ImpaQT Training™ for the School

1. Measurable SIP
   1. Components of a School Improvement Plan: People, Process, Product
   2. Purpose of the School Improvement Plan
   3. Quality Tools
   4. Effective Teams and Their Tools: Brainstorming, Affinity Diagrams, Nominal Group Technique
   5. Effective Leadership
   6. The Mission Statement
   7. SMART Goals
2. Stakeholder Input
   1. Purpose of Involving Stakeholders/Buy-in to the SIP
   2. Roles in Accomplishing SIP Goals
   3. Types of Stakeholder Input
   4. Gathering Stakeholder Input: Gallery Walk
   5. Consensus-Building Tools
   6. Applying Consensus Tools
3. Alignment
   1. Aligning the SIP to the District Strategic Plan
   2. Aligning Classroom Goals to the SIP Goals
   3. Aligning Individual Student Goals to the Classroom Goals
4. In-Process Measures
   1. Leading vs. Lagging Indicators
   2. Dashboards
   3. In-Process Measures
   4. Student Data Folders
5. Deployment
   1. Components of an Effective Action Plan
   2. Involvement of Stakeholders is Deployment of the Action Plan
   3. Designation of Roles in Accomplishing the Action Plan
   4. Monitoring the Implementation of the Action Plan
6. Professional Development
   1. Necessary Training for Teachers
   2. NSDC Professional Development Standards
   3. Effective Professional Development Practices
7. PDSA
   1. Components of PDSA
   2. Team Involvement in PDSA
   3. Quality Tools Used in PDSA
   4. Overview of the PDSA Process: Storyboards
   5. Schoolwide Involvement in PDSA
8. Sustaining Continuous Improvement
   1. Key Components of Effective School Improvement Efforts
   2. Sustaining Change
   3. Planning for Implementation at Your School

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