Connecticut State Department of Education

Introduction

About the Needs Assessment Toolkit

The Connecticut State Department of Education Cycle for Continuous Improvement has five steps: Evidence, Analyze, Implement, Monitor and Reflect 

 The Connecticut State Department of Education Cycle for Continuous Improvement highlights the cyclical nature of improvement. The Cycle of Continuous Improvement begins with gathering evidence.  The evidence is then analyzed to understand the trends, correlations, and outliers.  This information is gathered in order to develop an action plan that will lead to improvement. The plan is implemented and monitored for fidelity of implementation and outcomes.  The final step of the cycle is reflection.  Stakeholders must engage in reflection to determine the impact of the action plan and additional evidence needed to continue improvement. [3:51 PM] Falconer, Matthew The state department of education's cycle of continuous improvement is connected to the cyclical process for needs assessment and finding root cause.  This website includes the complete toolkit. Click below for the full PDF or use the toolbar to the left to select individual steps.  Each step includes information, tools, and a video for more guidance on implementation of the toolkit.  Choose the Resources tab to find all resources needed for every step of the process. 

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