What’s Your What’s Your Definition of Quality?Definition of Quality?

Every organization needs to understand what quality

is and what it isn’t.

What is a Quality Teacher?

Why Quality and Continuous Improvement?

•Answer: To align 33 schools and get everyone on the same page

Why This, Why Now?

• Mission: To develop world-class learners and responsible citizens

• Core Value: Data Driven Decisions

• Goal: Improve all student performance, enhance social, emotional & behavioral development

Random Acts of ImprovementAim of the Organizatio

n

Goals and Measures

Aim of theOrganization

Aligned Acts of Improvement

Goals and Measures

GOALS

SchoolImprovement

Plan

Aligned Acts of Improvement

= Programs and processes

Performance ExcellencePerformance Excellenceat all levelsat all levels

StudentStudentC l a s s r o o mC l a s s r o o m

G r a d e L e v e lG r a d e L e v e lD e p a r t m e n tD e p a r t m e n t

S c h o o lS c h o o l

D i s t r i c tD i s t r i c t

Alignment: The Starting Point

GOALS GOALS

It’s About Alignment!

Getting everyone to

pull the same direction.

Why Quality and Continuous Improvement?

•Answer: To speak the same language, to set and communicate direction

Why Quality and Continuous Improvement?

•Answer: It’s Research Based!

The Continuous Improvement Classroom

• Creating the spirit and substance of continuous improvement in the classroom

• How do we create the environment?

• What does it look like, sound like and feel like?

• PowerPoint- Intro to the Continuous Improvement Classroom

Self Assessment - Radar Diagram• A radar diagram provides a visual display of

performance in various categories.

• See (Supplement #3) “Radar Diagram” for step by step directions

• Complete the “Self Assessment Radar Diagram” (Supplement #4) – What is your current level of knowledge of

continuous improvement process and tools?

ACT

PLANSTUDY

DO

Plan Continuous

Improvement

Define the System

Standardize Improvement

Study the Results

Assess Current Situation

Try Out Improvement

Theory

Analyze Causes

Let’s Get Started!

Affinity Diagrams

ACT

PLANSTUDY

DO

Plan Continuous

Improvement

Define the System

Standardize Improvement

Study the Results

Assess Current Situation

Try Out Improvement

Theory

Analyze Causes

Why This, Why Now?• Mission: To develop world-class

learners and responsible citizens

• Core Value: Data Driven Decisions

• Goal: Improve all student performance, enhance social, emotional & behavioral development

A framework for continuous improvement

Lotus DiagramAlignment Systems

ThinkingPDSA/

Action Research

Data-Driven Decisions &

Measurement

Continuous Improvement Quality Tools

Leadership/

Quality Liaison Stakeholders & Customers

Staff Development

What’s Been Done…• “Navigating change in uncertain times” concept

(Michael Fullan)• L to J (Lee Jenkins)• Contemporary School Leadership• An overview of the Baldrige framework• Action Research and quality tools and processes

(Susan Leddick)– Groups: Beginners, Continuing, Pioneers…

Building …

• Continue Action Research teams• Utilize quality tools and the PDSA process for data

driven decisions• Continue to align student, classroom, school and District

actions• Connect all employees to CSIPs and the District strategic

plan• Continue driving toward student ownership and

accountability for learning