Steps to Success

What is Steps to Success?  Steps to Success is a comprehensive improvement planning process built around a set of research-based indicators of effective educational practice.  The components and products of the process are housed on an online Web site maintained by the Academic Development Institute (ADI), host of the national Center on Innovation & Improvement (centeril.org). Guidance on using the tool to conduct an effective improvement process is captured in the suite of documents posted here. 

Steps to Success is an approach to school improvement made available to all New Hampshire schools and districts.  Four collections/ strands of research based indicators are currently available, with some targeted to organizations at particular levels of accountability status: 

Transformation Toolkit – for School Improvement Grant (SIG 1003g) recipients

District Indicators – for Districts seeking to enhance services and supports; optional selected subset for Districts identified as In Need of Improvement (DINI)

Rapid Improvement Indicators – required for schools identified as restructuring planning year schools (SINI4); optional selected subset for Schools In Need of Improvement (SINI)

Continuous Improvement Indicators – for all schools engaged in a continuous improvement process across all aspects of the educational system, including parent and community involvement.

Steps to Success Registration for Schools and Districts

 

Overview of the Steps to Success Process

 

Phases of the Continuous Improvement Cycle
1. Establish a Representative Team
2. Assess Current Practices
3. Moving from Assess to Plan
4. Create an Action Plan
5. Submitting a Plan
6. Monitor Progress and Plan Implementation

 

For Restructuring Planning Year Schools (SINI 4)	NH Restructuring Plan Instructions and Forms 2012
For NEW SINIs	Steps for New SINIs Presentation Steps for New SINIs Webinar
For New DINIs	Steps for New DINIs Presentation Steps for New DINIs Webinar

 

SINI 4 Spotlight - periodic newsletter with guidance for restructuring planning year schools using Steps to Success

SINI 5 Focus! - periodic newsletter with guidance for schools monitoring progress as they implement their restructuring plan

 

Karen Laba Consultant for School Improvement karen.laba@doe.nh.gov or karenlaba@comcast.net (603) 743-5129 (603) 969-0988

Kristine Braman Title I Program Assistant Kristine.Braman@doe.nh.gov (603) 271-6055

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