Schools are working to improve achievement through the examination of instructional practice and the use of instructional technology. This article provides informed commentary on the state of school reform and the need for continuous improvement, instructional improvement and instructional technology improvement. It also presents advocacy for the use of a continuous improvement system called lean as a toolkit for these improvement efforts. A discussion example of an at risk high school's journey through continuous improvement and the use of a lean tool for analysis for improvement resulting in the innovative use of screen capture technology is shared to highlight one application of the lean framework presented.