In today's episode we are joined by Dr. Terry Orr, associate professor of Educational Leadership, Administration and Policy at Fordham University and Kris DeFilippis, Director of the Bronx Academic Response Team. We talk about what improvement science is and how schools across the country have begun using improvement science to make systems changes. Listen to hear about how improvement science is being used to address inequities and questions to ask to get started. Dr. Orr will share with us the creation of partnerships with iLEAD, the Carnegie Foundation, and New York City. 

• Visit our Bronx ART Website to learn more about improvement science!  Connect with us on Twitter @BX_ARTeam! 

• Today's hosts are Adelia Gibson, and Kaitlyn Reilley

 Guest Information: 

•  Before becoming the Director of the Bronx Academic Response Team, Kris DeFilippis was the Associate Principal for Warwick Valley Central School District. Kris’s leadership values and beliefs are evident in his leadership style pushing us each and everyday to become not just better professionally but better personally by encouraging us to take on new ventures in our work through the use of improvement science, deliberately developmental organization values and practices. Connect with Kris on twitter  @DeFilippis.  


• Dr. Terry Orr is an associate professor of Educational Leadership, Administration, and Policy at Fordham University. Her current research interests include rigorous performance assessment research and development in educational leadership, both nationally and internationally. She is also involved in investigating and developing inquiry-oriented educational leadership to more effectively address intractable problems in schools and other educational institutions. Connect with Dr. Orr at morr4@fordham.edu.  

1. Resources:  Improvement Science Research Network;   Links to Publications by Dr. Orr;  If We Don’t See Race We Don’t See Students’ Magic;   Learning from Healthcare’s Use of Improvement Science