This document summarizes the accomplishments of Dunlap CUSD #323 for the 2011-12 school year. Key accomplishments include: - Developing a continuous improvement model and alignment across the district. - Various departments met goals around surveys, direction-setting, data use, and other areas. - Curriculum development including power standards, maps, and common assessments. - HR revisions to evaluation processes and tools. - Facilities and technology upgrades across the district.

1. A Year in Review
2011‐12 Major District Accomplishments

2. Alignment, Leadership &
Continuous Improvement
-Jay Marino

3. 21st
Century
Learning!

4. Continuous Improvement “Systemic” Alignment Model
“No one escapes continuous improvement”
Shared Leadership Roles & Responsibilities Documents/Goals Results/Data Time
 Provides oversight to the District
Plan on a page (goals/data)
District
District Leadership  Communication & alignment District Strategic
District Team (DLT) Plan on a Page
Balanced Meets quarterly
(report back to stakeholders)
SMART Goals Aligned – PDSA as Improvement Process
Scorecard
 Voice of customer & stakeholder
input (insight into decisions)
 Set and communicate direction
at school
 Create and monitor: SIP, POP,
School Improvement
Building Leadership Scorecard, etc. School Balanced Meets 1 to 2 times
School Team (BLT)  Build leadership capacity
Plan & School Plan
Scorecard per month
on a Page
 Align PLC work in school
 P.D. on systems/process (not
curriculum)
 Align PLC work across grade
levels or content area
Classroom SMART
Classroom/ Professional Learning  Align work to SIP goals (SMART Classroom Data Meets 2‐4 times
Goals & Classroom
Teacher Communities (PLC) goal & short cycle PDSA) Center per month
Plan on a Page
 Address 4 PLC questions
 RTI/Systems of intervention
 Engage students in 21st century
Classroom Learning learning Daily (Class
Classroom/ Student Individual Student Data
Community (CLC: The  Empowerment/accountability meetings 4 times
Student SMART Goals Folder
8 components/Lotus)  Align class goals to SIP goals per month)
 Connect every student to goals

6. Baldrige Criteria
Organizational Profile
Environment, Relationships, & Challenges
2 5
Strategic Workforce
Planning Focus
7
1 Business
Leadership 3 6 Results
Customer & Process
Market Focus Mgmt
4 Measurement, Analysis & Knowledge Management

7. CUSTOMER FOCUS – 16.3d
Board/Admin: Our employees are allowed to make decisions to solve problems for their
customers.
Staff: I am allowed to make decisions to solve problems for my customers.
80%
70% 67%
64%
60%
50%
40% Board/Admin
Staff
30%
19% 18%
20%
12%
10%
10% 6%
5%
2%
0%
0%
Strongly Disagree Disagree Undecided Agree Strongly Agree

8. SMART Goal Accomplishments
• Completed self‐assessment of perceived
progress within the 7 Baldrige criteria
• Board/Administration perception compared to
employees perception
• Assigned category champions for areas
rated lower
• SMART goals and action plans created

9. Facilities & Technology
Lisa Parker

11. SMART Goal Accomplishments
• Department Leadership Teams met 4 times
• Developed:
• Tracked improvement data through satisfaction
surveys for students (including focus groups)
• Captured staff input through surveys and used
data to drive improvements
• Departments set and communicated direction
through: plan on a page, scorecard and data
collection/display

13. SMART Goal Accomplishments
• Began integrating data through PowerSchool
• ACT, PSAE and ISAT data accessible
• Student Health Records
• Automation of student fees
• Automation of other data systems that will
contribute to the data warehouse

14. Other Accomplishments
• Construction of Hickory Grove
• Wireless “wifi” installation
• All schools
• Data/phones at football field/surrounding fields
• Upgraded phone system at District Office
• All K‐8 buildings are on new website design
• Continued with Smartboard installations
• Automation of field trip requests

15. Other Accomplishments
• Help Desk for Maintenance /Technology
• Development of a Transportation Handbook
• Completion of soccer field complex at DVMS
• Job descriptions for cafeteria staff
• Redistricting school boundaries

16. Curriculum & Instruction
Lonna Anderson

18. SMART Goal Accomplishments
• Identified of Content Area Power Standards
• Created District Curriculum Maps
• Answering PLC Question #1: What is it we want all
students to know and be able to do?
• Developed, administered, and analyzed a unit
common formative assessment
• Answering PLC Question #2: How will we
know our students are learning?
• Created public curriculum site
• http://dunlapcusd‐public.rubiconatlas.org/Atlas/Public/View/Default

19. Additional Accomplishments
• Began implementation process for the Common
Core Math & ELA Standards
• Became familiar with the standards
• Conducted a gap analysis
• Began addressing gaps
• Curricular resources
• Instructional changes
• Updated curriculum maps
• Developed Elementary Literacy &
Writing Leaders

21. SMART Goal Accomplishments
• Collaboratively reviewed DHS courses to ensure
alignment with the District’s vision.
• Recommendations included:
• discontinued, modified, and new courses
• Increased graduation requirements for science
• Expanded blended course offerings
• Business Coop (fall 2011)
• US History (spring 2012)
• Resource Management (fall 2012)
• Dunlap Academy/ Enrichment Eagles (fall 2012)

22. Additional Accomplishments
• Full day Kindergarten for 2012‐13
• Researched Best Practices
• Curricular and instructional preparation for full day
schedule
• Elementary Enrichment Eagles
• Researched Best Practices
• Created Identification Criteria
• Developed Services
• Continued implementation of
Classroom Learning Communities

23. Human Resources
Erik Christian

25. SMART Goal Accomplishments
• Certified Evaluation Revision Tool (CERT)
• The revised certified evaluation process is on‐
schedule
• Overwhelmingly positive feedback from the
March 16 Institute Day
• Incorporated feedback into plan

27. SMART Goal Accomplishments
• Extra‐Curricular Evaluation Tool
• A pilot of the tool was conducted in the
spring of 2012
• Transition of the process to the District
Athletic Director has begun

28. Other Accomplishments
• Elementary Staff Re‐Structuring
• Administrative Hiring Process
• On‐Line Training Program (Public School WORKS)
• Labor/Employee Relations Consistency
• Employee Intranet

29. A Look Forward…
2012‐13 Major District Initiatives
August Board Meeting