Tools for School Improvement

School-
Improvement Guide

School improvement means changing a school's practices and policies to improve teaching and learning. This guide shows how a school community can collect, analyze, and act on information to continually improve student achievement.

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Why everyone can and should use data for school improvement.

IMPROVEMENT:
PART OF DAILY PRACTICE
Schools increasingly see improvement as a permanent part of their practice, not a one-time or occasional event.

The School-Improvement Guide describes a school self-study cycle of inquiry and action, designed to help a school community develop the habits of collaboration, discussion, inquiry, and data-informed decision making that fuel ongoing improvement.

The Guide can be used by

state and district administrators, to apply a consistent and effective approach in all their schools;
school-level administrators or other stakeholders, to respond to external requirements or to start their own improvement process.

Note: The School-Improvement Guide is also available in a print version.
(102 pages, $7.50)
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The School-Improvement Guide: Inquiry and Action
[31 pages, 838 KB]
Introduction
Getting Started
Standards of Practice
School Self-Study Cycle
    Setting Goals
    Asking Essential Questions
    Collecting Data
    Analyzing Data
    Taking Action
    Evaluating Impact
Case Study [7 pages, 187 KB]
Creating a School Portfolio
[4 pages, 165 KB]
Preparing for an External
Review [2 pages, 91 KB]
School Inquiry Process Map
[2 pages, 105 KB]
Glossary [1 page, 61 KB]
Resources [5 pages, 166 KB]
    Guides and Workbooks
    Bibliography
    Web Resources
Worksheets [17 pages, 1.55 MB]
Rubrics [41 pages, 14 MB]
Standards of Practice
[43 pages, 5.87 KB]
    Pathways to Achievement