Academic Administration, Organizational Behavior, Educational Theory, Research & History
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Overview
Charting Your Course is the story of 2003 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award winner Community Consolidated School District 15 of Palatine, Illinois. The book shares the story of the school district’s journey toward continuous improvement as they followed the Baldrige Award Criteria. The authors share both the good and the bad results encountered along the way, allowing the reader to learn from his experiences. The book will help other schools answer the many questions that will inevitably come up as they begin to follow the Baldrige criteria, and will help them avoid making some of the same mistakes.Synopsis
Two administrators from the Community Consolidated School District 15, a K-8 public school system serving seven municipalities in northwest suburban Chicago, describe their district's recent experience of adopting the Baldrige Award Criteria to develop a results-driven, systematic approach to organizational improvement. By sharing both the successes and mistakes encountered in their journey, they offer valuable, time- and trouble-saving guidance to school policy makers and administrators who are considering using the Baldrige framework in their schools. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Details
Published
November 1, 2003
Publisher
ASQ Quality Press
Pages
162
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780873896078