Systems+Planning


 * **[[file:esupdolc/ESAStndsNolevels.pdf|AdvancED ESA Standards]]**

= **Opportunities for Continuous Improvement ** =


 * Standard 1: Purpose and Direction ** The agency maintains and ** communicates ** at all levels of the organization a purpose and direction for continuous improvement that commit to providing programs and services, active learning, and high expectations for professional practice as well as shared values and beliefs.
 * Communication
 * esupdo-coord email list
 * Manager: Drew Blessing 
 * rename esupdo-coord email list: esupdo-lc ESUPDO Leadership Committee
 * Pam Krambeck and Jeff McQuistan monitors (how can this transition occur automatically)
 * remove dmwolfe@esu2, jane.moody@esu11, jbarger@esu16, jhopkins@esu1, lherr@esu6,
 * add dmettler@esu8, mengel@esu16, rcone@esu10, ahill@esu1, cgood@esu1
 * links to affiliate wikis/websites
 * share with PDO membership


 * Commitment
 * set 2013-2014 PDO dates early (and communicate them early)
 * encourage the coordination of affiliate meeting dates with PDO dates in order to increase collaboration and networking
 * design PDO events to be relative and valuable to all affiliates and administrators (based on an assessment of perceived needs)


 * Mission and Direction
 * revisit and revise ESUPDO Mission and Direction to promote awareness and commitment to our purpose and role
 * connect to Rule 84
 * enable each affiliate see its unique purpose and/or how it can partner and collaborate with other affiliates
 * review/define what constitutes an affiliate - do we need to restructure/redefine 'affiliate'?
 * what's an affiliate? what's a project? are ESUCC projects really 'programs' (since 'projects' typically have a beginning and an ending)?


 * Standard 2: Governance and Leadership ** The agency ** operates ** under governance and leadership that promote and support student performance and agency effectiveness.
 * Roles and Responsibilities regarding processes, meetings, and events
 * past co-chairs:
 * co-chairs:
 * executive director:
 * executive assistant:


 * ESUCC
 * encourage administrators and PDO members to commit to statewide collaboration process (connection to Rule 84)
 * promote more top-down communication from ESUCC
 * LC participation in ESUCC meetings (reciprocal)
 * develop a systematic and equitable practice/formula that demonstrates commitment to supporting PDO structure and process (aka eliminate $15/person/event registration fee in order to demonstrate a commitment to the process, thereby eliminating the "if we don't participate, we don't have to pay" paradigm)

schools/systems through meaningful professional learning experiences.
 * Standard 3: Teaching and Assessing for Learning ** The agency’s services and programs ** support ** the educational needs of its constituent
 * PDO programming that reflects a systematic process with systemic implications
 * needs assessment (ongoing) //What data informs the PDO programming that is selected for implementation?//
 * planning (ongoing) //How are LC members effectively engaged in the planning and delivery processes of PDO programming?//
 * programming evaluation (informal, summative) //What impact does PDO programming have on//
 * //affiliate application and growth?//
 * //ESU capacity to lead and serve?//
 * //student learning and achievement?//
 * balanced and intentional delivery including
 * national speaker/conference/panel format
 * network and collaborate opportunities within and across affiliates
 * needs assessment, reflection, and showcase opportunities


 * Standard 4: Resources and Support Systems ** The agency ** provides ** resources, programs and services that support its purpose and direction for all constituent schools/systems.
 * ESUPDO
 * esupdo.org
 * WHO MANAGES THIS? Make contact information publicly available
 * revise menu to this order: pdo, espd, imat, noc, sda, tag, esucc, distance ed
 * on individual event registration list page, add an affiliate column
 * update user accounts annually
 * esupdo email list
 * Manager: Drew Blessing  (Make contact information publicly available)
 * all PDO members should also subscribe to PDO email list in addition to their own affiliate email list (auto-enroll)
 * Pam Krambeck and Jeff McQuistan monitor (how can this annual transition occur automatically?)
 * statewide directory of ESU/Other IP addresses: DL room, DL carts


 * Other Constituents
 * identify a format for spring presentation to ESUCC, summer presentation to State Board of Education
 * establish a purpose
 * communicate a message
 * Sep 2013 - PDO at UNO campus?
 * collaborative planning with other constituent/stakeholder groups


 * Online Budget Funding Request Form


 * Standard 5: Using Results for Continuous Improvement ** The agency ** implements ** a comprehensive evaluation system that generates a range of data about the effectiveness of the agency and uses the results to guide continuous improvement.
 * Conduct a PDO self-assessment
 * what common ground do all affiliates share?
 * what unique quality does each affiliate bring to PDO that supports our "common ground"?
 * what roles and planned activities demonstrate alignment to ESUCC strategic priorities?


 * Leverage and communicate a message of ESU **indispensability** across Nebraska
 * servant leadership?
 * learning impact?
 * cost savings?
 * tv/radio psa? - proactively communicating our message during a time when our existence is not currently being scrutinized, so as to not communicate a 'reactive' image; rather, a proactive one; promote our story