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Continuous Improvement Planning

Continuous improvement is an organized approach to identifying opportunities for growth that can help an organization meet its goals.  Using an ongoing cycle of readiness, plan, do, study/check, and act, collaborative teams establish and review structures and processes necessary to improve educator practices and student outcomes. 

Continuous improvement is an ongoing cycle through readiness, plan, do, study/check, and act. At the beginning and throughout the continuous improvement process, teams ensure readiness by establishing and reviewing vision, mission, values, and beliefs. Teams also establish and review structures and processes necessary to improve educator practices and student outcomes. Teams then plan by identifying successes and needs of students and educator practices and planning to address those needs. The do step reflects the work of the team using improvement cycles to implement and monitor the plan to achieve district or school goals. During this step, teams also monitor evidence of fidelity of implementation. During study/check, teams continue to review evidence of implementation and review changes in educator practice and student outcomes. 

Priorities Include: 

• • Providing professional development and facilitated planning opportunities to build capacity on:

  • Systemic implementation throughout the district, schools, teams, and classrooms to promote consistency and effectiveness across the system of supports; 

  • Strong shared leadership to provide the context necessary for districts, schools, teams and individuals to support the implementation of CIP;

  • Collaboration among staff, learners, families, and communities to make the complex work of systems change possible;

  • The strategic use of data in creating and implementing a Continuous Improvement Plan.

  • The Wisconsin Vision for Continuous Improvement priorities include:

    • • To achieve the goal of cutting Wisconsin's persistent achievement gaps in half.

      • To prioritize equity in ensuring every child has a high-quality education.

      • To help all students have the chance to succeed.

      • To graduate all high school students in Wisconsin academically prepared and socially and emotionally competent.

Funding Sources 

Funding sources for this work can come from 

• Learning Services Contracted Customizable Days

• Local Funds

• Some professional development opportunities are offered to CESA 7 districts at no cost through a partnership with WI DPI