a continuous school improvement system by: lawrence w. lezotte and kathleen m. mckee vicki powell...
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A CONTINUOUS SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM
By: Lawrence W. Lezotte and Kathleen M. McKee
Vicki Powell
EDAD 5326Effective School Organization
and Improvement
Dr. Mary Bradley, Instructor
Wayland Baptist University
Summer Semester, 2010
LEARNING FOR ALL
HIGH LEVELS OF ACHIEVEMENTACROSS ALL STUDENT POPULATION SUBSETS:
•Socioeconomic Status•Gender•Race or Ethnicity•Single Parent Home
The Eff ective Schools Framework
THEORIES:• Effective Schools•Systems Thinking• Continuous Improvement
TEAMS:• Empowerment• Consensus Building• Problem Solving
TIME:• Team Time• Staff Development• Study Groups
TECHNOLOGY:• Real Time Data• Just-in-Time Information• Research/Proven Practices
TOOLS:• Data Gathering• Data Analysis• Data Display
Constantly
Improving
Student
Achievement
The Eff ective Schools Framework
THEORIES:• Effective Schools•Systems Thinking• Continuous Improvement
Effective school model theory
Systems theory
Continuous improvement theory
The Eff ective Schools Framework
THEORIES:• Effective Schools•Systems Thinking• Continuous Improvement
TEAMS:• Empowerment• Consensus Building• Problem Solving
empowerment
Consensus building
Problem solving
The Eff ective Schools Framework
Individual & Team Process Skills
Team Responsibilities
Team Practices
The Eff ective Schools Framework
THEORIES:• Effective Schools•Systems Thinking• Continuous Improvement
TEAMS:• Empowerment• Consensus Building• Problem Solving
TIME:• Team Time• Staff Development• Study Groups
Team time
Staff development
Study groups
The Eff ective Schools FrameworkTECHNOLOGY:
• Real Time Data• Just-in-Time Information• Research/Proven Practices
Real time data
Just-in-time information
Research/proven practices
The Eff ective Schools FrameworkTOOLS:
• Data Gathering• Data Analysis• Data Display
Data gathering
Data analysis
Data display
WrittenSurveys
Phone Surveys
Face-To-FaceInterviews
Continuous School Improvement:
Applying the 5 T’sThe 7 Correlates of Effective Schools
• Instructional Leadership• Clear and Focused Mission• Safe and Orderly Environment• Climate of High Expectations• Frequent Monitoring of Student Progress• Positive Home-School Relations• Opportunity to Learn and Student Time on Task
The Correlates of Effective Schools provide school improvement teams with a comprehensive framework for identifying, categorizing, and solving the problems that schools and school districts face. And because the Correlates are based upon the documented successes of effective schools, they offer hope and inspiration to those struggling to improve.
Identify Stakeholders – Include members and Collaborate
Clarifying School Mission, Core Beliefs, and Core Values
The missionmust
belived
everyday.
Assuring Instructional Focus
BeginWith TheEndIn
Mind.
Assuring Instructional Focus
• Technologies can be used for instructional management & assessment.
• Lesson Plan Alignment
• Real-Time Feedback
Study -- Refl ect
Plan -- Do
A CONTINUOUS SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM
The Americaneducational
systemholds the torch of
opportunity high for all to be given
an education.