CASE STUDY Organizing Strategically: Boston Public Schools (MA) by John J-H Kim, Kriti Parashar, and Mallory Dwinal Originally published in District Management Journal, v.15, Spring 2014 All the work of teaching kids and raising achievement happens in schools. Therefore, it is important that the district leaders are oriented toward a service-delivery model for schools. COPYRIGHT © 2014 DISTRICT MANAGEMENT GROUP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 1 THE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COUNCIL | www.dmcouncil.org Taking stock of her past five years as superintendent of Boston Public Schools (MA), Dr. Carol Johnson had accomplished much by 2012. Student performance was continuing to show some gains, especially in the 10th grade. Johnson and her team had managed to lead the school district through one o

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