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Are We There Yet? Continuing to Close the Achievement Gap

The best-selling Closing the Achievement Gap: No Excuses chronicled the journey undertaken by Brazosport Independent School District to develop and implement the continuous improvement methodology now known as ...

Type: Reports and Books  Topics: At Risk Student, Education K16, Student Achievement, Benchmarking, Business Excellence, Continuous Improvement, Process, Effective Leadership Systems, Leadership Systems, School strategy and action plans, School Strategy, Strategic Planning, Organization and Management, Strategy development, Strategy Process, Subject Areas (Math, Science, Reading, Studies, Writing, Language Arts), Curriculum and Instructional Focus, Action Planning, Strategic Planning, Assessments, Quality, Reducing the Achievement Gap, School Directions, Alignment, High Poverty/Minority Students, Standards, Course development, Parent/Stakeholder Focus, Data Disaggregation and Analysis, Accountability/Quality, Improvement, Plan/Do/check/Act, 8-step process, Benchmarks, Leadership systems  Processes: 1.1.2 Survey market and determine customer needs and wants, 1.0 Develop Vision and Strategy, 1.1 Define the business concept and long-term vision, 12.4.3 Implement change, 12.0 Manage Knowledge, Improvement, and Change, 12.4 Manage change 
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Schools: A Guide for Educators

Far from being a stagnant process, problem solving requires creativity, judgment, and insight. However, flashes of brilliance seldom occur in a vacuum. Systematic analysis stimulates insight.

Type: Reports and Books  Topics: School strategy and action plans, Education K16, School Strategy, Strategic Planning, Organization and Management, Strategy development, Strategy Process, Action Planning, Strategic Planning, Curriculum and Instructional Focus, Change Management, Planning, Central Office/Operations, Data Disaggregation and Analysis, Accountability/Quality, Plan/Do/check/Act, Risks Associated with School Operations, Public Concerns with School Operations  Processes: 1.0 Develop Vision and Strategy, 1.2 Develop business strategy, 1.2.5 Create organizational design (structure, governance, reporting, etc.)  Industry: Education (K-12) 
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Closing the Achievement Gap: No Excuses

Learn how a diverse school district in Texas stared down at the widening gap separating high-performing students from low-performing ones and did something about it.

Type: Reports and Books  Topics: At Risk Student, Education K16, Student Achievement, Benchmarking, Business Excellence, Continuous Improvement, Process, Effective Leadership Systems, Leadership Systems, School strategy and action plans, School Strategy, Strategic Planning, Organization and Management, Strategy development, Strategy Process, Subject Areas (Math, Science, Reading, Studies, Writing, Language Arts), Curriculum and Instructional Focus, Action Planning, Strategic Planning, Assessments, Quality, Reducing the Achievement Gap, School Directions, High Poverty/Minority Students, Standards, Course development, Parent/Stakeholder Focus, Alignment, Data Disaggregation and Analysis, Accountability/Quality, Improvement, Plan/Do/check/Act, 8-step process, Benchmarks, Leadership systems  Processes: 1.1.2 Survey market and determine customer needs and wants, 1.0 Develop Vision and Strategy, 1.1 Define the business concept and long-term vision, 12.4.3 Implement change, 12.0 Manage Knowledge, Improvement, and Change, 12.4 Manage change  Industry: Education (K-12) 
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State Leaders Adopt Quality Concepts to Improve New Mexico Schools

New Mexico has found success by avoiding wide sweeping curriculum changes and instead implementing a long term improvement strategy that reflects total quality management measures used in business.

Type: Case Studies  Topics: Measures/Outcomes/Results, Education K16, School Strategy, TQM, Accountability/Quality  Processes: 12.1.2 Measure process productivity, 12.0 Manage Knowledge, Improvement, and Change, 12.1 Create and manage organizational performance strategy, 12.4.3 Implement change, 12.4 Manage change 
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Knowledge Sharing in Education: Closing the Gap

Taken from, "Taking Knowledge and Best Practices to the Bottom Line" , Jack Grayson, Founder and Chairman of APQC, speaks about the significant performance gaps in the educational system.

Type: Articles and White Papers  Topics: Benchmarking, Business Excellence, Strategic Planning, Organization and Management, Student Achievement, Education K16, Curriculum and Instructional Focus, Parent/Stakeholder Focus, Central Office/Operations, Accountability/Quality, Leadership systems, Strategic Planning, Strategy Process, School Strategy, Community Colleges, Higher Education  Processes: 12.4.3 Implement change, 12.0 Manage Knowledge, Improvement, and Change, 12.4 Manage change, 9.1.1.2 Assess the external environment, 9.1 Design and construct/acquire nonproductive assets, 9.1.1 Develop property strategy and long-term vision 
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Baldrige Criteria, Partnerships Foster Culture Change Across Pinellas District

In an attempt to help new teachers hit the ground running, a school district in Pinellas County, Florida, has established an indepth teacher induction process and infused the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award ...

Type: Case Studies  Topics: Baldrige, Education K16, Accountability/Quality, Faculty and staff capabilities and needs, Strategy Process  Processes: 12.4.3 Implement change, 12.0 Manage Knowledge, Improvement, and Change, 12.4 Manage change, 6.3.5 Develop and train employees, 6.0 Develop and Manage Human Capital, 6.3 Develop and counsel employees 
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Public Education Needs Total Quality Management

Public schools are unique in many ways, but they are human organizations that exist for a purpose and can apply the principles of quality management.

Type: Case Studies  Topics: Mission/Vision/Goals, Education K16, Strategic Planning, Quality, Business Excellence, TQM, Accountability/Quality  Processes: 12.4.3 Implement change, 12.0 Manage Knowledge, Improvement, and Change, 12.4 Manage change 
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