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School District 15 to Host Quality Symposium March 13-14
School District 15 is demonstrating its commitment to continuous quality improvement by hosting a 1½-day conference for educators, “Charting Your Course: Lessons Learned During the Journey Toward Performance Excellence” set for March 13-14, at the Joseph M. Kiszka Educational Service Center.
As Illinois’ first and only educational organization to receive the Level III Lincoln Award for Achievement of Excellence, District 15 is committed to sharing its experiences and lessons learned with others interested in improving their organizations.
Community Consolidated School District 15 is one of very few educational organizations in the country to make such a strong commitment to continuous quality improvement. Recently, District 15 was just one of four educational organizations in the country to advance to the second stage of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award examination process. The Baldrige Award is considered America’s highest standard of performance excellence. The award, named for former Secretary of Commerce Malcolm Baldrige, is presented annually by the President of the United States to organizations that meet rigorous criteria demonstrating that they exemplify the highest quality of organizational excellence.
“Baldrige is really not about an award. It is about getting better,” said Dr. Conyers. “The process itself—complying with the high standards set by the Baldrige criteria—has resulted in documented organizational improvement and improved student performance and satisfaction across the entire district. Winning the award would have been great, but we’ve learned so much and made so many quality improvements that just doing it continues to be an extremely valuable experience.”
The goal is to provide program participants with valuable insights and useful information about the continuous quality improvement process. District 15 conference leaders will present information and practical examples on a variety of topics, including …
—One-page Plan and Performance Measurement System examples for superintendent and cabinet members
—Principal improvement plans and annual performance review examples
—Examples of school improvement one-page plans
—Examples of Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) plans for all district operations
—Examples of Operational Definitions for all district operations
—Student and stakeholder satisfaction surveys and data collection and analysis processes
—Student performance data analysis processes
—Continuous improvement audit questions
—Quick Baldrige Senior Leader Self-Assessment
Participants will receive copies of the district’s Baldrige application and feedback report.
To register for the symposium, fill out the online
registration form.
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