Continuous Improvement
As Instructional Guide in my Outward Bound school, I implemented continuous improvement cycles into our work plan by creating school-wide disaggregated data analytics of attendance, grades, and behavioral interventions. I regularly met with the Principal and AP to define our problem(s) of practice and create an action plan to address throughout the school year.
Root Cause Analysis
Based on the data analysis I collected, we noticed inequitable outcomes for males, students with IEPs, and Black/Latinx students. We created a fishbone diagram with potential root causes such as lower attendance, implicit bias, deficit thinking, unclear expectations, and lagging executive functioning skills. Below is an example of the type of analysis I created.
Theory of Action
We chose to focus on implicit bias & clear expectations around assessment. The theory of action goes backward from Student Outcomes --> Student Behavior --> Teacher Behavior --> Leadership Behavior
Professional Development
We utilized outside experts to lead staff development around implicit bias. I led staff PD for teachers to look at disaggregated data for their own students to
PDSA Cycles
We implemented a school-wide shift to mastery-based grading. Along the way, teachers gained a new understanding of formative and summative assessment.
