1. Deployment Team Coaching Session Jay Marino, Susan Leddick Cedar Rapids Community Schools October, 2005

2. Purposes of This Session Provide a forum for identifying and resolving issues related to deploying the CSIP at building level Provide a guiding format to be used by building leadership teams Head off problems and assure that plans are deployed effectively

3. Whats the Context? 3 years of training and practice in action research 1 year of introducing the Baldrige framework Includes administrators, teams, and individual teachers Increasing clarity of district outcomes and planning framework

4. Whats New for This Year? Another 3-year plan in place –systematize improvement of quality in schools and support areas, at all levels of organization Blend of training and coaching Time and Skill

5. District Planning Framework A quick review How it guides work at the building How your plan connects to it

6. An Action Research Review 3Analyze Causes 4 Try Out Improvement Theory 5 Study the Results 6 Standardize Improvement 7 Plan Continual Improvement 1 Define the System 2Assess Current Situation PLAN ACT STUDY DO

7. Deploying Your Plan

8. Your Coaching Guide 1.What are the goals in your plan? 2.How will your students benefit from the plan? 3.How will you maintain leadership focus on the plan this year? 4.How will you organize staff? Volunteers? Others? 5.Which processes will be critical to attaining your goals? Which will be subject to action research? 6.How will you monitor progress on the plan? 7.Which measures will you collect and report? On what schedule? 8.Which training will be required to support your plan?