We believe that there are two cycles of improvement that need to be in place in order to have the basis of an organization committed to Continuous Quality Improvement. There must be a Design Cycle and an Improvement Cycle. The design of the work, in our case teaching, must follow protocols and standards. This information is highlighted under our section regard PLTs and Data Driven Curriculum. The Improvement Cycle involves finding areas of concern, prioritizing and then using our common Problem Sovling Process for responding to this problem. Once the process has looped, then the next most pervasive impediment to achievement must be address.

Initiatives:
Current

Principal was trained in Baldrige, Six Sigma and Lean Design

Associate Principal for Instruction was trained in Baldrige

Introduction of Lean Design, Toyota Production System, Continual Quality Improvement to Staff

Professional Learning Team Development

PLT Leaders Development Program

Administrative Team was trained in problem solving processes

Future

Resources:
Links:
Toyota Production System:
Harvard Business Review, June, 2008, article, "The Contradictions that Drive Toyota's Success"

Design Thinking:

Bibliography:

Project Champion:
Dr. Charles Johns, Principal