ABSTRACT

When it comes to educational performance, the United States does not fare well in comparison to our global competitors. Numerous challenges, such as our increasing dependence on technology, and the ongoing difficulties we face in providing cost-effective, good quality public education, point to the need for changes in our educational system if we are to provide a competitive workforce in the future.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

A Means for Managing Systemic Change

part Section 1|64 pages

A New Way of Thinking

chapter Chapter I|24 pages

What Is Continuous Quality Improvement?

chapter Chapter II|15 pages

Transformational Leadership

chapter Chapter III|9 pages

Planning the Transformation

chapter Chapter IV|12 pages

Commitment at the Top

part Section 2|93 pages

A Roadmap to the Quality Transformation

chapter Chapter V|13 pages

Phase 1: Preparing for Change

chapter Chapter VI|19 pages

Phase 2: Assessing School System Performance

chapter Chapter VII|21 pages

Phase 3: Planning for CQI

chapter Chapter VIII|15 pages

Phase 4: Deploying CQI

chapter Chapter IX|19 pages

Phase 5: Sustaining the Quality Transformation