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South Redford School District
implemented the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence in 2001.
Performance excellence is the result of a practical way of getting better and
knowing that you have improved. The Baldrige process is built on the belief that
all students can learn, all students will be successful, and all students want
to learn.
The Baldrige process begins with
effectively communicating the expectation of success to students. Once the
expectations are clearly understood, students discuss the goals and write a
class mission statement. Students are taught to record their data and measure
their progress, to create their own personal goals, and to reach the classroom
goals.
South Redford uses the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence to:
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Obtain NCA District
Accreditation*
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Enhance
classroom learning systems by applying the improvement cycle
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Continually
improve processes and results
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Align all
parts of the educational system
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Improve
student achievement
The Baldrige model is a nationally recognized
program aimed at continuously improving staff and student performance.
* South Redford School District First in Class:
At the October 10, 2005, South Redford Board of
Education the South Redford School District became the 1st school
district in Michigan and the 5th district in the
Nation to receive the District Accreditation from North Central Accreditation,
(NCA) using the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence.
For additional information see
Baldrige National
Quality Program.
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  Sign
of Progress
Plus &
Delta
These two signs represent categories of
feedback that teachers, students and administrators use on a daily basis to
evaluate the process of teaching, learning and management.
Recommendations for improvement are recorded under the delta category and
observation of best practices used in the process are recorded under the plus
category. This evaluation process provides the opportunity for participants to
voice valuable feedback regarding the process and make the necessary
improvements to improve.
The South Redford Board of Education
also uses the Plus / Delta process to evaluate their Board meetings.
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