Continuous Improvement in Education: A Toolkit for Schools and Districts

Details:

• Resource Type: Toolkit
• Estimated time: 30 minutes and as needed

Purpose:

Build capacity for continuous improvement.

Directions:

1. Convene the sustainability planning team.
2. Read the 90-Day Cycle Handbook.

Reflection Questions:

1. Why is continuous improvement critical for your grant program success?
2. How might a 90-day cycle assist in discerning if key grant activities are successful and making intended impacts?
3. How might the data collected in a 90-day cycle help inform your grant’s process improvement?
4. What are some potential barriers and enablers to piloting a 90-Day cycle in your grant?

1. Review your logic model. Choose one activity of your grant to apply to the 90-Day Cycle, with a specific focus on improving processes and making specific changes to practice. An activity is specific set of implementation tasks that support a strategy, such as professional learning sessions (activities) that comprise a professional learning system (strategy). If needed, it may be helpful to review this three-minute clip on activities.2.  
2. Use the 90-Day Cycle Handbook to plan the improvement cycle and make updates and changes to your project planning).