EDUL 6015 Pamela Barnett

Total Quality Management Assignment #2

You have been asked by your principal to develop a plan to implement a shared governance model in your school based on Deming’s Fourteen Principles. Using the Plan, Do, Check, Act, (PDCA) cycle, develop an implementation plan. Include who would be involved in each of the four phases of the PDCA cycle. Your answer should be in outline form.

Shared Governance PDCA

  1. Plan
    1. Create a new definition of the school’s role to accomplish its mission through shared governance.
      1. all stakeholders (principals, teachers, students, parents) will be empowered
      2. shared leadership will be implemented
        1. collaboration between all stakeholders
      3. all stakeholders identify type of school governance to implement
        1. advisory
        2. consulting
        3. approval
        4. decision making authority
    2. New school philosophy adopted.
      1. all stakeholders are responsible for our school and its success
      2. all stakeholders develop a shared vision
      3. shared vision serves as a criterion of success
      4. school governance model will serve as vehicle to accomplish shared vision
      5. focus remains on instruction, success and improvement
    3. Reflective practice utilized
      1. all stakeholders agree to practice self-reflection
      2. vital key to our success
      3. practiced in all areas of the school
        1. What worked/didn’t work?
        2. What would I do differently/same?
    4. Seek quality in all areas
      1. resources
      2. curriculum
      3. professional development
      4. stay away from quick, cheap fixes
      5. all stakeholders’ decisions reflect pursuit of quality
    5. Constant quest for improvement from all stakeholders
      1. establish channels/methods to correct/communicate
        1. concerns
        2. problems
        3. breakdowns
      3. establish channels/methods to provide
        1. solutions
        2. motivation
        3. support
    6. Provide training in school governance for all stakeholders
      1. define/describe school governance
      2. roles
      3. positive behaviors
      4. problem solving strategies
      5. tips for success
      6. alerts for failures
    7. Identify/train individuals for effective leadership in school governance
      1. each group of stakeholders identify individuals as representatives
      2. training in shared governance
        1. trusting
        2. accepting differing viewpoints
        3. taking chances and risking failures
        4. maintaining a focus on instruction
    8. Create support groups/personnel from all stakeholder groups
      1. provide assistance
      2. reinforce shared governance philosophy/methods
      3. motivate/support stakeholders through change
      4. non-threatening methods
    9. Provide reinforcement of importance of entire group
      1. cross grade level/content area teams
      2. diminish us/them mentality
      3. communicate power of ‘us’
      4. diminish internal competition
      5. draw on all talents/skills for success/solutions in all areas
    10. Stakeholders establish their targets/goals to achieve school goals
      1. stakeholders stay informed/aware
        1. stay abreast of current research
        2. participate readily in professional and self development
        3. conduct self-reflection
        4. commit to sincere participation
    11. Acknowledge that school governance is a means to achieve shared vision
      1. all stakeholders
      2. emphasis on improvement/learning/empowering
      3. focus moves away from pass/fail rates
    12. Design methods/resources to implement school governance model
      1. ensure all stakeholders have resources to participate successfully
      2. identify alternate plans/possibilities that can be developed/refined
      3. surrendering is not an option

     

  2. DO
    1. Implement school governance on a small scale
    2. Stakeholders identify implementation area
      1. curriculum
      2. school improvement
      3. discipline
      4. scheduling
      5. resources
  3. CHECK
    1. Identify the effects of school governance through lens of shared vision
      1. success and efficiency
      2. failure and ineffectiveness
      3. elements to be modified, abandoned, maintained
      4. roadblocks
      5. catalysts
  4. ACT
    1. Based on results of check
      1. revamp plan or utilize alternate plans
      2. implement school governance on a larger scale
    2. Continue to check and act
      1. until all areas of the school have fully implemented school governance
      2. until the PDCA model is an inherent practice
    3. Incorporate additional 2 process
      1. Repeat the Plan step utilizing new data
      2. Repeat the Do step to continue improvement process cycle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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