Indicators of Collaborative Strategic Decision Making

  • Identify the focus area for improvement-What is happening?
    • Frame a question in terms of the impact on student learning
    • Examine the context by collecting & analyzing data
    • Develop a hypothesis to define a central area of focus
  • Determine the desired outcome-What do we want to happen?
    • Define the desired level of performance in terms of student learning
    • Establish baseline of current level of performance
    • Determine the specific gap between current & desired performance
    • Set a target for expected outcome & timeframe for accomplishment
    • Write a desired outcome in measurable terms
  • Generate alternative strategies-What can we do?
    • Generate all potential strategies related to area of focus
    • Determine which strategies are different from strategies used in the past or currently being used
  • Examine strategies for impact and feasibility-What will work best?
    • Determine which strategies have the greatest potential for impact on student learning
    • Determine the feasibility of selected strategies
    • Select the strategy or strategies that will ensure comprehensive approach
  • Develop a plan of action that includes a monitoring system-What will we do?
    • Determine what the student(s) need(s) to learn
    • Develop a monitoring system that aligns with the baseline data & sets a criterion for measuring the progress
    • Align each selected strategy with a primary implementer, location, frequency and duration of implementation, & a description of how it will be done
  • Implement the plan and monitor student progress-How are we doing?
    • Monitor the implementation of the plan & provide the supports needed
    • Monitor the amount of student progress & rate of student learning
  • Evaluate student progress and the plan -What changes occurred?
    • Evaluate & analyze the overall progress by comparing the baseline data to the outcome data
    • Examine the degree of implementation integrity of the plan
    • Determine what changes occurred
    • Use a decision guide to make adjustments &/or revisions to the plan

 

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