Check Your Roots™
Are your instructional systems strong enough to produce lasting results?
Use this five-minute leadership scorecard to reflect on six conditions that influence the quality, consistency, and sustainability of teaching and student support across a school or district.
Designed for superintendents, district leaders, principals, instructional coaches, and campus leadership teams.
What leaders receive
- A structured reflection across the Six Roots
- A snapshot of current strengths and areas needing attention
- Questions your leadership team can use for deeper discussion
- A suggested first step for moving from insight to action
The reflection areas
- Foundational Literacy
- Tier I Instruction
- MTSS & Intervention
- Leadership Systems
- Teacher Expertise
- School Culture
Answer based on what is consistently true—not what is written in the plan or visible in the strongest classroom.
If you are completing the scorecard as a team, ask each leader to respond independently first. Compare patterns afterward and note where perceptions differ.
Approximately 5–7 minutes