Continuous Improvement Model

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Continuous Improvement Model
Forsyth County Schools
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Standards Alignment
District Standards
School Standards
Classroom Standards

• Developing shared understanding of the need for
  change
• Developing shared beliefs and vision
• Developing a focus on students and on the quality
  of work provided to students
• Developing structures for participatory
  leadership
• Developing structures for results-oriented
  decision making
• Developing structures for continuity
• Providing ongoing support
• Fostering innovation and flexibility
• Employing technology
• Fostering collaboration

• Student Achievement
• Patterns of Engagement
• Content and Substance
• Organization of Knowledge
• Product Focus
• Clear and Compelling Product Standards
• Protection for Adverse Consequences
• Affirmation
• Affiliation
• Novelty and Variety
• Choice
• Authenticity

• Curriculum
• Instruction
• Assessment
• Student, Family, and Community Support
• Planning and Organization
• Professional Learning
• Leadership
• School Culture

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Developing District-Level Capacity
Standards
Systems
Actions

• Developing shared understanding of the need for
  change
• Developing shared beliefs and vision
• Developing a focus on students and on the quality
  of work provided to students
• Developing structures for participatory
  leadership
• Developing structures for results-oriented
  decision making
• Developing structures for continuity
• Providing ongoing support
• Fostering innovation and flexibility
• Employing technology
• Fostering collaboration

• Directional System
• Recruitment and Induction System
• Knowledge Development and Transmission System
• Evaluation System
• Boundary System
• Power and Authority System

• Engage in strategic thinking to inform strategic
  planning
• Support school improvement and design of quality
  work
• Align system work based on student needs
• Enhance leadership development
• Implement Appraisal Cycles
• Involve the community in meaningful ways
• Utilize a decision-making process
• Develop a continuity plan
• Continue transformation to a learning
  organization
• Seek District Accreditation

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Developing School-Level Capacity
Standards
Tools
Actions
Responsibilities

• Georgia School Standards (GSS) Implementation
  Resource Guide
• GSS Staff Survey / Classroom Observation
• Data Profiles / Decision Support Library
• A Improvement Model (A.I.M.)
• Pyramid of Interventions
• Student Work Protocols
• Teacher Assignment Protocols
• Leadership Appraisal Cycle
• SACS District Accreditation

• Conduct Focus Walks
• Implement Focused Choice
• Plan improvements using assessment data and
  student work
• Become a Professional Learning Community
• Focus on design qualities
• Monitor and evaluate the delivery and assessment
  of the curriculum
• Engage the school community
• Plan differentiation and interventions

• Knowledge of CIA
• Optimizer
• Intellectual Stimulation
• Change Agent
• Monitors and Evaluates
• Flexibility
• Ideals and Beliefs
• Culture
• Communication
• Order
• Input
• Discipline
• Resources
• Involvement in CIA
• Focus
• Visibility
• Contingent Reward
• Affirmation
• Outreach

• Curriculum
• Instruction
• Assessment
• Student, Family, and Community Support
• Planning and Organization
• Professional Learning
• Leadership
• School Culture

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Developing Classroom-Level Capacity
Standards
Tools
Actions

• Student Achievement
• Patterns of Engagement
• Content and Substance
• Organization of Knowledge
• Product Focus
• Clear and Compelling Product Standards
• Protection for Adverse Consequences
• Affirmation
• Affiliation
• Novelty and Variety
• Choice
• Authenticity

• Georgia Performance Standards / QCC
• Data Profiles / Decision Support Library
• A Improvement Model (A.I.M.)
• Pyramid of Interventions
• Student Work Protocols
• Teacher Assignment Protocols
• Interactive Whiteboards
• Student Support Team Process
• Professional Appraisal Cycle

• Participate in Focused Choice
• Plan improvements using assessment data and
  student work
• Foster collaboration and Professional Learning
• Focus on design qualities
• Monitor and evaluate the curriculum through
  assessment
• Engage the school community
• Plan differentiation and interventions to meet
  student need

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Vision 2010
Leadership Appraisal Cycle (LAC)
District Standards
A Improvement Model (A.I.M.)
Professional Appraisal Cycle (PAC)
Quality Learning and Superior Performance for All
Georgia School Standards (GSS)
Focused Choice
Pyramid of Interventions
Data Profiles
Decision Support Library (DSL)