CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT MODEL

The Continuous Improvement Model is a systematic 8 step process that teachers use to teach focus lessons, to set targets, and to monitor mastery and non-mastery students. The process is a continuous improvement teaching/learning cycle. The steps must be repeated again and again to achieve steady improvement.

The 8 steps include:

• DISAGGREGATE TEST DATA – helps to organize students by their academic performance
• INSTRUCTIONAL TIMELINE – tells teachers which skills to teach and when to teach them
• INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS – teachers create lessons, actively model thinking processes, and engage students in classroom activities
• FREQUENT ASSESSMENTS – tell teachers which students are learning, which students need more help, and how to stay on track
• TUTORIALS – provide time for small group or one-on-one instruction using alternative instruction
• ENRICHMENT – enhances knowledge, which allows students to learn a subject in greater depth
• MAINTENANCE – ensures that tested standards are retained and reinforces the thinking process
• MONITOR – principal schedules regular classroom visits to help keep the school’s academic mission on focus and to encourage progress

Other critical elements include:

• Proven teaching strategies
• Intense classroom environment
• Belief that all students can succeed
• Hard work by other teachers and students