| Proven
Approaches for Improving Education Quality
The quality improvement principles,
methods and tools represent a proven approach for
improving quality in any aspect of life including
Education at the K-12 level. This page was developed
to provide an example of initiatives and programs
that can help support improvements in education
quality.
Many
organizations throughout the country have a vested
interest in improving the quality of schools within
their communities. In Indianapolis, Lilly Endowment
provided a grant of $80 million to Marion county
(Indianapolis) schools to fund school innovations
that will lead to systemic improvements in education
quality. Directory
of Marion (Indianapolis) County Schools. Listing
for public schools are on pages 71-72 and nonpublic
schools on pages 101-102).
Two
recommended programs that can result in sustained
improvement in both the short and long-term are
the application of the Baldrige Criteria for Performance
Excellence and the American Society for Quality
(ASQ's) Koalaty Kid (K-12). Information on both
of these programs to include support resources at
the national and local level, are provided below.
ASQ
is the administrator for the Baldrige Award and
has sections located throughout the world. IndyASQ,
the Indianapolis Section of ASQ, was one of the
founding members of ASQ and has been providing quality
leadership in the Indianapolis community since 1944.
Baldrige and Koalaty Kid
-- Benefits
- A
proven model that can be used to assess the effectiveness
of all if not most, change/improvement related
initiatives.
- Provides
stakeholders (students, teachers, parents, administrators,
community, etc.) with a common language that will
help them to work together to improve education
quality.
- A
proven method and flexibility to develop the expertise
needed to sustain long-term improvements.
- Training
and support that will result in measurable improvements.
- Education
and training options that will meet almost any
need or budget.
- Application
improves leadership, decision making and problem
solving skills.
- Opportunity
to partner with a professional association (ASQ)
that has been promoting and supporting the use
of the quality principles, methods and tools since
1946.
- Bottom
Line: Do you want your schools to be considered
as being in the top 10% of the highest performing
organizations in your community?
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