Leading Continuous Improvement in the School

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Leading Continuous Improvement in the School
Day 5
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Leadership!

• An expectation of this
  training is that you go back
  to your school and
• 1.) Create a model classroom
• 2.) Over time help lead others and assist in
  the implementation of continuous improvement at
  your school
• Are you ready to lead?

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Learning From Dramatically Improved Schools!
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Reading Test Scores - Brazosport ISD
98
96.6
93.9
White
93.8
92.3
82
Hispanic
All Students
African American
70
64
60
Economically Disadvantaged
50
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Writing Test Scores - Brazosport ISD
98
96.7
White
95.6
All Students
94.1
93.2
Hispanic
80
Economically Disadvantaged
70
African American
60
59
57
9192
9293
9394
9495
9596
9697
9798
9899
9900
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Math - Aldine ISD
93.5
White
90.9
89.1
Hispanic
88.1
84. 4
All Students
56.2
African American
55.0
49.4
Economically Disadvantaged
47.2
42.2
9394
9495
9596
9697
9798
9899
9900
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What The Successes Have in Common

• A total systems framework
• Aligned processes
• Data-driven decisions
• Strong/shared leadership
• A customer focus
• PDSA cycles of improvement

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• When school districts apply the principles and
  techniques of continuous improvement over time,
  positive and lasting changes in all parts of the
  system (including student learning) are dramatic.

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Ground rules created by students Classroom mission statements Classroom and student measurable goals
Quality tools and PDSA used regularly The Continuous Improvement Classroom Classroom data centers
Classroom meetings facilitated by students Student-led conferences Student data folders

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Worksheet F
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Future Planning

• How will you help your school
  incorporate the following
• Quality tools used on a regular basis
• Continuous improvement in the classroom
• How will you sustain your efforts so that
  continuous improvement becomes your new way of
  doing business?
• What other assistance and support is needed?

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Planning For Leading!

• Take some time to plan out your next steps.
• How will you take what you learned and apply it?
  Lead it?

Worksheet C
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Planning

• Finish your Cause Effect Diagram
• Create your team agenda for the afternoon
• School-wide implementation issues?
• Individual teacher planning? (Wksht C)
• Dont forget to use quality tools when needed
• Follow your agenda- keep notes/actions
• Report out by school at 230pm

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Reporting Out - Sharing

• Share the highlights and commonalities from the
  Planning for Implementing Leading Continuous
  Improvement

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Application

• How will you apply this
  training to your classroom your
  school?
• Create a top 5 list
  for each
• Each table will share 1 of the
  columns (classroom or
  school) with the group

Worksheet A
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Ground rules created by students Classroom mission statements Classroom and student measurable goals
Quality tools and PDSA used regularly The Continuous Improvement Classroom Classroom data centers
Classroom meetings facilitated by students Student-led conferences Student data folders

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How will you respond to this question when it is
asked of you???

• Why quality and continuous
  improvement?

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Radar Chart Revisited!

• Update radar chart using a different color (look
  back to Day 1)
• Discuss growth and progress with others at
  your table

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Essential Outcomes

• Increase your knowledge and skills for
• Continuous Improvement process/tools
• PDSA
• Quality Classroom/4 Quality Levels
• Create a Model Classroom for quality
• Be prepared to provide support for and help lead
  quality in your school!

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Our greatest contribution is to be sure there is
a teacher in every classroom and a leader in
every school who cares that every student, every
day, learns and grows and feels like a real human
being-Dr. Donald O. Clifton (Chair of the
Gallup International Research Education)

• YOU ARE LEADERS!