| ORIENTATION/
AWARENESS |
Orientation
to Performance Excellence
This training provides an introduction to the Criteria for
Performance Excellence and is the prerequisite for other more
in-depth sessions. It is an essential first step to the continuous
improvement journey.
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Identify
strategies and techniques for getting started using the
Criteria for High Performance
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Focus
on the relationships required for success form key stakeholder
groups
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Identify
the principles of organizational change
Provide a framework for using an entry-level assessment
instrument to determine organizational effectiveness
Prerequisites: None
Length of Workshop: 2 days
OR
Continuous
Improvement: A Practical Way of Getting Better for Classroom
Teachers
This session is the basic orientation overview designed for
classroom teachers to begin creating an environment for classroom
learning.
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Awareness
of basic Performance Excellence Criteria and core values
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Rationale
for use of Performance Excellence Criteria as a framework
for classroom improvement
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Initial
assessment of the classroom learning system
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District/school
connections
Prerequisites: None
Length of Workshop: 1 day
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SCHOOL
IMPROVEMENT
PLANNING |
Planning
for Performance Excellence:
A Systems Approach to School Improvement Planning
A trained consultant will meet with key senior leaders from
your organization to collaboratively work on School Improvement
Planning.
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Develop
strategic goals, measures and indicators that will set direction
for the school
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Develop
an improvement plan for the school
Prerequisites: None
Length of Workshop: 2 days
|
DEPLOYMENT
COMPONENTS |
Leading
for Performance Excellence Part I: A Focus on Application
and Deployment
This workshop focuses on the management and improvement of
leadership systems to support performance excellence. Leaders
will learn about the systems components needed to build a
high performing school or district. Time is provided to work
on the district or school quality implementation and training
deployment plan.
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Understand
the leader's roles and responsibilities for leading integrated
management system to achieve performance excellence.
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Learn
to support effective work teams. All participants will develop
a plan for leading a multi-level process improvement initiative.
Prerequisites: Orientation to Performance Excellence,
Planning for Performance Excellence
Length of Workshop: 2 days
|
Teacher
and Student Partnerships Part I: Building Classrooms for Learning
Introduction to the classroom learning systems with specific
focus on development of classroom goals and measures as a
foundation to classroom implementation.
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Develop
grade-level team goals, measures and indicators that will
set direction for the classroom planning
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Develop
an improvement plan for use in the classroom to deploy down
to students
Prerequisites: Continuous Improvement: A Practical
Way of Getting Better
Length of Workshop: 2 days
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| DEPLOYMENT
COMPONENTS |
Teacher
and Student Partnerships Part II: Tools and Techiques for
Performance Excellence
Teachers and students participate in tools training to support
the on-going improvement of the classroom learning system
and key classroom processes.
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Increased
understanding of continuous improvement categories and core
values as applied to the classroom
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Strategies
of implementing continuous improvement at the classroom
level
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Development
of goals, measures and an action plan of next steps
-
PDSA
application
Prerequisites: Teacher and Student Partnerships Part
I Length of Workshops: 1 Day
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| ASSESSING
SYSTEMS CAPACITY |
Assessing
Performance Excellence: Facilitated Building Assessment Process
A trained consultant will spend time meeting and interviewing
your staff to conduct a school assessment using the Performance
Excellence Criteria. Leaders will receive feedback on areas
of strengths and recommended next steps.
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Provide
school with a written feedback report prepared by a process
improvement expert
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Establish
baseline data and recommended actions for setting school
priorities for improvement and refinement
Prerequisites: Orientation to Performance Excellence
Workshop
Length of Workshop: 1 day on site plus feedback meeting
at a later date
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BUILDING
CAPACITY |
Building
a Technical Support Team Level I
This session focuses on the concepts and learning strategies
required to introduce a systems approach to continuous improvement.
Materials that support building awareness and commitment at
the district, department, school, and classroom are reviewed
in this session. Participants will receive Train-the-Trainer
certification on the following content:
-
Orientation
to Performance Excellence
-
Continuous
Improvement: A Practical Way of Getting Better for Classroom
Teachers - 2nd Edition
-
Continuous
Improvement: A Practical Way of Getting Better for Support
Staff
Prerequisites: Continuous Improvement: A Practical
Way of Getting Better
Length of Workshop: 2 ½ days
|
Building
a Technical Support Team Level II
This level focuses on the concepts and learning strategies
required to coach and mentor educators in applying a systems
approach at the classroom level training. Materials that support
classroom implementation and deployment include:
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Teacher
& Student Partnerships Part I: Building Classrooms for Learning
-2nd Edition
-
Teacher
& Student Partnerships Part II: Tools and Techniques for
Performance Excellence - 2nd Edition
Prerequisites: TSP Part I and II
Length of Workshop: 3 days
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