Data Sources

    • Boards of Directors - Board Experience and Expertise
      CREDO assessed CMO board training, preparation, and experience, as well as diversity of expertise.
    • Strategic Planning - School Summaries
      CREDO surveyed whether CRM schools have a strategic plan at opening and assesses whether the plan is comprehensive. In later years, we examined staffing plans and other strategic challenges, and continued to evaluate strategic challenges and responsibilities.
    • Strategic Planning - Yearly Summaries
      CREDO surveyed whether CRM schools have a strategic plan at opening and assesses whether the plan is comprehensive. In later years, we examined staffing plans and other strategic challenges, and continued to evaluate strategic challenges and responsibilities.
    • Alignment Between School Leadership and CMO - School Summaries
      CREDO assessed whether i3 schools felt they were aligned to their CMOs by examining how each defined 'success', where operational responsibilities were held, and the degree of school-level autonomy. We also looked at school's views of CMO support and how the school-CMO relationship changed across time.
    • Alignment Between School Leadership and CMO - Yearly Summaries
      CREDO assessed whether i3 schools felt they were aligned to their CMOs by examining how each defined 'success', where operational responsibilities were held, and the degree of school-level autonomy. We also looked at school's views of CMO support and how the school-CMO relationship changed across time.