Process Improvement in Education

Facility:
Small private Middle School in a suburban metropolitan area.

Project:
Instructional Time Loss Analysis and Recovery Plan Development

Project Summary:
This was a nine month time-management improvement project to determine the current state and causes of instructional time invasion based on staff complaints of annually diminishing ability to meet curriculum goals. The project included staff interviews and detailed daily data collection to gather the required information, categorization and prioritization of the sources of interruption, and development of both a strategic plan and tactical plan for managing future invasions of instructional time. The project resulted in the recovery of an average of 120 hours of instructional time per teacher, higher levels of staff cooperation in planning and scheduling at both the team and school level, and more comprehensive exposure and learning at the student level due to the extended instructional time.