1. A Year in Review
2012‐13 Major District Accomplishments

2. Alignment, Leadership &
Continuous Improvement
-Jay Marino

3. Aligning
efforts to
“The Plan”

4. Continuous Improvement “Systemic” Alignment Model
“No one escapes continuous improvement”
Shared Leadership Roles & Responsibilities Documents/Goals Results/Data Time
District
District Leadership
Team (DLT)
 Provides oversight to the District
Plan on a page (goals/data)
 Communication & alignment
(report back to stakeholders)
 Voice of customer & stakeholder
input (insight into decisions)
District Strategic
Plan on a Page
SMART Goals Aligned – PDSA as Improvement Process
District
Balanced
Scorecard
Meets quarterly
School
Building Leadership
Team (BLT)
 Set and communicate direction
at school
 Create and monitor: SIP, POP,
Scorecard, etc.
 Build leadership capacity
 Align PLC work in school
 P.D. on systems/process (not
curriculum)
School Improvement
Plan & School Plan
on a Page
School Balanced
Scorecard
Meets 1 to 2 times
per month
Classroom/
Teacher
Professional Learning
Communities (PLC)
 Align PLC work across grade
levels or content area
 Align work to SIP goals (SMART
goal & short cycle PDSA)
 Address 4 PLC questions
 RTI/Systems of intervention
Classroom SMART
Goals & Classroom
Plan on a Page
Classroom Data
Center
Meets 2‐4 times
per month
Classroom/
Student
Classroom Learning
Community (CLC: The
8 components/Lotus)
 Engage students in 21st
century
learning
 Empowerment/accountability
 Align class goals to SIP goals
 Connect every student to goals
Student Individual
SMART Goals
Student Data
Folder
Daily (Class
meetings 4 times
per month)

6. Baldrige Criteria
4 Measurement, Analysis & Knowledge Management
1
Leadership
Organizational Profile
Environment, Relationships, & Challenges
2
Strategic
Planning
3
Customer &
Market Focus
6
Process
Mgmt
5
Workforce
Focus
7
Business
Results

7. SMART Goal Accomplishments
• Completed self‐assessment of perceived
progress within the 7 Baldrige criteria
• Board/Administration perception compared to
employee perception
• Assigned category champions for areas
rated lower
• SMART goals and action plans created
(updated and posted publicly on the District
web site)

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11. Other Accomplishments
• Created a “continuous improvement” portion to
our District website
• Multimedia content created by Dunlap teachers,
administrators and students
• Published 219 blog posts from August 1, 2012 to
June 30, 2013 (1.25 posts per school day!)
• Second Harris Poll stakeholder satisfaction data
point collected
• Implemented the Dunlap Stakeholder Suggestion
Process (DSSP) and implemented 35 employee
ideas in the 2012‐13 school year!

12. 1. Originate Suggestion Card
2. Leadership Team Review & Assign
3. Implement Idea/Suggestion
4. Complete, Sign-off & Recognize
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13. Facilities &Technology
Lisa Parker

15. • Established a Disaster Recovery Team
• Developed an Emergency Disaster Recovery Plan
• Plan will be shared with the Board of Education
and administrators in the fall
SMART Goal Accomplishments

17. • Several conference calls and a week long visit
• Spent a day with each director and staff
• Support service department leadership teams will
review the recommendations
• Presentation to the Board of Education with
complete recommendations to be phased:
• Immediate implementation
• 13‐14 school year
• 14‐15 school year
• 15‐16 school year
SMART Goal Accomplishments

19. • Selected vendor in February
• Training conducted May, 2013 – January,
2014
• Automated time clocks for all hourly
employees
• Greater efficiencies with the ability to
integrate data with other systems and
capture key information
SMART Goal Accomplishments

20. • Opening of Hickory Grove
• Phase 2 construction at DHS
• Development of Food Services Handbook
• Continue to automate processes such as
online fees, flyer approval process, etc.
Other Accomplishments

21. Curriculum & Instruction
Lonna Anderson

23. • Focused on PLC question #2:
• How will we know our students are learning?
• Developed, administered, and analyzed common
formative assessments
• Elementary building & district grade level teams
• Secondary course teams
• Attached formative assessments within
unit maps on the Atlas software
• http://dunlapcusd‐public.rubiconatlas.org/Atlas/Public/View/Default
SMART Goal Accomplishments

24. • Effective and efficient use of weekly PLC’s
• Implementing with fidelity
• Focusing on what and how students are learning
• Interdisciplinary teams
• Vertical teams
• Developed and implemented K‐2 standards based
report cards aligned to the Common Core
Standards
• Common assessments
• Common rubrics
• Opened the Atlas course maps for public view
Additional Accomplishments

