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6.PROCESS MANAGEMENT - HELP PAGE

Process Management looks at how the district/school/classroom designs, introduces, delivers and improves its educational programs and offerings. It also examines how the district/ school/ classroom designs, maintains and improves its support processes. Effective, efficient management as well as systemic improvement of these processes is essential to performance excellence. Improved results are the direct result of improved processes.
 
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Key Questions for Data Sources [top]
A. Our school anticipates and prepares for individual differences in student learning rates and styles. How?
 
B. Our school uses information on student groups and individual students for the purposes of engaging all students in active learning. How?
 
C. Our school incorporates new technology and changing student, stakeholder and market requirements into the design of curricula, courses and programs and related delivery methods. How?
 
D. Our school uses a measurement plan that includes formative and summative assessment. How?
 
E. Our school ensures faculty and staff are properly prepared to implement our curricula, courses and programs. How?
 

 

Possible Data Sources [top]
  • Continually improve the Standards-Assessment-Instructional process.
  • Continually improve educational programs through the PDSA process.
  • Continually improve key support processes through the PDSA process.
  • Eliminate programs or processes that are not effective or essential.
  • Examines and incorporates best practices of comparable schools, school systems and relevant organizations that have better performance results.
  • Use technology to support and supplement student learning.
  • Provide an alternative educational program.
  • Provide extended day and extended year programs to increase learning time for those who need it.
  • Engage in curricular alignment and mapping activities.

 

District Questionaire [top]
6.0 MANAGEMENT OF DISTRICT PROCESSES
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We use the PDSA cycle as the district improvement strategy.          
We use the quality tools to monitor and improve district processes.          
We communicate to suppliers to ensure district success.          
We use a + delta to evaluate district work and use the information to make improvements.          
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School Questionaire [top]
6.0 MANAGEMENT OF DISTRICT PROCESSES
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We use the PDSA cycle to improve school processes.          
We use the quality tools to monitor and improve school processes.          
We communicate to suppliers to ensure school success.          
We use a + delta to evaluate school work and use the information to make improvements.          
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Classroom Questionaire [top]
6.0 MANAGEMENT OF DISTRICT PROCESSES
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I use the PDSA cycle as a model to design and improve teaching and learning processes.          
I create a physical environment that helps students achieve class goals.          
I use quality tools to model improvement of classroom processes.          
I communicate requirements for student success to suppliers (previous level/course teachers, schools, parents).          
I use a + delta to evaluate the classroom work day and use the information to make improvements.          
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