TregoED Blog — Continuous Improvement

Superintendent turnover, teacher turnover, principal turnover – are no doubt happening – AND there are not many replacements flowing in the pipeline.  Culture is at the top of the list of why people stay or leave their jobs.  In a recent report by Microsoft, employees reported that what they wanted most was “a culture that Read the full article…

Steady as She Goes! Performance Systems Un-Rock the Boat

Times of uncertainty and volatility rock the boat – they often change what and how things need to be done. This places unfamiliar pressures on people and elevates stress. Ed Week’s “What Teachers Who Might Quit Are Really Thinking” and other articles highlight some of the unintended consequences: Feeling undervalued, more exhausted, more dissatisfied Grappling Read the full article…

Listening to the political discourse as of late, it seems that dread, fear, anxiety and even rage are all words that have become associated with the reopening of schools. Surely re-openings are fertile ground for potential problems – but they bring potential opportunities as well.  One district in Connecticut for example, used the crisis as Read the full article…

The great innovators in history solve important problems that the world faces once in a lifetime.  The great INNOVATORS in EDUCATION solve important problems that student’s face on a regular basis.  In teaching, innovators in education are curious, they look for fresh approaches and tend to see a bigger picture than just their classroom. They Read the full article…

  End with the Beginning in Mind –As we close out the year, we tend to focus on what lies ahead – the holidays, plans for a new year, whatever it is that’s coming around the corner. But do we remember to reflect on our original goals?   New Year’s resolutions are famous for being broken Read the full article…

Continuous Improvement (CI) is moving to the front lines of education. Many school districts have launched CI initiatives at the district-wide level and had great success. As a result, in recent years there has been a logical transition to push CI into the classroom. As these initiatives have fanned out to the schools it is Read the full article…