Communicating Direction… in the Cedar Rapids Community School District Report to the Board of Education Baldrige Category 1: Leadership

Its About Alignment! Getting everyone rowing in the same direction… –August 12 th Executive Council –September 2 nd District-wide professional development day

Category 1 Leadership Requires leaders to set and communicate direction consistent with stakeholder requirements –H–How do leaders set and communicate direction? –H–How do leaders monitor progress? –H–How do leaders model the use of the principles of quality management?

Leaders Set and Communicate Direction Played CRCSD Strategic Direction video Provided overview of the District Strategic Plan on a Page Vision Mission Core Values Goals Guiding Philosophy

Strategic Outcomes

Connecting Stakeholders to District and School Strategic Plans Student C l a s s r o o m G r a d e L e v e l D e p a r t m e n t S c h o o l D i s t r i c t

Modeling Continuous Improvement Processes and Tools… –Brainstorming –Affinity Diagram –Force Field Analysis –Nominal Group Technique –T-Chart

What supports or drives this idea? What are potential road blocks to this idea? What steps should we take to carry out this idea?

Positive Attitude Respect Knowledgeable Prompt/Timely Follow Through Good Listener Patient Quality Work Responsible Negative Attitude Passing the Buck Rude Unprofessional Inflexibility Confrontational False Promises Judgmental Blaming Others Customer Satisfaction… IS IS NOT

Monitoring Progress… –What do our stakeholders think about the direction we are heading?

Administrators Feedback I support the Districts continuous improvement efforts… –YES (99%) –NEED CLARIFICATION (1%) –NO (0%) The pace of our continuous improvement effort is… –Just Right (94%) –Too Fast (5%) –Too Slow (1%)

Staff Feedback District Focus: Strongly Agree DisagreeStrongly Disagree Regarding District direction… I believe the District is heading in the right direction. 41%57%2%0% Regarding District direction… I believe the District has identified the right vision, mission, goals, core values and guiding behavior which I support. 43%55%2%0% 98% 98%

Staff Feedback School Focus: Strongly Agree DisagreeStrongly Disagree Regarding our school improvement plan… It is aligned well to the District Strategic Plan. 52%48%0% Regarding our school improvement plan… I agree with the school improvement plan and will assist in accomplishing the stated goals. 56%43%1%0% 100% 99%

Staff Feedback Individual Employee Focus: Strongly Agree DisagreeStrongly Disagree Regarding my individual contribution to District and school improvement plans… I understand the Individual Career Development Plan process. 29%67%4%0% Regarding my individual contribution to District and school improvement plans… I understand how my actions (through the development of the Individual Career Development Plan process) will directly contribute to the accomplishment of the SIP goals and District Strategic Plan. 34%61%4%1% 96% 95%

Staff Feedback Overall Focus: Strongly Agree DisagreeStrongly Disagree In general… The time spent this morning was beneficial in better understanding how I will contribute to the accomplishment of school and district goals. 30%64%5%1% In general… The morning activities were productive and helpful in communicating district and school focus. 34%62%4%0% 94% 96%

Communicating Direction… in the Cedar Rapids Community School District Report to the Board of Education Baldrige Category 1: Leadership