-quality talent first<\/strong><\/p>\n

Brooke\u2019s tangible and intangible investments reflect a clear set of priorities and an aligned strategy to ensure that the schools deliver on their promises to students and families. As Assistant Director of Talent and Recruitment, Rachel Kohn, describes \u201cEverything we do comes back to developing our teachers from good to great to provide the best instruction for our students.\u201d[iv]<\/a><\/p>\n

A Differentiated Talent Model<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Brooke\u2019s entire organization places an intense focus and priority on high-quality teachers. To differentiate the schools from others, Brooke has developed a portfolio of human capital programs directly aligned to their ultimate outcomes:<\/p>\n