Tag: School Accredidation

A Diamond in the Rough

Imagine, a backup, somebody that isn’t even in the game, rarely plays, sitting on the sidelines and watches, waiting his turn, for 3 years, then he realizes his turn isn’t going to come.  So, he decides to leave, to look for a different opportunity and he finds one and with this new opportunity, he becomes […]

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Continuous Improvement Model for Schools: Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) (Cont.)

Plus/delta tool. For schools, teachers, students and teams to be successful, continuous improvement is necessary. However, far too often schools fail to achieve the benefits of change because they don’t know what to change or where to start. The Plus/Delta assessment and feedback tool is quick and effective for both individuals and groups. This brainstorm-type format […]

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Continuous Improvement Model for Schools: Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) (Cont.)

The Plan-Do-Study-Act procedure. Recognize an opportunity and plan a change. Do. Test the change. Carry out a small-scale study. Study. Review the test, analyze the results and identify what you’ve learned. Act. Take action based on what you learned in the study step: If the change did not work, go through the cycle again with […]

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Continuous Improvement Model for Schools: Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA)

Plan, Do, Study, Act; continuous improvement. PDSA (Plan, Do, Study, Act) refers to a four-step improvement cycle for organizing and managing change and continuous improvement. This cycle was developed by Dr. Walter Shewhart in the 1920s and put into business practice in Japan and the United States by W. Edwards Deming.  (Embedded in the PDSA […]

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Data Driven Districts: Documenting and using results.

  A school system is successful using data when it uses a comprehensive assessment system based on clearly-defined performance measures. The assessment system is used to assess student performance on expectations for student learning, identify gaps between expectations for student learning and student performance, evaluate the effectiveness of curriculum and instruction, and determine interventions to […]

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The Willingness to Change.

“You cannot grow unless you are willing to change. You will never improve yourself if you cling to what used to be!” – Leon Brown Accountability has become a “dirty” word in the world of education reform.  Legislators discuss holding schools accountable for student success and teachers discuss the need to hold students accountable for […]

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Schools Defined

When one looks up the phrase educational institution on Google there are three different categories: Higher Education; University; and School.  Higher Education is defined as education provided by universities, vocational universities, community colleges, liberal arts colleges, technical colleges, and other collegial institutions that award academic degrees, such as career colleges.  A University is defined as […]

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