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Positive Learning Climates KnowledgeBase


Element 1: Understand the Law


Activity 1: Become Familiar with the Legal Aspects Concerning Safer Schools

Activity 2: Understand Legal Implications for Schools and School Personnel

Element 2: Know Your School and Community


Activity 1: Take a Snapshot of School and Community

Activity 2: Identify Focus Areas

Element 3: Create a Comprehensive Positive School Climate


Activity 1: Plan to Act

Activity 2: Develop Methods and Strategies

Activity 3: Identify Resources Required to Accomplish Goals

Activity 4: Document Methods and Strategies

Task 3: Implement Quality Assurance Process

Guideline: Dr. W. Edwards Deming, a noted thinker and proponent of quality, spoke of a system comprised of seven parts - aim, customers, suppliers, input, process, output, and quality measurement. In his view, if any one piece was missing than you simply had a collection of pieces and not a system. Embracing a systems approach to creating a safer school climate enables a school's staff to focus their improvement efforts on those tasks that bring value to their work.

A Systems Perspective on Accomplishing Improvement

Accomplishing improvement requires a systems view of the education process within a school and school district. The document offers a perspective on applying quality management systems to accomplishing school improvement initiatives. Additional resources are offered for principals to use with improvement efforts.

American Society for Quality

This link is to the offical website of The American Society for Quality (ASQ).

Quality in Education

This link is to the education section of the American Society for Quality's website addressing quality in education from K-16.

Element 4: Implement Strategies


Activity 1: Manage Implementation

Activity 2: Accomplish Change

Activity 3: Evaluate Outcomes

Element 5: Communicate with School's Constituencies


Activity 1: Develop a Communications Strategy

Activity 2: Execute Communications Strategy