RCSS Strategy Map 2020

  • Procedures for the Continuous Improvement Process

    The Richmond County School System Strategic Plan is structured around the continuous improvement process.  Through this model, RCSS developed a Strategy Map by which all system, department, and school improvement planning is guided.

     

     

    Continuous Improvement

     

     

    Every school and program in the Richmond County School System will develop a school improvement plan aligned to the Strategy Map above in Goal Area and Performance Objectives.  Every school improvement plan will be guided by the RCSS Data Framework and follow the continuous improvement cycle of Plan, Do, Check, and Act.  In order to develop the System Improvement Plan and School Improvement Plans, the following procedures should be followed:

     

    Plan: 

    • Complete a Needs Assessment
    • Communicate with leadership and stakeholders to identify Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats.
    • Conduct root cause analysis on the Weaknesses and Threats
    • Based on the root cause analysis, identify broad initiatives with specific action steps to address the issues identified.

     

    Do: 

    • Enter the initiatives, action steps, and other required information.
    • Record the baseline year data for the required performance measures as well as appropriate targets for the span of the plan.
    • Share the improvement plan with all stakeholders and schools should get final approval from the School Leadership Team and the School Council.
    • Present student data and improvement plan
    • Every initiative in the improvement plan will have an individual identified as the team lead.
    • Implement the initiatives with identified resources. If initiatives change, an updated improvement plan will be developed.

     

    Check: 

    • Leadership Team will collect academic/operational data to continually measure the effectiveness of each initiative.
    • Summer training will be held by the School Improvement Department for Principals and leadership teams to review the previous school year’s improvement plan with newly released student data such as Georgia Milestones or CCRPI indicators.  The Accountability Department will assist with CCRPI data.
    • Were targets met?  Did the initiative change the baseline data?

     

    Act:

    • Successful initiatives will be continued as standard procedures. The school improvement plan will be updated as necessary to include adjustments to any ineffective initiatives.
    • Department Directors will make note of any school initiatives needing additional support from the Central Office. Department Directors will make the support of these school initiatives part of their department improvement plans.
    • Any additional supports needed by the schools will be noted in the department improvement plans.