26. • Implementation of the IL Common Core Standards
• Math in Focus: Grades K‐2 and 6‐8
• Supported through professional development
• Reviewed secondary Language Arts courses for alignment with
the ELA standards
• Infused Literacy Standards within all disciplinary course units
• Implementation plan for World Language
• Spanish for all K & 1st grade students beginning in the fall
• Plan for K‐5 implementation
• Additional opportunities for MS World Language
• Spanish and Arabic: 7th grade
• French: 8th grade
• Spanish for HS credit: 8th grade
SMART Goal Accomplishments

27. • Expanded enrichment services at the middle school
SMART Goal Accomplishments
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28. • Successfully completed
the first year of full
day Kindergarten
• Successfully completed the first year of the Elementary
Enrichment Eagles Program
• 100% of teachers trained in the components of
Continuous Improvement
Additional Accomplishments

29. Human Resources
Erik Christian

30. Dunlap Community Unit School District 323
Strategic Plan – Goal
Goal Area: CERT Goal Champion: Erik Christian
1.) State the SMART goal (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Results‐oriented, Target date).
During the 2012‐2013 school year, the Certified Evaluation Revision Team (CERT) will implement the certified staff evaluation tool, using the
iObservation software. The tool will be communicated to all certified staff and administrators, and will include training on the tool and its impacts. This
goal will be measured by 1) the existence of the tool and artifacts; and 2) the implementation of training on the use of the tool and artifacts.
2.) Describe data sources consulted and a summary analysis of the data that indicate the need for the goal.
Charlotte Danielson’s Framework for Teaching is widely regarded as best practice in teacher evaluation. Staff had attended several training sessions by
the Consortium for Educational Change and consulted with other school districts who have implemented the Framework, relying upon their experience
and sample tools and artifacts.
3.) Identify the correlation of the stated school improvement goal to the District strategic plan.
Check all that apply:
GOAL 1: To Continuously Improve Student Growth and Achievement
GOAL 2: To Obtain a Satisfying and Productive Classroom and School Learning Environment
GOAL 3: To Achieve a Satisfying and Productive Classroom and School Teaching Environment
GOAL 4: To Ensure a Satisfying and Productive Partnership with Families and the Community
GOAL 5: To Obtain Efficient, Effective, and Equitable Use of Resources
4.) Summarize how this goal will be measured. What will be the evidence of goal attainment?
This goal will be measured by the implementation of data warehousing.
Evidence of attaining this goal will be the creation of the Certified Staff Evaluation Tool and the training of staff on the tool.

31. •Certified Evaluation Revision Tool (CERT)
• The revised certified evaluation process was
implemented on‐schedule and successfully
• A survey on the new process and tool was
presented to staff at the end of the year
• The CERT committee is currently improving the
process/tool based upon this feedback
SMART Goal Accomplishments

32. Dunlap Community Unit School District 323
Strategic Plan – Goal
Goal Area: HR Metrics Goal Champion: Erik Christian
1.) State the SMART goal (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Results‐oriented, Target date).
During the 2012‐2013 school year, metrics will be developed to measure the status and progress of various Human Resources initiatives. This goal will
be measured by 1) the identification and definition of the specific metrics; and 2) quarterly analysis reports to the Superintendent on the metrics.
2.) Describe data sources consulted and a summary analysis of the data that indicate the need for the goal.
The Dunlap School District is a data‐driven organization and the HR activities align with that vision. Also, the Society for Human Resource Management
and the International Personnel Management Association for Human Resources identify that HR metrics play a crucial role in workforce planning and
performance.
3.) Identify the correlation of the stated school improvement goal to the District strategic plan.
Check all that apply:
GOAL 1: To Continuously Improve Student Growth and Achievement
GOAL 2: To Obtain a Satisfying and Productive Classroom and School Learning Environment
GOAL 3: To Achieve a Satisfying and Productive Classroom and School Teaching Environment
GOAL 4: To Ensure a Satisfying and Productive Partnership with Families and the Community
GOAL 5: To Obtain Efficient, Effective, and Equitable Use of Resources
4.) Summarize how this goal will be measured. What will be the evidence of goal attainment?
This goal will be measured by the implementation of data warehousing.
Evidence of goal attainment will be the identification of the metrics and the quarterly reports of the metrics to the Superintendent [and board?].

33. HR Metrics
• HR needs to track data to make data‐driven
decisions
• The metrics needed and the gaps to capture
them have been identified
• The major progress is via the
implementation of the HRIS system,
which will enable HR data analysis
SMART Goal Accomplishments

34. • Principal evaluation process revision
• District‐wide administrator process revision
• Support staff structure transition
• HR portion of the HR/finance system
• Labor/employee relations consistency
Other Accomplishments

35. A Look Forward…
2013‐14 Major District Initiatives
August Board Meeting