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Communicating Direction… in the Cedar Rapids Community School District. Report to the Board of Education Baldrige Category 1: Leadership. It’s About Alignment!. Getting everyone rowing in the same direction… August 12 th Executive Council
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Communicating Direction…in the Cedar Rapids Community School District Report to the Board of Education Baldrige Category 1: Leadership
It’s About Alignment! • Getting everyone rowing in the same direction… • August 12th Executive Council • September 2nd District-wide professional development day
Category 1Leadership • Requires leaders to set and communicate direction consistent with stakeholder requirements • How do leaders set and communicate direction? • How do leaders monitor progress? • How do leaders model the use of the principles of quality management?
Leaders Set and Communicate Direction • Played CRCSD Strategic Direction video • Provided overview of the District Strategic Plan on a Page • Vision • Mission • Core Values • Goals • Guiding Philosophy
Connecting Stakeholdersto District and School Strategic Plans
Modeling Continuous Improvement Processes and Tools… • Brainstorming • Affinity Diagram • Force Field Analysis • Nominal Group Technique • T-Chart
What supports or drives this idea? What are potential road blocks to this idea? What steps should we take to carry out this idea?
Positive Attitude Respect Knowledgeable Prompt/Timely Follow Through Good Listener Patient Quality Work Responsible Negative Attitude Passing the Buck Rude Unprofessional Inflexibility Confrontational False Promises Judgmental Blaming Others Customer Satisfaction… IS IS NOT Highest Agreement Items
Monitoring Progress… • What do our stakeholders think about the direction we are heading?
I support the District’s continuous improvement efforts… YES (99%) NEED CLARIFICATION (1%) NO (0%) The pace of our continuous improvement effort is… Just Right (94%) Too Fast (5%) Too Slow (1%) Administrators Feedback
Staff Feedback 98% 98%
Staff Feedback 100% 99%
Staff Feedback 96% 95%
Staff Feedback 94% 96%
Communicating Direction…in the Cedar Rapids Community School District Report to the Board of Education Baldrige Category 1: Leadership