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Strategic Use of Data for Improvement in the School District of Philadelphia
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SchoolStat PDSA Continuous Improvement Model

StagePlanDoStudyAct
WhereSchoolStat MeetingSchoolSchoolStat MeetingSchool
Steps
  • Data analysis
  • Identify opportunities for improvement (OFIs)
  • Identify root causes
  • Share existing strategies and/or design new strategies
  • Design action steps
  • Design an evaluation plan
  • Implement action steps defined in the PLAN stage
  • Monitor implementation
  • Evaluate effect against defined desired outcome in PLAN stage
  • Revise action steps, refine, abandon strategy (as indicated)
  • Implement revised action as defined in STUDY stage
  • Repeat cycle

Last Modified: 05/08/2006