GOAL 4: CREATE A POSITIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT IN A SELF-RENEWING ORGANIZATION
MILESTONE 3: Strategic plans exist and are aligned at all levels of the organization.
DATA POINT: Baldrige Implementation
OVERVIEW
The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has adopted the Baldrige Education Criteria for Performance Excellence as the model for continuous improvement for all offices and schools. The current school improvement process has been redesigned to reflect the components of the Baldrige Education Criteria for Performance Excellence. The goal of this initiative is to identify the elements of school improvement and organizational development that must be supported in every school in order to promote high levels of student achievement. Schools are expected to implement the school improvement plan model using the “Look Fors” from the Framework for Improving Teaching and Learning and the Baldrige Education Criteria for Performance Excellence. In order for this process to be successful, the entire staff and representatives from all stakeholder groups must be engaged. The progress on school improvement plan goals will be evaluated regularly with all stakeholders.
Implementation of this process will include:
- identification of resources needed for total system implementation by 2006
- identification and training of first and second year cohorts (86 schools)
- development of a long-range training plan by January, 2005, for the remaining 105 schools
- training of staff development teachers through the Baldrige Academies by June, 2005, to support classroom implementation
- evaluation and refinement of first and second year cohorts’ training and implementation
- training, implementation, and evaluation of the last cohort of approximately 105 schools by 2005/2006
- systematically evaluating the implementation throughout the project with a final report to be completed by June 2007
- development of two Baldrige Academies and other visitation sites to support implementation at the classroom level