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ACTION PLAN

1 CHOOSING PRIORITIES2 WRITING ACTION PLAN

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1 CHOOSING PRIORITIES

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After (self) evaluation

A lot of (new) information A lot of expectations Not all can change You get used to everything, exept

to change What do we keep? What do we improve or enhance? What do we drop?

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Priorities: some aspects

free spendable time

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Priorities: some aspects

free spendable time

Theory of managerial organisation suggests that there is only 15% free spendable time fornew initiatives.

Schools and institutions are constantly confronted with new requirements put by society, official authorities and Ministries of Education.

A fair estimation leads to about 5% of the spendable time that can be invested in quality development.

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Priorities: some aspects

Pareto’s rule

A somewhat free interpretation of Pareto’s rule : ‘When your priorities are well chosen, 20% effort can lead to 80% result’.

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Priorities: some aspects

Pareto’s ruleWe didn’t have any experience on the field of quality development or self-evaluation. When we introduced this idea, most of the teachers were strongly opposed. Our quality improvement team succeeded in motivating the teachers to co-operate with the self-evaluation. This resulted in several priorities, some were easy, others more elaborate and difficult. Amongst the priorities, we found a complaint on poor accessibility of the teachers’ room. Indeed, the door was very narrow, only 95 cm, and was used by 160 teachers. Imagine the bottle neck when lessons started.This was for me an example of a quick win. Easy to carry out, not expensive, and a huge effect. The day after we had discussed our priorities, I ordered the technical maintenance to take the small door out, widen the opening and put a new suitable double swinging door.In retrospect, I am convinced that this action was the basis for more goodwill toward the process of quality development and self-evaluation.”

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Priorities: some aspects

Use PDCA

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Priorities: some aspects

Recommendations• Strive for actions that can be accepted by all stakeholders.• Start small scaled actions, gain experience and confidence.• Realize quick wins.• Visualize actions (at school or in classroom).• Link the quality development priorities to the overall school priorities.• Plan for a period of three years.

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Priorities: some aspects

Recommendations• Do not forget the broader context of the school: action should be aligned with the mission and vision of the school.• Divide the workload of the actions among management, middle-management• and teachers. Depending on their responsibility, everyone should contribute.• Search for a fair equilibrium between on going tasks and innovation.

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How to prioritizeComplexity + Importance

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How to prioritizeComplexity + Importance

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How to prioritizeComplexity + Importance

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How to prioritizeComplexity + Importance

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How to prioritize: The Wall

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How to prioritize: The Numbers

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How to prioritize: NumbersThe Wall

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2 ACTION PLAN

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Formulate priorities in a SMARTI way

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Formulate priorities in a SMARTI way

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Formulate priorities in a SMARTI way

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Formulate priorities in a SMARTI way

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Formulate priorities in a SMARTI way

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Formulate priorities in a SMARTI way

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Formulate priorities in a SMARTI way

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uThBb3kGf4k&feature=related1

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Possible layout

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cm3_UJGV2Q

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Sucess !!!