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Leading with Urgency: Five Levers to Accelerate and Sustain School Improvement
This session introduces Leading with Urgency: Five Levers for Effective School Improvement and Lasting Change, a practical framework grounded in research and designed for leaders of chronically underperforming schools. Building on WestEd’s Four Domains for Rapid School Improvement, the Five Levers of (1) relational trust, (2) strategic use of time, (3) instructional leadership, (4) mindset shifts, and (5) purposeful implementation offer actionable strategies to drive meaningful, sustainable change. Participants will explore how these levers strengthen and extend the Four Domains to create coherence, momentum, and results. Drawing from real school contexts and leadership stories, this session equips educators with practical tools to lead with moral clarity and urgency—not just to respond to crises, but to transform school systems in ways that elevate outcomes and affirm every student’s worth.
This talk was presented at:
2026 National ESEA Conference
February 2026
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Denver, CO
For more information:
Web: csti.wested.org, emails: thofer@wested.org, jsasson@wested.org
Speakers
Terrence Hofer
Dr. Hofer leads WestEd's Center for School Turnaround and Improvement. He has presented at ESEA six times since 2018 on various aspects of school improvement.
Joe Sassone
Joe Sassone is a Senior Facilitator at WestEd, supporting school and district transformation. He is the author of the forthcoming book Leading with Urgency: Five Levers for Effective School Improvement and Lasting Change (release planned for February 2026)
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