Continuous Continuous Improvement Improvement Why is it Why is it necessary and how do necessary and how do

you do ityou do it??

Richard DeLorenzo

Today’s Goals• Understand why we need to

continually reifne our orgainzation

• Be able to self assess our current organization

• Complete a relevant action plan

What are the components of the RISC Model?

• Shared Vision• Leadership• Standards-Based Design• Continuous Improvement

“We asked our staff for their processes.”

““We can’t keep up with you We can’t keep up with you guys every year you keep guys every year you keep

changing what you do and how changing what you do and how you do it.”you do it.”

Denali School Denali School DistrictDistrict

National Governors Association/Achieve Summit (February 26, 2005)Prepared

Remarks by Bill Gates, Co-chair

 "When we looked at the millions of students that our high schools are not preparing for

higher education—and we looked at the damaging impact that has on their lives—we came to a painful conclusion: America’s high

schools are obsolete." 

Prerequisites Inventory

1. What are you current procedures that you have in place?

2. Where do you need standard operating procedures(SOP)?

3. What is a cycle time (PDSA) and where do you or your organization have them in place?

4. What does it mean to benchmark internally and externally?

5. What does it mean to be world class?

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEEDURE:

Staff Meetings

We have found the getting the district office staff together at least once a month greatlyimproves the communication throughout the District. This also gives the core membersof the organization time to share thoughts, ideas and concerns, as well as uniting oncontroversial issues.

The acting Superintendent must play an active roll in the Leadership aspect of the staffmeetings and provide the ground rules, as well as sharing the leadership by having othersfacilitate them.

There have been 2 type of meetings business versus learning opportunity the formerlasting no more than 1 hour and the latter lasting up to 8 hours

Initial meetings should be about setting ground rules and building collegiality

Rotate different individuals to help build capacity

Schedule meeting after board meetings to update everyone on the latest news

Review not only the agendas, but the processes as well

Lessons Learned

Remember to include the entire staff when ever possibleKeep the “Fish” concept alive to keep things funSnacks and barbeques make a big difference in showing servant leadership

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Technology

STANDARD:Students will operate

technology based tools to manage

information, solve problems, and

express ideas in a responsible manner.KEY ELEMENTS:

Use a computer to enter and retrieve information.

Use technological tools for learning, communication, and productivity.

Manage and maintain technology tools.

Diagnose and solve common technology problems.

Use technology to observe, analyze, interpret, and draw conclusions.

Examine the role of technology in the workplace and explore careers that require the use of technology.

Use ethics when using software and hardware.

Level I Level II Level III Level IV Level V Level VI

•Introduction to the keyboard as students learn the alphabet.

•Stamp or type letters as students learn the alphabet.

•Use appropriate software independently and collaboratively to support learning across the curriculum.

•Learn and use the basic function keys.

•Type in a short story or description and save it.

•Create at least 1 page of several classroom multimedia projects.

•Use appropriate software independently and collaboratively to support learning across the curriculum.

•Begin to use new keys and 2 handed typing.

•Type in larger projects with several sentences and begin editing.

•Create pages for class multimedia projects using variety of media.

•Work with teacher to locate information on the Internet.

•Use appropriate software

•Develop keyboarding skills that are quicker and as accurate as handwriting.

•Create and publish a product.

•Create simple multimedia projects which contain hacked ideas.

•Work with the teacher to access info on the Internet.

•Use simple programs to record and graph data.

•Strive for 25 WPM speed and accuracy goal on keyboard.

•Publish a document using an accepted format.

•Create multimedia projects linking key ideas through variety of media.

•Use simple spreadsheet to solve problems.

•Navigate independently through Internet to locate resources.

•Proficient at 25 WPM speed and accuracy goal on keyboard.

•Publish a document that uses info imported from variety of sources.

•Identify various formats of writing.

•Create multimedia projects containing 3 media components minimum.

•Navigate through.

Level VII Level VIII Level IX Level X Level XI Level XII

•Strive for 30 WPM speed and accuracy goal on keyboard.

•Publish a document using basic editing software and skills to revise.

•Create multimedia projects using increasingly sophisticated linking of ideas and media.

•Locate specific info on Internet and log onto a shared network folder.

•Proficient at 30 WPM speed and accuracy.

•Explore uses of technology in the workplace and examine careers that require the use of technology.

•Demonstrate ethical and legal use of technology.

