Why the Collaboration Health Check?

The "Collaboration Health Check" is not just another administrative task; it is a diagnostic tool designed to bridge the gap between "buying the tech" and "changing the classroom". In many districts, technology and curriculum teams operate in silos, leading to what Dr. Leila Nuland calls "friction loss," where strategic plans fail not from a lack of vision, but from a failure to align.
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How to Use the Health Check

The health check serves as a roadmap for District Leadership Teams (Cabinet) to identify exactly where the "gears are grinding".
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Assessment Across Four Pillars

The tool breaks down district health into four critical categories:

● Strategic Alignment: Identifying if the CTO and CAO share identical instructional goals and if hardware/software cycles are synchronized.
● Operational Integration: Determining if the tech department has a "seat at the table" during the initial vetting of curriculum, rather than being brought in at the end to "make it work".
● Professional Learning: Evaluating if there is a 12-month support plan for new tools or just a one-time "sit and get" session.
● Cultural Health: Checking for a "blame game" culture versus a healthy team that looks for systemic gaps when a rollout fails.
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