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Domain 01  ·  Leadership

Leadership at
Every Level.

RSI builds leadership capacity from the executive director to classroom teacher — through vision-setting, coaching, team development, and instructional supervision that sustains strong schools.

5 Programs
All Levels Admin. to Classroom
On-Site & Virtual Options
Customized to Your School

What This Domain Does

Leadership at Every Level — From Vision to the Classroom

RSI builds leadership capacity from the executive director to the scholar — through five structured, field-tested service packages. Every framework in this domain is actively deployed and refined at Wayne STEM Academy, where Dr. Forgette serves simultaneously as RSI Founder & CEO and school Executive Director.

The programs you receive are not drawn from research alone — they are operating in a real Title I school right now.

Core Frameworks Powering This Domain

  • 4 Disciplines of Execution (4DX) — McChesney & Huling
  • Getting Things Done (GTD) — David Allen
  • 7 Habits of Highly Effective People — Stephen Covey
  • Law of Significance — John Maxwell
  • Arbinger Outward Mindset
  • Crucial Conversations — Patterson et al.

Leadership Service Packages

Flagship Program

Leader's Advantage™

Principals · Heads of School · Charter Executive Directors · Aspiring Leaders

RSI's flagship leadership coaching program — built around three integrated pillars: Vision & Culture Architecture, Organizational Execution, and Staff Development Systems. Designed for both experienced principals and new heads of school stepping into the full weight of school leadership.

  • A documented, lived vision and mission that guides daily decisions
  • Leadership systems (4DX + GTD) that convert vision into measurable execution
  • Staff who understand their roles and are supported to meet clear expectations
  • New executive directors oriented, grounded, and executing with confidence
Coaching Systems

Keys to Effective Supervisory Support & Coaching

Principals · Assistant Principals · Instructional Coaches · Deans

Effective supervision is not about evaluation — it is about consistent, purposeful coaching that moves people toward their professional best. This program gives leaders the concrete tools to build a personalized coaching relationship with each staff member and use data patterns to make informed supervisory decisions.

  • A written, individualized coaching plan for each supervised staff member
  • A monitoring system that captures supervisory data over time
  • A leader confident, consistent, and credible in the supervisory coaching role
  • A school where staff experience supervision as support — not surveillance
Infrastructure Design

Leadership Architecture & Team Design

Executive Directors · Principals · Founding Charter Teams · Networks

Most schools have people in roles — few have a deliberate, documented leadership architecture. This service designs the full internal structure of how a school organizes its leadership layers, distributes authority, configures academic and operational teams, and runs its meeting systems.

  • A fully documented organizational structure with clear authority definitions
  • A designed meeting architecture that eliminates redundancy
  • An escalation framework that prevents leadership gaps during transitions
  • A school that functions as a system — not as parallel individual lanes
Teacher Leadership

Grade Level Lead Certification

Grade Level Leads · Department Heads · Lead Teachers · Aspiring Teacher-Leaders

Grade Level Leads are the most important bridge in a school — they sit at the intersection of administration and classroom teachers. When they are underprepared, the school's improvement systems lose their connection to the classroom. This certification develops these leaders deliberately, with structured checkpoints and a culminating demonstration of competency.

  • Grade Level Leads who understand and operate confidently within their authority
  • Effective, focused team meetings that produce real instructional decisions
  • Data conversations that result in classroom-level adjustments — not just documentation
  • A bridge layer that reliably carries school improvement from leadership to the classroom
Scholar & Staff Growth

Scholar & Staff Leadership Development

Scholars (K–12) · Teachers & Staff · School Teams Building a Shared Leadership Culture

RSI's approach to leadership goes all the way to the scholar. Two structured tracks — iLead Scholar Leadership Program and the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Club — build leadership identity, character, and habits at every level of the school community. Together they create a school where leadership is not a title, but a shared disposition.

  • A scholar leadership program that develops voice, identity, and community responsibility
  • A staff or scholar cohort grounded in Covey's 7 Habits and proactive leadership habits
  • A shared leadership language across scholars and adults that reinforces school culture
  • A school where leadership is understood, practiced, and expected at every level
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