•Diagnose and solve common technology problems.

•Quickly locate info on Internet for use in class projects.

•Use appropriate software

•Use appropriate keyboarding skills at all times.

•Publish a document incorporating appropriate page design and formatting tools.

•Create a minimum of 3 cross-curricular multimedia projects for public presentation.

•Create a spreadsheet that allows student to analyze

•Use appropriate keyboarding at all times.

•Create a simple WWW page including at least one graphic, text, and link to another Internet site.

•Access info from various databases for class projects.

•Begin a personal electronic portfolio for job or university placement.

•Use appropriate technology to access info and evaluate learning in the academic and vocational areas of interest.

•Develop a working knowledge of specific technology for interest areas such as programmable calculators, subject specific software and hardware, CAD/CAM

•Present personal electronic portfolio to public while explaining career and schooling options.

•Demonstrate competency in technological area of interest by instructing younger students in that area.

•Complete personal electronic portfolio while

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Richard DeLorenzo’s PIER Plan

RISC Focus Areas for 2006Strategic Partnerships to help support and improve the quality of RISC

Created 8/16/2006

Plan Implement Evaluate Refine

Research new partnerships forstrategic leveraging andfinancial support

• Revisit current partnersto renew and/or giveupdate to RISC

• Brainstorm list ofpartnership potentials.

• Research and prioritizepotential partners whocan help us in thefollowing areas; bestpractices, m arketing (JimCollins, Tom Friedm an,Dave Broder etc.),research focused onsupporting our vision(shared vision,leadership, standards,continuousimprovem ent),leveraging our work tonew and larger m arkets,and funding

Actual list of existing andpotential partners listed in a tableto include the following:partnership potential, boiler plateinform ation, m eeting agendas, andsumm ary of initial or subsequentm eetings

Due 10/31/2006

Com pleted flow chart

Work approved 8/16/2006

Iteration cycle will beginafter 10/31/06

RISC School Districts Level 5

Incremental Change

•Timed System

•Graded System

•One leader

•Traditional Strategic Plan driven by central office

•Traditional Courses

• Textbook Driven

2nd Order Change

•Performance System 24/7

•A, B, and try again

•Shared Leadership

•Shared Vision with stretch and break goals

•21st Standards, instruction, assessments and reporting all aligned

•Standards Driven (Local, State, National,and International Standards)

Using the RISC Self-Assessment tool, first determine where your schools are and what are some strengths and OFIs for Continuous

Improvement?

• Clarify the task• Reflect individually• Impact on your system• Share with your partner

Continuous Improvement / Sustainability AWAREof needto…

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At leastonce

OurRoutine

Better eachtime

We teachhow

Our organization has a formal system to regularly obtain informationcomparing our organization with other organizations and uses thatinformation to improve.

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Our organization has a process for regularly assessing our standards,instructional strategies, assessments and reporting tools to make decisionson improving our standards-based design.

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Our organization uses a process for planning, implementing, evaluating,and improving our administration and facilities on a regular cycle.

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Our organization has an education and training process that supports ouraction plans needed by staff to meet the needs of all students/stakeholders.

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Our organization participates with others in assessing our standards,instructional strategies, assessments, and reporting tools to make decisionson improving our standards-based design.

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All stakeholders encourage collaboration with other organizations asappropriate in alignment with our shared vision.

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All stakeholders frequently review the shared vision and their role formoving forward.

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CATEGORY TOTAL SUBTOTALS

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What was one “aha” and what can you take with you to build improve your system?

Today’s Goals• Understand why we need to

continually reifne our orgainzation

• Be able to self assess our current organization

• Complete a relevant action plan

““The ultimate goal of change The ultimate goal of change is when people see themselves is when people see themselves as shareholders with a stake in as shareholders with a stake in the success of the system as the success of the system as

whole”whole” Michael FullanMichael Fullan

“This system provides a clear road map of what students need to know and do in each content area. Besides mastery of basic skills, the needs of the whole child are considered including character development, career development, service learning, and technology. All the skills we need to be successful in the 21st century.”

Baldrige Acceptance SpeechBy Nathaniel Moore

Chugach School District Student

““Making Making Dreams Dreams

Come True”Come True”Nathaniel Moore Nathaniel Moore

Acceptance Speech Acceptance Speech 2001 Baldrige Award 2001 Baldrige Award

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