Designing processes of scientific and methodological support of educational systems in the Donskoy region: the formation of a regional innovation cluster

The article is devoted to the formation of regional innovation clusters of effective educational systems in the Rostov region. The author reveals the key ideas underlying the creation of an innovative project, and presents the arguments of necessity and willingness to go to the cluster model of organization of creative teaching community of the Rostov region. The most prominent thing is the idea of the relevance of bringing together teaching staff and educational institutions of the region, the organization of the cooperative activities. The author describes the theoretical basis of clustering, cluster strategies and principles underlying the creation of the cluster and its management. The article highlights goals and objectives of the project, results of its implementation, and the steps of creating a cluster are expected. The legal and methodological bases of formation of the cluster are named; the plan of his work is presented; the first results of the design of scientific and methodological support of innovative processes in the region are reported.