1. The Spirit of the Law

3. … the school shall constitute a school improvement team to develop a school improvement plan to improve student performance. … if the school serves students in kindergarten or first grade, include a plan for preparing students to read at grade level by the time they enter second grade … it is the intent of the General Assembly that parents, along with teachers, have a substantial role in developing school improvement plans … To this end, school improvement team meetings shall be held at a convenient time to assure substantial parent participation. …the school improvement team may amend the plan as often as is necessary or appropriate. …shall include a plan that specifies the effective instructional practices and methods to be used to improve the academic performance of students identified as at risk of academic failure or at risk of dropping out of school;

4. 1. Our beliefs and values define and drive our vision 2. Our goals take us purposefully and directly toward to our vision. 3. Our strategies and actions produce quality learning results for our students. 4. We keep working until we get it right.

5. MOI = [(VtF - CtBF) + (P+E)] + (CM+A) #3. Create the Mission by analyzing and bridging the gap between the preferred future (VtF) and current reality (CtBF)

6. …include a plan that specifies the effective instructional practices and methods to be used to improve the academic performance of students identified as at risk of academic failure or at risk of dropping out of school;

8. … if the school serves students in kindergarten or first grade, include a plan for preparing students to read at grade level by the time they enter second grade

9. … the school shall constitute a school improvement team to develop a school improvement plan to improve student performance. … it is the intent of the General Assembly that parents, along with teachers, have a substantial role in developing school improvement plans.

10. …the school improvement team may amend the plan as often as is necessary or appropriate. “Get the wrong people off the bus Get the right people on the bus Get the people in the right seats on the bus” Collins, J. (2001). Good to great: why some companies make the leap...and others don't. New York: Harper-Collins.

11. Study DoAct (CM+A) Continuously Monitor and Adjust: #1 Practice PDSA Plan

12. (CM+A): #2 Practice Planned Abandonment If an activity does not have a direct, positive, measurable effect on student achievement, STOP wasting resources on it.