Portfolio strategy explained

The portfolio strategy is a method for continuously improving educational opportunities in urban K-12 school systems.^[1] The strategy entails managing a portfolio of schools by separating school oversight from school operations and by holding a school's status as contingent, rather than permanent, based on the school's performance.^{[2] [3]}

The portfolio strategy in practice can be reduced to seven interrelated components: choice, autonomy, talent, varied supports, accountability, funding, and public engagement.^[4]

Several education systems have adopted a portfolio strategy, including New Orleans,^[5] Hartford,^[6] Cleveland,^[7] Baltimore,^[8] Lawrence,^[9] and Denver.^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Portfolio Schools: A Comprehensive Approach to District Improvement. Michael & Susan Dell Foundation. en-US. 2016-03-18.
2. http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED532895.pdf Lake, Robin (2009), Performance Management in Portfolio Districts
3. Book: Hill. Paul. Campbell. Christine. Guthrie. James. Strife and Progress: Portfolio Strategies for Managing Urban Schools. 2013. Brookings Institution Press. Washington, D.C.. 978-0-8157-2427-8.
4. Web site: Seven Components | Center on Reinventing Public Education. Center on Reinventing Public Education. 11 April 2016.
5. Web site: New Orleans 'portfolio' strategy for public schools gains supporters around the country. 29 June 2011 .
6. Web site: Hartford Public Schools - Model Portfolio District . 2016-04-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160405061622/http://hartfordschools.org/about-us/model-portfolio-district . 2016-04-05 . dead .
7. http://www.clevelandmetroschools.org/cms/lib05/OH01915844/Centricity/Domain/4/ClevelandPlanExecutiveSummary.pdf
8. http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED532896.pdf
9. Web site: Receivership in Lawrence, MA: Problems, Possibilities, and Progress. Baynham. Erin. education.jhu.edu. 2016-05-19.
10. Web site: The Commons / Homepage.