School Improvement in Maryland
Checking Out Your Team
 
Team Building

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

Little competence
.
1    
  Below average
.
2   
Average
.
3
Above average  
.
 4
Fully competent
.
   5
 
TRAITS/SKILLS  DESCRIPTION  SCORE
Establish clear charge statement
 
  As a team, determine your mission, purpose, and means for accomplishing your goals.
 
  1 2 3 4 5
Leading for improved results
 
  Play a principle role in guiding and directing school improvement by encouraging and influencing others to pursue a teaching/learning environment that promotes student achievement.
 
  1 2 3 4 5
Create positive climate
 
  Establish an environment which is open to risk taking, new ideas, and collaboration.
 
  1 2 3 4 5
Promote/model team values
 
  SIT members model (within the team and externally) behaviors consistent with the components of a team management process.
 
  1 2 3 4 5
Empower school community
 
  Ensure that all voices in the school community are heard.

Strategies are developed to assure that all groups and individuals have the opportunity to participate in the School Improvement process.
 
  1 2 3 4 5
Facilitate communication
 
  Members openly share information in an objective fashion utilizing a variety of media.
 
  1 2 3 4 5
Encourage full participation
 
  See input from all stakeholders and find ways for individuals to contribute to SIT goals.
 
  1 2 3 4 5
Champion school-based decision making
 
  Each individual on the SIT must personally believe in and be committed to School-Based Decision Making and be an advocate for this process.
 
  1 2 3 4 5
Develop capacity for problem solving and decision making
 
  establish procedures by which problems are examined and solutions are generated.
 
  1 2 3 4 5
Identify and use processes to ensure long-term positive impact on schools.
 
  Establish a plan of action that identifies methods and sctions to ensure follow-through and completion of the SIT plan.
 
  1 2 3 4 5

 Add up your circled scores.  Total = ___________
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