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Planning, Implementing and Evaluating Continuous School Improvement Using the High Quality Standards for Schools
Federal Programs Fall Directors ConferenceOctober 12, 2011
Office of Title II, III and System Support
Continuous Improvement
How does a school create an
inclusive & collaborative process of
continuous school improvement?
We Can
We can, whenever and wherever we choose, successfully teach all children whose schooling is of interest to us. We already know more than we need to do that. Whether or not we do it must finally depend on how we feel about the fact that we haven’t so far. - Ron Edmonds
We Can
We can, whenever and wherever we choose, successfully teach all children whose schooling is of interest to us. We already know more than we need to do that. Whether or not we do it must finally depend on how we feel about the fact that we haven’t so far. - Ron Edmonds
We Can
We can, whenever and wherever we choose, successfully teach all children whose schooling is of interest to us. We already know more than we need to do that. Whether or not we do it must finally depend on how we feel about the fact that we haven’t so far. - Ron Edmonds
We Can
We can, whenever and wherever we choose, successfully teach all children whose schooling is of interest to us. We already know more than we need to do that. Whether or not we do it must finally depend on how we feel about the fact that we haven’t so far. - Ron Edmonds
We Can
We can, whenever and wherever we choose, successfully teach all children whose schooling is of interest to us. We already know more than we need to do that. Whether or not we do it must finally depend on how we feel about the fact that we haven’t so far. - Ron Edmonds
Learning
“Learning IS the work.” – Phil Schlecty
How much work?
10,000 hours?
50,000 hours?
50,000 Hours +
7 High Quality Standards for Schools
7 High Quality Standards
1. Positive climate and cohesive culture2. Effective leadership3. Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment4. Student support & family-community
connection5. Educator development6. Effective management system7. Continuous improvement
DataCollaborativeConversations
CollectiveCommitment
Collective Efficacy
Instructional/EngagementChange
Kids See Their LearningIs Different/Better
“Student Sees Success”
Student SelfEfficacy
IMPACTSSTUDENT
ACADEMICSUCCESS
TRUST
Organizational Learning
Instructional Best Practices (CAI)
Psychology of Learning
The Basic Elements of Systems Thinking
Aim of the System
A system based on continual improvement can help us move
from random acts of improvement to aligned acts of improvement.
Aim of the System
Connecting Teams to School Improvement
Current Reality
Vision
Connecting Teams to School Improvement
Current Reality
Vision
7 High Quality Standards
1. Positive climate and cohesive culture2. Effective leadership3. Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment4. Student support & family-community
connection5. Educator development6. Effective management system7. Continuous improvement
VISION
• Must be shared
• Describes a preferred future of excellence
• Is clear, compelling, graphic, & sensory
• Gives focus and guides direction of work
• An image of the future we seek to create
Mission
• Must be shared
• Developed from expectations
• Easily internalized and remembered
• Provides direction for improvement
• Direction for achieving the Vision
Organizational Mission
“What is our organization’s
purpose?”
Knowledge of Best Practice
“Do we understand best educational practice and systemic change?”
Organizational Vision
“What do we want our organization to look like over the
next few years?”
Assess School Action Plan
“How much of the plan have we accomplished?”
Baseline Data About Current Practice
“What do we look like as we begin the process?”
Organizational Goals“How can we accomplish our
organization’s vision?”
Design Strategies
“What objectives, tasks, responsibilities, and timelines are
necessary to accomplish our goals?”
Implement School Action Plan
“How do we collectively implement our action
plan?”
Our Beliefs as a Faculty
“What do we think makes a difference for
students?”
Our Values as A Faculty
“What do we hold dear about education?”
Our Commitment to Best Practices
“How much, and to what, are we committed?”
Valentine, 2002
Connecting Teams to School Improvement
Current Reality
Vision