FOR CURRICULUM PARTNERS, ESCS, AND CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICERS

Curriculum Adoption & Implementation

The systems, structures, and culture that help a new curriculum thrive in schools and classrooms.

THE PROBLEM

Adoptions succeed or stumble based on the organization.

HQIM implementations rarely fail because of program selection. They are shaped by how well the district manages complex change, defines priorities, and deploys resources to support educators. We help you build the program management capabilities that earn buy-in and strengthen instructional practice.

WHAT WE ADD

What we add to an adoption

  • Implementation readiness across curricula and assessment, instructional practice, program management, and school support.

  • A Hidden Organization Map of instructional influence, showing how a program rollout can be accelerated and which barriers to anticipate.

  • Role clarity between curriculum staff, coaches, and principals.

  • Leading indicators of classroom use, reviewed during the year so you can adjust before results come in.

  • A Leadership Lab where your team builds an implementation plan for your district.

  • Ongoing coaching for curriculum leaders and principals through the first year of rollout.

Example hidden organization map with informal influencers highlighted

Illustrative map. Informal influencers shape how a curriculum is received before the first unit is taught.

HOW PARTNERS USE IT

Three ways to work together

Publishers

Build readiness and the map into large adoptions to enhance leadership coaching.

Educational service centers

Offer it to member districts as a co-branded service to enhance leadership coaching or cohort-based learning offerings.

Chief academic officers

Pair it with your professional learning provider. We cover the organizational side; they cover content.

Make your next adoption thrive.