Recommendations for successful action planning

Success criteria

Create clear criteria to evaluate your success. How will you know you have reached your goal? What kind of data will you use for evidence?

Think about the data you need to collect along the way to measure progress. Think not only about how you will organise it, but how will you share it in a way that stakeholders have a chance to share their experience and get feedback on the progress they are making.

When coming up with your action plan, try to be specific as possible. Collectively discuss what success will look like. Feedback is crucial at this stage to get everyone on board.

Following up

Follow up regularly on the plan, by making adjustments as needed along the way. Make sure to stay informed on how people are feeling about the team's progress towards reaching its goals.

Whoever is in charge of the big picture should plan time to check up on progress and evaluate what is working and what is not.

Evaluate:

Progress - 'Are we reaching our milestones?' 'Where are the blockers?'
Time management - 'Is there enough time to work on this?' 'Are people spending time on this?'
Collaborative work - 'Are people coming together to do this?' 'Are people sharing experience and getting help when they need it?'
Collective vision - 'Is this still our priority?' 'Do we need to focus on something else?' 'Are we all on board?' 'Is everyone informed about the progress?'

Celebrating success!

Ideally, you want your community to become a place that supports evidence-driven experimentation for school improvement and regularly comes together to celebrate the success brought by all your hard work and dedication. Think about ways you can thank people who were involved, how you can recognise those people who went the extra mile, or who made the most progress. Celebrating the success of hard work creates a collective growth mindset, showing everyone that with dedication and a clear plan school improvement and change can be achieved.

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