Developing a Plan of Action
A school committed to continuous improvement will attend to the challenge of implementing the program in its unique setting before implementation begins, taking up questions of how to adapt the program wisely to the particular characteristics of the school. In this process, the school also will consider how to supplement the “promise” of the program with local knowledge in order to produce the best result. So conceived, the process is more nearly one of “adaptation” than simple “adoption,” particularly if the practice or program is complex.
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Open Communication and Collaborative Problem Solving
Schools in which the administration and faculty communicate and work together to plan for improvement and solve problems have higher student achievement and higher teacher morale. Moving collectively on school-wide priorities fosters innovation and increases the school's capacity to engage in and sustain whole-school improvement efforts. Given the increased focus on evidence-based practice in the federal No Child Left Behind legislation, collaborative problem solving is increasingly important to school effectiveness. High performing schools tend to promote collaborative cultures, support professional communities and exchanges among all staff and cultivate strong ties among the school, families and community organizations.
To examine some simple tools for action planning, CLICK HERE [Link 5k]
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Link 5a
Open Communication and Collaborative Problem Solving
Schools in which the administration and faculty communicate and work together to plan for improvement and solve problems have higher student achievement and higher teacher morale. Moving collectively on school-wide priorities fosters innovation and increases the school's capacity to engage in and sustain whole-school improvement efforts. Given the increased focus on evidence-based practice in the federal No Child Left Behind legislation, collaborative problem solving is increasingly important to school effectiveness. High performing schools tend to promote collaborative cultures, support professional communities and exchanges among all staff and cultivate strong ties among the school, families and community organizations.