Continuous Improvement
Continuous Improvement is ... (definition)
"Continuous improvement requires practitioners to engage in iterative cycles of inquiry by defining local problems of practice, testing potential interventions, studying the results, and improving upon those interventions" (American Institutes for Research).
In other words, continuous improvement is identifying something that needs changed, implementing a plan to address the needed change, and then assessing that plan to see if the desired change was accomplished. Continuous improvement is data-driven, on-going, and cyclical, and can be applied to any area or topic that is in need of improvement.
The Michigan Continuous Improvement Process (MICIP) is a three-in-one approach to support school district improvement in areas determined by each school district. The MICIP approach was developed by the Michigan Department of Education and is supported by components of research-based continuous improvement science and implementation science.
The MICIP Mindset | The MICIP Process | The MICIP Platform |
| The MICIP Mindset is the district culture of on-going continuous improvement cycles to improve systems, increase equity, and improve whole child supports. | The MICIP Process is comprised of the five components of the Continuous Improvement Cycle: Assess Needs, Plan, Implement, Monitor and Adjust, and Evaluate. | The MICIP Platform is used to 1.) serve as an guide for district conversations around areas of improvement and 2.) record district continuous improvement goals and the strategies and activities the district will implement and monitor to achieve those goals. |
MICIP Resources
Continuous Improvement Tools
Continuous Improvement Tools
- Plan Do Study Act
- another example
- another example
State and Federal Programs Resources
Title 1 Part A
Data Sources and Research-Based Practices
MiSchoolData (MDE supported, can see state-level data)
OurSchoolData (Kent ISD supported, can only see own district data)
MiStrategy Bank
Michigan Data Hub
Resources
Evidence-Based Interventions
What Works Clearinghouse: A central source of scientific evidence for what works in education. (Institute of Education Sciences)
Standards Alignment
EdReports.org: Provides reports that help evaluate educational materials. High quality content matters to teachers, to kids, and to our collective future.
Selection and Alignment Tools
Our School Data (Local Data Warehouse)
Helping educators to analyze data to improve instruction and measure progress toward student achievement goals. The data warehouse contains all Michigan State assessments and data for over eighty districts across seven ISDs/RESAs.
Kent ISD has developed a data warehouse for the purpose of improving student achievement.
Data warehousing is a valuable, proven approach to providing educators at all levels of an organization with the information needed to make high impact decisions. Kent ISD has built and is operating a data warehouse that contains data from student management systems, Michigan assessment systems such as M-STEP, MME, WIDA and MI-Access, business data systems and others. Users access our secure portal via the internet to run reports and queries.
Data warehousing breaks data barriers and consolidates information from various systems. Over eighty districts across seven counties are now utilizing the data warehouse to analyze data to improve classroom instruction, measure progress toward school improvement goals and assist with reporting requirements.
Partner ISDs/RESAs include:
- Ionia ISD
- Kent ISD
- Muskegon ISD
- Montcalm ISD
- Newaygo County RESA
- Ottawa ISD
Support all State Assessments (M-STEP, MME, WIDA, MI-Access):
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Approximately 20 additional data sets including: College Board (PSAT,SAT), MAP, SRI, STAR, iReady, WorkKeys, SWIS, SRSS, Local District Assesssment; with more in development
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Cross Platform Support (Mac and PC)
Approximately 290 available reports:
- Classroom, School and District level reporting
- Reports designed in partnership with local administrators and teachers
- Reports designed to support Accountability requirements (SDA, Annual Ed Report)
- Reports developed in-house by ISD staff based on local district ideas and needs
- Experience working with multiple Student Management Systems: PowerSchool, Skyward, Infinite Campus, and Synergy.
Access OurSchoolData
MI School Data (Michigan's Education Data Portal)
MISchool Data is a statewide PK-20 educational portal of school performance in Michigan. There are two sides to MISchool Data, a public facing portal and an educator password protected portal.
Useful Data:
MISchool Data provides at-a-glance dashboards and reports on student testing, graduation and dropout rates, K-12 and college enrollments, staffing, finance, facilities data, and more.
Something for Everyone:
Parents, educators, policy makers- MISchool Data has valuable information for every citizen.
Access MISchool Data
Request a Password
An account will be created shortly after the submission of your contact information and a FERPA quiz. Access the online quiz now. If you should experience any difficulties, please contact Mark Maynard.
Continuous Improvement Team
Courtney Buck
Continuous Improvement MTSS Consultant
Laura Emshanov
Coordinated Supports Consultant
Laura Otten
Continuous Improvement Consultant
State and Federal Programs
Beth Peterson
Continuous Improvement Consultant
Stephanie Villalta
Continuous Improvement Consultant
