A Continuous Improvement Update

Category 1

Leadership• Requires leaders to set and

communicate direction consistent with stakeholder requirements– How do leaders set and

communicate direction?– How do leaders monitor progress?– How do leaders model the use of

the principles of quality management?

Random Acts of ImprovementAim of the Organizatio

n

Goals and Measures

Aim of theOrganization

Aligned Acts of Improvement

Goals and Measures

Staff FeedbackStaff Feedback

District Focus:

StronglyAgree

Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree

Regarding District direction… I believe the District is

heading in the right direction.

41% 57% 2% 0%

Regarding District direction… I believe the District has

identified the right vision, mission, goals, core values and guiding behavior which I support.

43% 55% 2% 0%

98%98%

98%98%

Getting deployment to all classrooms and all employee groupsStakeholders need to be able to see it, hear it and feel it before they can accomplish it…

–Tools for communicating direction:–SMART Goals, Action Plans, Quality Levels

Aligning School Improvement Plans to the District Strategic Plan

Classroom Data Center

SMART Goals

Action Plan

Once goals and action plans have

been set, it is critical to be able to

measure progress

Tools for getting focused and measuring deployment:•Balanced Scorecard•Quality Deployment Instruments

How Will We Measure Our

Progress?

Once direction has been set, communicated, deployed and measured, there must also be internal support and capacity to accomplish the outcomes…

Tools for supporting continuous improvement outcomes…•Professional development/training•Action Research deployment teams•Quality Liaison Network•Self-directed learning/web site

PDSA Deployment Teams(265 Individuals/49 Teams: Schools/Support Services)

•Set & communicate direction at the school/department level

•Learn quality tools and the PDSA process

•Develop skills as a Building Leadership Team

Quality Liaison Network

• 72 Quality Liaisons (from the schools and support services departments)

• Meet monthly• Support continuous improvement at

the building and department level– Modeling quality tools and processes– Assisting with the deployment of the

4 quality levels– Building internal capacity and

support

Other Training Opportunities

June 12-June 16 Leading Continuous Improvement in the School 30 hours

June 21 - 22 Quality Classroom Level One 15 hours

June 28-29-30 Data Folders and Data Center 15 hours

August 7 - 8 Quality Classroom Level One 15 hours

August 9-10-11 Data Folders and Data Center 15 hours

Web Site Support

Iowa Recognition for Performance Excellence (IRPE)