School Improvement in Maryland
Checking Out Your Team
 
Strategic Planning and Follow-through

Rate the competence of your team on each item based on the following scale:

Little competence
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1    
  Below average
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2   
Average
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3
Above average  
.
 4
Fully competent
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   5
 
TRAITS/SKILLS  DESCRIPTION  SCORE
Develop consensus regarding school vision and values
 
  Work to ensure that all stakeholder voices are reflected and valued in the vision statement of the school.
 
  1 2 3 4 5
Align school mission and goals with system mission and goals
 
  Understand that individual schools exist as part of a learning system. Articulation of the school's goals should be in relation to the system's goals.
 
  1 2 3 4 5
Identify valued student learner outcomes based on system goals and an environmental scan/gap analysis
 
  Specify learner results expected by the school system; identify gaps in student achievement for your school.
 
  1 2 3 4 5
Develop a School Improvement Plan
 
  Be able to produce a plan that identifies available resources, is feasible within the allocated time frame, and has outcomes that can be measured empirically.
 
  1 2 3 4 5
Determine resource needs
 
  Identify the materials, people, funds, and processes that are needed to carry out the plan.
 
  1 2 3 4 5
Identify training needs
 
  Analyze the skills and attitudes existing within the school itself and the school community, and determine training needs to support or change those skills and attitudes.
 
  1 2 3 4 5
Allocate resources
 
  Be able to appropriately focus all available resources.
 
  1 2 3 4 5
Implement the plan
 
  Be able to put the plan into action utilizing resources involving the stakeholders, and effectively using data.
 
  1 2 3 4 5
Continually measure progress
 
  Assess team processes. Establish goals by which team progress and process can be measured.
 
  1 2 3 4 5
Evaluate the plan
 
  Reflect on the team’s processes and products and evaluate success or failure of student outcomes.
 
  1 2 3 4 5

 Add up your circled scores.  Total = ___________
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