Vertical Planning
Early in the 1980s, the Danforth Foundation of St. Louis, Missouri initiated the concept of the vertical team (Cunningham & Gresso, 1993). The vertical team concept was one component of the School Administrators Fellowship Program, and it was structured to achieve four specific goals. These goals included;
- collegiality,
- professional growth,
- school improvement, and
- transition.
The goals were viewed as tools for building team cohesion and a culture of support within the school.