A CONTINUOUS SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM

By: Lawrence W. Lezotte and Kathleen M. McKee

Vicki Powell

EDAD 5326Effective School Organization

and Improvement

Dr. Mary Bradley, Instructor

Wayland Baptist University

Summer Semester, 2010

LEARNING FOR ALL

HIGH LEVELS OF ACHIEVEMENTACROSS ALL STUDENT POPULATION SUBSETS:

•Socioeconomic Status•Gender•Race or Ethnicity•Single Parent Home

The Eff ective Schools Framework

THEORIES:• Effective Schools•Systems Thinking• Continuous Improvement

TEAMS:• Empowerment• Consensus Building• Problem Solving

TIME:• Team Time• Staff Development• Study Groups

TECHNOLOGY:• Real Time Data• Just-in-Time Information• Research/Proven Practices

TOOLS:• Data Gathering• Data Analysis• Data Display

Constantly

Improving

Student

Achievement

The Eff ective Schools Framework

THEORIES:• Effective Schools•Systems Thinking• Continuous Improvement

Effective school model theory

Systems theory

Continuous improvement theory

The Eff ective Schools Framework

THEORIES:• Effective Schools•Systems Thinking• Continuous Improvement

TEAMS:• Empowerment• Consensus Building• Problem Solving

empowerment

Consensus building

Problem solving

The Eff ective Schools Framework

Individual & Team Process Skills

Team Responsibilities

Team Practices

The Eff ective Schools Framework

THEORIES:• Effective Schools•Systems Thinking• Continuous Improvement

TEAMS:• Empowerment• Consensus Building• Problem Solving

TIME:• Team Time• Staff Development• Study Groups

Team time

Staff development

Study groups

The Eff ective Schools FrameworkTECHNOLOGY:

• Real Time Data• Just-in-Time Information• Research/Proven Practices

Real time data

Just-in-time information

Research/proven practices

The Eff ective Schools FrameworkTOOLS:

• Data Gathering• Data Analysis• Data Display

Data gathering

Data analysis

Data display

WrittenSurveys

Phone Surveys

Face-To-FaceInterviews

Continuous School Improvement:

Applying the 5 T’sThe 7 Correlates of Effective Schools

• Instructional Leadership• Clear and Focused Mission• Safe and Orderly Environment• Climate of High Expectations• Frequent Monitoring of Student Progress• Positive Home-School Relations• Opportunity to Learn and Student Time on Task

The Correlates of Effective Schools provide school improvement teams with a comprehensive framework for identifying, categorizing, and solving the problems that schools and school districts face. And because the Correlates are based upon the documented successes of effective schools, they offer hope and inspiration to those struggling to improve.

Identify Stakeholders – Include members and Collaborate

Clarifying School Mission, Core Beliefs, and Core Values

The missionmust

belived

everyday.

Assuring Instructional Focus

BeginWith TheEndIn

Mind.

Assuring Instructional Focus

• Technologies can be used for instructional management & assessment.

• Lesson Plan Alignment

• Real-Time Feedback

Study -- Refl ect

Plan -- Do

A CONTINUOUS SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM

The Americaneducational

systemholds the torch of

opportunity high for all to be given

an education.