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Why the Public K–12 Operating System Matters
Every student deserves the opportunity to thrive, and every adult who supports them deserves the conditions to do their best work.
Communities across the country are undertaking important work on behalf of students. Yet today's expectations increasingly exceed what many school systems were designed to support. As a result, far too many students leave school without the knowledge and skills needed to pursue the opportunities ahead.
This is why we focus on the Operating System. Like the operating system in your computer, it works largely behind the scenes, coordinating the essential structures and supports that enable everything else to function effectively.
A healthy operating system helps create the conditions that enable students, staff, families, and communities to thrive.
K-12 Operating System
Understanding the K–12 Operating System
The K–12 Operating System is the environment and organizational supports that enable every program, service, and partnership across a school system and its broader ecosystem to function each day.
The Six Ongoing Responsibilities
Every healthy operating system continuously fulfills six ongoing responsibilities.
Organizational Culture
Monitors how shared beliefs, relationships, experiences, and norms influence the effectiveness of every other responsibility.
People
Develops the competencies, capacity, dispositions, and support needed for people to successfully lead, manage, and improve the operating system.
Operating Standards
Defines the shared expectations, practices, and behaviors that create a consistent, high-quality experience within available resources.
Functions
Provides leaders with the information and capabilities needed to monitor, assess, and continuously improve the health of the enterprise.
Services
Provides programs and initiatives with the support needed to deliver quality, consistency, and adaptability at scale.
Decision Structures
Defines how important decisions are made, who participates, and how those decisions remain aligned with organizational priorities and values.