Do something bold and new, BUT...
Use tested methods.

Spend stimulus dollars fast, BUT...
Make impacts - not personnel costs - last.

Streamline reporting. BUT...
Double down on documentation.

New education policy and stimulus funding can be
a) a great opportunity
b) a major stress
c) a chance to shine
d) a bureaucratic headache
e) all of the above

It calls for innovation and accountability
They’re hard to find in equal measure.
Is now the time to take a chance?
Or stick with what’s safe?
Which will put you in the Race for the Top?

Depending on
Your institutional context
Your personal strengths
Your human resources
Your technology capacity
Your students
and their parents
some combinations may be a better fit than others.

Use your natural inclinations, understanding of your context,
and practical, past experience as a source of guidance
about what combinations of innovation and accountability
might work best for you and those in your care
The Stimulus funds are yours to spend. Make them work for you.

Complete the interactive innovation vs. accountability profile

Compliance anxiety profiler
This profile can give you a “charcoal sketch” of yourself along two dimensions that are important criteria for the use of stimulus funds: innovation and accountability. It measures how comfortable you are with innovation and how you experience accountability, especially reporting requirements. Use it to deepen your self-understanding at this critical juncture, and help you make better decisions for yourself and the students under your care district.