Improvement Journey

Every system is designed to get the results it gets. Let’s design and create better ones!

Continuous improvement provides us with a roadmap to transform our school systems so that all young people and adults learn and thrive. The journey of improving for equity is not linear, but the steps below support teams and organizations to get moving to get learning.

A group of colorful, smiling cartoon figures holding flags with motivational phrases: Im ready, Lets go! and Go Team. The figures are in pastel shades against a white background, symbolizing teamwork and enthusiasm.
Focus & Engage
What equity gaps emerge from our data? Who needs to be at the table?
A group of colorful, smiling cartoon figures holding flags with motivational phrases: Im ready, Lets go! and Go Team. The figures are in pastel shades against a white background, symbolizing teamwork and enthusiasm.
Illustration of a shovel labeled Data & Research digging into a grassy hill, revealing tree roots. A tree with yellow and orange leaves stands above. The background is a soft blue.
Get Grounded
What is already known about the problem? How is the design of our system producing our current outcomes? How do students and other stakeholders experience the issue?
Illustration of a shovel labeled Data & Research digging into a grassy hill, revealing tree roots. A tree with yellow and orange leaves stands above. The background is a soft blue.
A cartoon image shows a rope bridge connecting two cliffs. One side has a sign labeled Improvement and the other Equity, symbolizing the connection between the two concepts. The sky is clear and blue.
Map It out
Who is getting results that we can learn from? What do we want to accomplish, for which students, by when? How are we going to get there and disrupt the status quo?
A cartoon image shows a rope bridge connecting two cliffs. One side has a sign labeled Improvement and the other Equity, symbolizing the connection between the two concepts. The sky is clear and blue.
A colorful circle divided into four quadrants labeled Plan (blue), Do (green), Study (yellow), and Act (pink), with arrows forming a cycle connecting each section.
Iterate & learn
Is this change an improvement? How do we know? Where do we go from here?
A colorful circle divided into four quadrants labeled Plan (blue), Do (green), Study (yellow), and Act (pink), with arrows forming a cycle connecting each section.
A colorful, simplified drawing of five abstract human-like figures in a meeting. One is presenting ideas on a flipchart, while another takes notes. The group has a mix of colors: blue, orange, pink, yellow, and green.
Reflect & Consolidate
What did we learn from our successes and failures? What do we recommend going forward? Where did we get to?
A colorful, simplified drawing of five abstract human-like figures in a meeting. One is presenting ideas on a flipchart, while another takes notes. The group has a mix of colors: blue, orange, pink, yellow, and green.
Four colorful, anonymous figures sit smiling around a round table, each a different color: brown, pink, yellow, and green, on a white background.
Sustain & Spread
Who else should we engage in this work? How do we embed it into our system?
Four colorful, anonymous figures sit smiling around a round table, each a different color: brown, pink, yellow, and green, on a white background.

Do the self work to do the system work.
Continuously and Forever.

Skip to content