Quick Wins in School Improvement

1. Quick Wins in School Improvement Using Data and a Collaborative Leadership Model

2. What is a Quick Win ? • OBTAINABLE IN 4 TO 6 WEEKS • VISABLE OR TANGIBLE CHANGE IN THE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT • STRATEGICALLY IDENTIFIED BASED ON PRIORITIZED CURRENT NEEDS ESTABLISHED BY MULTIPLE STEAKHOLDER GROUPS • GROUNDED IN DATA • DESIGNED TO CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE OF CHANGE • MAY OR MAY NOT LINK TO IMMEDIATE IMPROVEMENT IN ACHIEVEMENT • BEGINS TO CREATE MOMENTUM, CONFIDENCE, HOPE, AND COMMITMENT WITHIN THE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT • CAN BE MAINTAINED OR RECREATED AS NEEDED

3. Before , During, and After Quick Wins • BEFORE QUICK WINS • IMPORTANT TO STRATEGICALLY PLAN • DURING QUICK WINS • PLAN TO COACH THEN COACH YOUR PLAN • AFTER QUICK WINS • PLAN TO KEEP WINNING

4. before IMPORTANCE OF STRATEGICALLY PLANNING QUICK WINS • USE DATA TO IDENTIFY WHAT QUICK WINS WOULD HAVE THE GREATEST POSITIVE IMPACT • HAVE A TENTATIVE IDEA OF WHAT IMPACT OR END PRODUCT IS NEEDED TO BE CONSIDERED A QUICK WIN • ORGANIZE A PLAN TO GUIDE AND FACILITATE THE PROCESS OF GETTING TO THE QUICK WIN • HAVE MULTIPLE OPTIONS OR PROCESSES FOR CONSIDERATION AS A STARTING POINT TO LEAD TO THE QUICK WIN • LISTEN CAREFULLY TO WHAT STAFF, STUDENTS, AND PARENTS ARE SAYING

5. DURING PLAN YOUR COACHING AND COACH YOUR PLAN • REFERENCE AND KEEP THE DATA USED TO IDENTIFY AREAS OF NEED IN FRONT OF STAKEHOLDERS • MAINTAIN FOCUS ON TARGETED AREA FOR QUICK WIN • CONSISTENT TIME TO DO THE WORK • USE AGENDAS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE • USE ACTION STEPS • SET TIMELINES • SHARE RESPONSIBILITIES • USE PLANNED FEEDBACK POINTS • BUILD CONSENSUS

6. AFTER CONSISTANT PRACTICE = CONSISTANT WINS • HOLD ONTO YOUR QUICK WIN • PROMOTE AND CELEBRATE THE WINS • MAINTAIN PRACTICES • AVOID STACKING UNTIL QUICK WIN BECOMES EMBEDDED IN CULTURE • CONTINUE TO MONITOR, COLLECT FEEDBACK, AND ADJUST

7. Quick Wins that changed our landscape

8. How we used our data to strategically plan for quick wins in year one of the School Improvement Process • SCHOOL CULTURE SURVEY AND SCHOOL TYPOLOGY TOOLS CLEARLY ESTABLISHED OUR TWO IMMEDIATE AREAS OF FOCUS ….. • CREATING STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHER COLLABORATION • COLLABORATIVE TEAM PLANNING • PLC TIME • DEVELOPING A SYSTEM TO MOVE A BALKANIZED STAFF OF MANY DIFFERENT VOICES INTO A COLABORATIVE STAFF WITH A MORE UNIFIED VOICE • BUILDING A COLLABORATIVE TEAM MODEL • ESTABLISHING PROTOCOLS FOR COMMUNICATION • ESTABLISHING PROTOCOLS FOR CONSENSUS BUILDING • ESTABLING THE USE OF ACTION STEPS

9. CREATING STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHER COLLABORATION • COLLABORATIVE TEAM PLANNNIG • SHARING DATA • SHARING BEST PRACTICE • SETTING ACTION STEPS • PLC • ONGOING PD • TARGETING DATA ANALYSIS • INTERACTIVE FEEDBACK

10. TEACHER LEADERSHIP + TEACHER VOICE = Quick Win • BUILD SHARED LEADERS • PROTOCOLS TO COMMUNICATE • CREATING CONSENSUS • USE ACTION STEPS

11. How we did it !

12. Administrative Action created this quick win

13. Teacher leadership team humble beginnings

14. Creating consensus out of chaos

15. A time and place for every issue

16. Keeping our team on the right road

17. Supporting and guiding teacher leaders

18. Teachers acting as leaders and liaisons Connecting it all !!!! Culture of transparency

19. Quick win within a Quick Win

20. Connecting the dots to seal our win !!!!

21. Summarizing the power in quick wins • SNAP OUT OF DOING THE SAME OLD SAME OLD • ORGANIZE, STRUCTURE, AND MOVE THE WHOLE IN A COMMON DIRECTION • BREAK ORGANIZATIONAL RUTS • EMPOWER PEOPLE TO BECOME PART OF THE SOLUTION • CREATE AND BUILD LEADERSHIP CAPACITY • GENERATE ENERGY AND MOMENTUM FOR BIGGER EDUCATIONAL UNDERTAKINGS THAT IN TIME WILL IMPACT ACHIEVEMENT • BUILDS TRUST • OPEN COMMUNICATION • WE ALL LIKE TO WIN !