Strategic Improvement Planning: EDL 270

What is your WHY? How do you know it is the right “why”?

Our Vision:
Leading and learning to inspire success for all

Our Mission:
Think like a leader, act like a leader, serve like a leader, grow as a leader

We value:
● Positive and supportive relationships built on trust and respect
● Keeping an open mind and welcoming diverse perspectives
● Creating a community as we collaboratively work to learn and grow as professionals
● Being vulnerable as we are all here to learn
● Finding authentic applications to our work as leaders
● Fostering curiosity as we work to continually improve
● Celebrating our success and growth
(Iowa Standards for School Leaders #1)

Goals - What are the short-term and long-term goals for our work together as a cohort?

Short Term Goals:

● Goal #1: By October 15th, 100% of cohort members will increase their personal and professional self
awareness
● Goal #2: By October 15th, 100% of cohort members will develop a professional learning plan by reflecting on
our current reality and determining action steps to help us attain our goal of 200 clinical hours
● Goal #3: By October 15th, 100% of cohort members will understand the foundations of systems thinking
● Goal #4: By October 15th, 100% of cohort members will make connections with three leaders and understand
various roles of leadership

Long Term Goals:

● Goal #1: By August of 2019,100% of cohort members will obtain their Iowa Administrative License by
completing all required coursework and a professional portfolio relative to the ISSL standards.
● Goal #2: By August of 2019, 100% of cohort members will have a network of colleagues from diverse districts.
● Goal #3: By August of 2019, 100% of cohort members will have resources that align with and support each
leadership standard.
● Goal #4: By August of 2019, 100% of cohort members will have strategies to work through issues affecting the
educational system.
● Goal #5: By August of 2019, 100% of cohort members will demonstrate proficiency on the professional habits
standards.
(ISSL Standard #1, #2)

Data (Metrics) - What data will we collect and use to monitor progress toward our goals?

Short Term Metrics:

● FBLA Assignment (Goal #1, #3, #4)
● Clinical Learning Plan (Goal #1, #2)
● Skills Assessment (Goal #1)
● Self-Reporting/Self-Reflection (Goal #1, #3)

Long Term Metrics:

● Percent of cohort members completing: (Goal #1, 3, 4, 5)
○ Coursework
○ Clinical work
 ○ Administrative License
○ Professional Portfolio
● List of cohort members with professional role and location with contact information (Goal #2)
(ISSL Standard #1, 2)

Action Plan - How will we achieve our goals (short term)?

● What is your plan to learn for improvement?
● How do you turn your learning into action?
● How does each strategy and tactic connect to the goal?

Goal:
● Goal #1: By October 15th, 100% of cohort members will increase their personal and professional self
awareness
● Goal #2: By October 15th, 100% of cohort members will develop a professional learning plan by reflecting on
our current reality and determining action steps to help us attain our goal of 200 clinical hours
● Goal #3: By October 15th, 100% of cohort members will understand the foundations of systems thinking
● Goal #4: By October 15th, 100% of cohort members will make connections with three leaders and understand
various roles of leadership

Strategies Tactics

Complete necessary activities and assessments
connected to the course
● Attend and fully participate in class; complete
reading ahead of time (9/16 and 9/17/2017)
● Complete People Skills Assessment (9/17/2017)
● Determine who to interview for FBLE and conduct
interviews (by 9/29/2017)
● Attend and fully participate in class; complete
reading ahead of time (9/30 and 10/1/2017)
● Complete systems-thinking reflective activity
(9/30/2017)
● Attend and fully participate in class; complete
reading ahead of time (10/14 and 10/15/2017)
● Take ISSL Standards quiz (10/14 or 10/15/2017)
● Complete FBLE first draft (10/14/2017)
● Complete Clinical Learning Plan (10/14/2017)
● Complete FBLE final draft (10/18/2017)

(ISSL Standard #3, 4, 5, 6)

Plan Review (ISSL Standards #1, 2, 5, 6) :

1. What strategies and tactics have led to goal attainment or progress?
a. What adjustments to the goal are necessary?
b. What strategies and tactics are completed?
c. What strategies and tactics should be added?
d. How do you replicate great results?
2. How do you hold your team accountable when the learning isn’t producing desired results?