1. To understand the Baldrige criteria/ expectations for Educational Performance Excellence as defined by Koalaty Kid and to apply the criteria to present School Improvement efforts.
2. To collect data to document self-assessment of progress of the school toward meeting the expectations of the criteria.
3. To apply appropriate quality tools and strategies to identified goals in School Improvement plan and/or classroom instruction.
4. To provide a variety of learning opportunities to experience and share the successes and challenges that these tools and strategies provide.
5. To learn to use quality strategies and tools to assist in student, teacher, parent, administrator and other collection of assessment of school improvement and performance excellence.

RELATIONSHIP TO DISTRICT/ SCHOOL GOAL: INCREASING STUDENT PERFORMANCE THROUGH SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROCESS.

What actions need to be taken to complete the task?

What data or documents will indicate closure or success for each action?

TIMEFRAME?

When will each action be conducted?

Who needs to be involved with each action?

What tools/strategies need to be collected, developed or organized to complete the task?

Conduct monthly administrative inservice meetings to review the rubric and support materials for each of the seven criteria as defined in A Guide to Performance Excellence for Schools.

Rubric

Self Assessment Instruments

School Portfolio

Third Tuesday or Thursday of each month September through April.

Admin Council members

A Guide to Performance Excellence for Schools

Portfolio

Conduct after school monthly tools and strategies training for members of school teams

Tool/Strategy Notebooks

Assisgnments

Examples of applications of tool/strategies

Sept 27

Oct 25

Jan 24

Feb 28

Mar 28

Principals

School Teams

Sally Duncan

Mary Lange

Pam Rosa

Tools

Training materials

Facilitation Guide

Facilitation Training

Conduct Plan Do Study Act school improvement action planning with intermediate and junior high teams

School Improvement Plan Do Study Act plans

Feedback information

Results of goal attainment

Sept 28

Sept 29

Oct 30

Jan 25

Mar 23

Pam Rosa

Mary Lange

Principals

Teams

School Improvement Goals

Facilitator Training

Team Training Plans

Conduct Plan Do Study Act school improvement action planning with primary schools in June

School Improvement Plan Do Study Act plans

Feedback information

Results of goal attainment

June 11-13

Pam Rosa

Mary Lange

Principals

Teams

School Improvement Goals

Facilitator Training

Team Training Plans

Train grade level meeting facilitators and conduct three grade level meetings

Feedback from Blueslipping tool with SAI activity

Feedback from Lotus Flower tool with SAI activity

Feedback from Cause and Effect Fishbone tool with SAI activity

Feedback to be reviewed by administrators and facilitators

Sept 11 Facilitator Training for Session One

Sept 20 Session One

Nov 27 Facilitator Training for Session Two

Nov 29 Session Two

Mar 19 Facilitator Training for Session Three

Mar 21 Session Three

Pam Rosa

Mary Lange

Grade level Facilitators

All Staff

Blueslipping tool with SAI activity

Lotus Flower tool with SAI activity

Cause and Effect Fishbone tool with SAI activity

Provide additional conference activities and training:

Attend Koalaty School Conference using Goals 2000 funding

Participate in building facilitator training in PDSA Quality Tools training

Koalaty Kid Conference in Raleigh, NC April 1-3

PDSA Quality tools Facilitator Training June 25-29