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State of the Schools

State of the Schools. Facts, Issues, Future Sunrise Rotary Elmcrest Country Club September 15, 2005 7:00 a.m. Facts. Quick Facts. 121 square miles 2,700 employees 17,500 students 33 attendance sites $170 million budget 56 formal school/business partnerships

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State of the Schools

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  1. State of the Schools Facts, Issues, Future Sunrise Rotary Elmcrest Country Club September 15, 2005 7:00 a.m.

  2. Facts

  3. Quick Facts • 121 square miles • 2,700 employees • 17,500 students • 33 attendance sites • $170 million budget • 56 formal school/business partnerships • Iowa’s second largest school district

  4. Did you know?? • IASBO and GFOA Certificates of Excellence in Financial Reporting (10 consecutive years) • Only school district in Iowa initiating E-procurement processes • Moving to geo-mapping of transportation • One of two school districts in the nation involved in the “Switch” Health/Nutrition Study

  5. Did you know?? • Washington and Kennedy in the top 100 high schools in the nation for AP exams • CR high school students score significantly above Iowa and nation averages on the ACT • Richard Threlkeld (25 year bureau chief for CBS news) and Patricia Robinson (nationally known poet) attended Kenwood School

  6. Did you know?? • Ashton Kutcher is a Franklin School alum. • Money Magazine - Cedar Rapids is among the 100 best places to live (education, crime rank) • Grant Wood was a teacher at McKinley Junior High and old Washington High School

  7. ISSUES

  8. ITBS/ITED • SINA Schools • Watch List Schools • Sanctions • Opportunities for all students

  9. The Other NCLB • No calorie left behind

  10. Global Factors • Competition • Resources • Economy • Civility

  11. How do we make meaningful progress in a large system with areas in need of improvement?

  12. FUTURE

  13. A helpful framework… Malcolm Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence

  14. The 7 Baldrige Categories • Leadership • Strategic Planning • Student/Stakeholder Focus • Information and Analysis • Human Resource Focus • Process Management • Performance Results

  15. It’s About Alignment! • Can we get everyone rowing in the same direction?

  16. Random Acts of Improvement Aim of the Organization Goals and Measures Aligned Acts of Improvement Aim of the Organization Goals and Measures

  17. Question #1 • To provide the highest quality education to all CRCSD students, what challenges will the district have to address as it plans for the future?

  18. Do you enjoy reading to learn?

  19. Monitoring Progress… • What do our stakeholders think about the direction we are heading?

  20. 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

  21. Staff Feedback 98% 98%

  22. The only thing more exciting than our past is our future!Visit us onlinewww.cr.k12.ia.us

  23. State of the Schools Facts, Issues, Future Sunrise Rotary Elmcrest Country Club September 15, 2005 7:00 a.m.

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