Quality Academies
As part of the Baldrige implementation plan in MCPS, quality academies have been established a Waters Landing and Sherwood Elementary Schools and Tilden Middle School. The academies are designed to provide teachers with a hands-on approach for understanding how to develop a Baldrige-guided classroom learning system.
While attending the academy, teachers do the following:
Develop a general understanding of the Baldrige approach to teaching and learning.
Develop an understanding of the rationale behind building Classroom Learning Systems.
Learn about the effectiveness of systematic and systemic planning and evaluation.
Learn and use strategies that will enable teachers to plan and assess using the Baldrige Criteria.
Learn and use high-quality tools that will promote systematic and systemic change.
Learn and use processes that will reinforce student and parent accountability.
Develop an understanding of the importance of shared decision-making and stakeholder input as it relates to student achievement.
Observe teachers using Baldrige in their classrooms with students.
Visit an Academy
Baldrige Quality Academy visits may be scheduled by contacting:
Fran Morris
Glen 929-2136
Frances_J_Morris@mcpsmd.org s
Sharon Hawkins
Sherwood Elementary School
301-924-6885
Sharon_E_Hawkins@mcpsmd.org
Nina Taylor Rubin
Tilden Middle School
301-881-3295
Nina_Z_TaylorRubin@mcpsmd.org
Related Topics in Baldrige for Staff
- Building the Baldrige-guided Classroom Learning System
- Quality Tools
- The Classroom Culture
- Data Centers
- Data Notebooks/Folders
- Baldrige Quality Academies
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