With the promulgation of the National Guidelines for Educational Reform and Development Program，the dawning of an enlivened period of institutional innovations in the educational sector is expected. Looking for good initiatives in the realm of educational endeavor，examples of institutional innovations are increasing day by day. Case studies of these examples show that the sources of innovation lie in an attempt to solve actual educational problems，and to raise the quality of public service constitute their core values，with efforts directed to the improvement of public service and the establishment of pluralistic cooperation involving several partners. Accordingly，it is imperative to pay due attention to the following points：the mechanism of initiating educational reform，the strategy and path of reform，and the motivation mechanism of reform. Besides，efforts should be made to exercise administrative power according to law，to manage a school according to law，to solve difficult problems and hot issues in light of local conditions，and thereby instituting a sustainable mechanism for educational reform.