NYKids & CASDA Hosting COMPASS Institute at Arongen Elementary

Dr. Kristen Wilcox (Director of Research and Development for NYKids) and Nancy Andress (Faculty for CASDA) hosted a COMPASS Institute at Arongen Elementary in Shenendehowa CSD.COMPASS is research-driven professional development program for system-wide continuous improvement. NYKids harnesses the findings from odds-beating schools across New York state to help school improvers get better at getting better.

Educators from Arongen discuss the findings from the school-wide survey.

The COMPASS (an acronym for comparing practices to odds-beaters, assessing priorities, selecting levers to improvement, and setting SMART goals) program involves multiple steps and culminates with school teams’ identifying action steps to bring about improvements in their processes as well as student outcomes.

Arogen Elementary will be working with NYKids and CASDA throughout the 2018-19 school year implementing their improvement plans and monitoring progress all part of a continuous improvement process..

Kristen Wilcox (right) working with a group of educators from Arongen to set SMART Goals (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Results Oriented/Relevant and Time Bound).
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