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harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
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4. Continuous Improvement “Systemic” Alignment Model
“No one escapes continuous improvement”
Shared Leadership Roles & Responsibilities Documents/Goals Results/Data Time
District
District Leadership
Team (DLT)
Provides oversight to the District
Plan on a page (goals/data)
Communication & alignment
(report back to stakeholders)
Voice of customer & stakeholder
input (insight into decisions)
District Strategic
Plan on a Page
SMART Goals Aligned – PDSA as Improvement Process
District
Balanced
Scorecard
Meets quarterly
School
Building Leadership
Team (BLT)
Set and communicate direction
at school
Create and monitor: SIP, POP,
Scorecard, etc.
Build leadership capacity
Align PLC work in school
P.D. on systems/process (not
curriculum)
School Improvement
Plan & School Plan
on a Page
School Balanced
Scorecard
Meets 1 to 2 times
per month
Classroom/
Teacher
Professional Learning
Communities (PLC)
Align PLC work across grade
levels or content area
Align work to SIP goals (SMART
goal & short cycle PDSA)
Address 4 PLC questions
RTI/Systems of intervention
Classroom SMART
Goals & Classroom
Plan on a Page
Classroom Data
Center
Meets 2‐4 times
per month
Classroom/
Student
Classroom Learning
Community (CLC: The
8 components/Lotus)
Engage students in 21st
century
learning
Empowerment/accountability
Align class goals to SIP goals
Connect every student to goals
Student Individual
SMART Goals
Student Data
Folder
Daily (Class
meetings 4 times
per month)
19. • Selected vendor in February
• Training conducted May, 2013 – January,
2014
• Automated time clocks for all hourly
employees
• Greater efficiencies with the ability to
integrate data with other systems and
capture key information
SMART Goal Accomplishments
23. • Focused on PLC question #2:
• How will we know our students are learning?
• Developed, administered, and analyzed common
formative assessments
• Elementary building & district grade level teams
• Secondary course teams
• Attached formative assessments within
unit maps on the Atlas software
• http://dunlapcusd‐public.rubiconatlas.org/Atlas/Public/View/Default
SMART Goal Accomplishments
24. • Effective and efficient use of weekly PLC’s
• Implementing with fidelity
• Focusing on what and how students are learning
• Interdisciplinary teams
• Vertical teams
• Developed and implemented K‐2 standards based
report cards aligned to the Common Core
Standards
• Common assessments
• Common rubrics
• Opened the Atlas course maps for public view
Additional Accomplishments
25.
26. • Implementation of the IL Common Core Standards
• Math in Focus: Grades K‐2 and 6‐8
• Supported through professional development
• Reviewed secondary Language Arts courses for alignment with
the ELA standards
• Infused Literacy Standards within all disciplinary course units
• Implementation plan for World Language
• Spanish for all K & 1st grade students beginning in the fall
• Plan for K‐5 implementation
• Additional opportunities for MS World Language
• Spanish and Arabic: 7th grade
• French: 8th grade
• Spanish for HS credit: 8th grade
SMART Goal Accomplishments
30. Dunlap Community Unit School District 323
Strategic Plan – Goal
Goal Area: CERT Goal Champion: Erik Christian
1.) State the SMART goal (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Results‐oriented, Target date).
During the 2012‐2013 school year, the Certified Evaluation Revision Team (CERT) will implement the certified staff evaluation tool, using the
iObservation software. The tool will be communicated to all certified staff and administrators, and will include training on the tool and its impacts. This
goal will be measured by 1) the existence of the tool and artifacts; and 2) the implementation of training on the use of the tool and artifacts.
2.) Describe data sources consulted and a summary analysis of the data that indicate the need for the goal.
Charlotte Danielson’s Framework for Teaching is widely regarded as best practice in teacher evaluation. Staff had attended several training sessions by
the Consortium for Educational Change and consulted with other school districts who have implemented the Framework, relying upon their experience
and sample tools and artifacts.
3.) Identify the correlation of the stated school improvement goal to the District strategic plan.
Check all that apply:
GOAL 1: To Continuously Improve Student Growth and Achievement
GOAL 2: To Obtain a Satisfying and Productive Classroom and School Learning Environment
GOAL 3: To Achieve a Satisfying and Productive Classroom and School Teaching Environment
GOAL 4: To Ensure a Satisfying and Productive Partnership with Families and the Community
GOAL 5: To Obtain Efficient, Effective, and Equitable Use of Resources
4.) Summarize how this goal will be measured. What will be the evidence of goal attainment?
This goal will be measured by the implementation of data warehousing.
Evidence of attaining this goal will be the creation of the Certified Staff Evaluation Tool and the training of staff on the tool.
32. Dunlap Community Unit School District 323
Strategic Plan – Goal
Goal Area: HR Metrics Goal Champion: Erik Christian
1.) State the SMART goal (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Results‐oriented, Target date).
During the 2012‐2013 school year, metrics will be developed to measure the status and progress of various Human Resources initiatives. This goal will
be measured by 1) the identification and definition of the specific metrics; and 2) quarterly analysis reports to the Superintendent on the metrics.
2.) Describe data sources consulted and a summary analysis of the data that indicate the need for the goal.
The Dunlap School District is a data‐driven organization and the HR activities align with that vision. Also, the Society for Human Resource Management
and the International Personnel Management Association for Human Resources identify that HR metrics play a crucial role in workforce planning and
performance.
3.) Identify the correlation of the stated school improvement goal to the District strategic plan.
Check all that apply:
GOAL 1: To Continuously Improve Student Growth and Achievement
GOAL 2: To Obtain a Satisfying and Productive Classroom and School Learning Environment
GOAL 3: To Achieve a Satisfying and Productive Classroom and School Teaching Environment
GOAL 4: To Ensure a Satisfying and Productive Partnership with Families and the Community
GOAL 5: To Obtain Efficient, Effective, and Equitable Use of Resources
4.) Summarize how this goal will be measured. What will be the evidence of goal attainment?
This goal will be measured by the implementation of data warehousing.
Evidence of goal attainment will be the identification of the metrics and the quarterly reports of the metrics to the Superintendent [and board?].