1. Whats Your Definition of Quality? Every organization needs to understand what quality is and what it isnt.

5. What is a Quality Teacher?

6. Why Quality and Continuous Improvement? Answer: To align 33 schools and get everyone on the same page

7. Why This, Why Now? Mission: To develop world-class learners and responsible citizens Core Value: Data Driven Decisions Goal: Improve all student performance, enhance social, emotional & behavioral development

8. Random Acts of Improvement Aim of the Organization Goals and Measures Aim of the Organization Aligned Acts of Improvement Goals and Measures

9. GOALS School Improvement Plan Aligned Acts of Improvement = Programs and processes

10. Performance Excellence at all levels

11. Alignment: The Starting Point GOALS

12. Its About Alignment! Getting everyone to pull the same direction.

13. Why Quality and Continuous Improvement? Answer: To speak the same language, to set and communicate direction

15. Why Quality and Continuous Improvement? Answer: Its Research Based!

17. The Continuous Improvement Classroom Creating the spirit and substance of continuous improvement in the classroom How do we create the environment? What does it look like, sound like and feel like? PowerPoint- Intro to the Continuous Improvement ClassroomPowerPoint- Intro to the Continuous Improvement Classroom

19. Self Assessment - Radar Diagram A radar diagram provides a visual display of performance in various categories. See (Supplement #3) Radar Diagram for step by step directions Complete the Self Assessment Radar Diagram (Supplement #4) –What is your current level of knowledge of continuous improvement process and tools?

20. ACT PLAN STUDY DO Plan Continuous Improvement Define the System Standardize Improvement Study the Results Assess Current Situation Try Out Improvement Theory Analyze Causes

24. Lets Get Started!

25. Affinity Diagrams

28. ACT PLAN STUDY DO Plan Continuous Improvement Define the System Standardize Improvement Study the Results Assess Current Situation Try Out Improvement Theory Analyze Causes

30. Why This, Why Now? Mission: To develop world-class learners and responsible citizens Core Value: Data Driven Decisions Goal: Improve all student performance, enhance social, emotional & behavioral development

31. A framework for continuous improvement

33. Lotus Diagram AlignmentSystems Thinking PDSA/ Action Research Data-Driven Decisions & Measurement Continuous Improvement Quality Tools Leadership/ Quality LiaisonStakeholders & Customers Staff Development

34. Whats Been Done… Navigating change in uncertain times concept (Michael Fullan) L to J (Lee Jenkins) Contemporary School Leadership An overview of the Baldrige framework Action Research and quality tools and processes (Susan Leddick) –Groups: Beginners, Continuing, Pioneers…

35. Building … Continue Action Research teams Utilize quality tools and the PDSA process for data driven decisions Continue to align student, classroom, school and District actions Connect all employees to CSIPs and the District strategic plan Continue driving toward student ownership and accountability for learning