Ensure Efficient and Effective Operations
Discover how effective your district operations truly are and identify opportunities to improve
In the rapidly changing K-12 environment, district operations must adapt quickly.
As school districts become more nimble organizations, Hanover’s advisors are prepared to provide recommendations based on the trends in the research, help your organization gather and interpret stakeholder feedback, analyze your district’s current performance, and provide support for developing an action plan that works toward your goals.
Need Data Point
Understand where your district operations need to improve to keep up with the changing environment
Learn Innovative Ways To Meet Needs With Fewer Resources
Identify how peers are operating with fewer resources due to upcoming reductions in operating budgets. The Benchmarking Peer Budget Proposals report offers innovative ways to meet the needs of the district with fewer resources.
Implement Supportive Strategies For Staff
Support staff by implementing strategies that demonstrate a commitment to the well-being and creating an empathetic work environment. Our Staff Self-Care Strategies provides resources to help leaders implement supportive policies and practices.
Build A More Inclusive Work Environment
The Employee Engagement and Inclusion Survey assesses your organization’s employee engagement and sense of inclusion using the Employee Engagement and Inclusion Survey, co-designed with Cleveland Metropolitan School District, to build a more inclusive work environment for staff.
Determine The Effectiveness Of District Operations
Hanover’s District Operations Survey evaluates your district’s student academic programming, student support, technology access, transportation, security and safety, and communication to determine the effectiveness of district operations.
Anticipate Changes In District Enrollment
Our Enrollment and Demographic Trends Analysis anticipates potential changes to district enrollment over the next five years and identifies the impact on revenue and expenditures to help inform districts’ operational planning.
Engage Staff In Quality Dialogues
Hanover’s Discussion Guide: Adapting Classified Staff Responsibilities engages cabinet and board members in a dialogue about adapting staff responsibilities as operational needs shift this school year.
Is your K-12 school district looking to maximize its ESSER funding? Hanover can help you identify need and achieve the greatest possible impact with your funds
Why Arcadia Unified School District is Partnering with Hanover Research
“Arcadia Unified has been heavily engaged in efforts to reimagine what education in a public school district can look like with learners squarely at the center. We quickly realized that having a strong research capacity, both internally and externally, was essential when it comes to setting direction and making well-informed decisions as we explore the possibilities. Through our conversations with Hanover Research, it became apparent that forming a partnership with them could help us achieve our goals. Specifically, we believe that Hanover can help us form project efficacy reviews and create a foundation of research literature that will guide our pilots as we explore different elements of personalization in education, including flexible classroom environments, increasing student agency, student goal setting and open educational resources.”
– Greg Gazanian, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer
Why Kansas City Public Schools is Partnering with Hanover Research
“With many priorities and little time, we want to impact change as quickly as possible. To do so, we felt we needed external expert guidance and support. Hanover comes with a great reputation and experience, making them a natural choice for us. In the coming year, we want to self-reflect and self-evaluate with an open and honest view of our internal structures and processes. We believe we are best equipped to do that with Hanover. To others considering working with a third party to tackle issues in the classroom and central office, we advise they be brave enough to use outside influence and expertise to hold themselves accountable. External partners, like Hanover, force honest conversation at the highest levels.”
– Linda Quinley, Chief Financial and Operations Officer
Alexandria City Public Schools Trusts Hanover’s Research to Guide Middle Schools for Tomorrow Workgroup Planning Efforts
“The Middle Schools for Tomorrow Workgroup was brought together to allow parents, students, teachers, and the larger community to take an active role in crafting their vision of the future for ACPS middle schools. The workgroup was asked to create their idealized middle school, take a critical look at current practices within Alexandria middle schools, and ultimately lay the groundwork for how the division should move strategically forward.”
– Clinton Page; Chief Accountability Officer, Alexandria City Public Schools
