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Data Use from NCREL http://www.ncrel.org/datause/	This site provides a primer on data use including tools, how to use data, and resources.

Nebraska Department of Education	The "approval and accreditation" and "North Central Association" links have very useful information. Go to the NDE Continuous Improvement Process for its great toolkit of resources http://www.nde.state.ne.us/CIPToolkit/

School Improvement Plan Template	Template for completing your school improvement plan.
Staff Development Plan Template	Template for completing your results based staff development plan

Nebraska School Improvement Framework	The rubric developed by the state of Nebraska to help schools evaluate themselves on the different aspects of school improvement and reporting.

Graph Results of School Imprv Rubric	This is an excel worksheet. Save it to your machine before making changes! Type in the number of positive responses on each criteria of the rubric. Produces graph of results.

What Works Clearinghouse http://www.whatworks.ed.gov/	This government sponsored group identifies studies of the effectiveness of educational interventions and then reports the strengths and weaknesses of each study.

AEA 267 Leadership on Learning Nine Components of Quality Schools http://www.aea267.k12.ia.us/ configmaps/toc.html	Configuration maps (rubrics) for self-assessment on critical components of school improvement.

External Team Tools	Checklist for external team members and questions to ask on a visit.

North Central Association	NCACASI website. Now part of AdvancED http://www.sacsnet.org/

Quality Tools Templates	Department Strategic Planning: Mission/Vision/Beliefs SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) Key Issues-Next Steps Possible Goals and Measurements PDSA template Force Field Analysis (Excel) Systematic or Tree Diagram Sample Relations Diagram (PDF) Sample Praeto Diagram (PDF) Lotus Graphic Organizer Fishbone template Personal Professional Goals Template CIP Action Plan and Goal Form Results Based SD template for SIP goal
Research and Theory from RISD #41	Find on-line resources, research, and best practices on the 90-90-90 Studies, Effective Schools, Closing the achievement Gap, Teaching Students of Poverty, and much more.