School Improvement Leadership

14 Eligibility Categories under IDEA - Autism Deaf-blindness Deafness Developmental delay Hearing impairment Intellectual impairment Multiple disabilities Orthopedic impairment Other health impairment Serious emotional disturbance (ED) Specific learning disabilities Speech and/or language impairment TBI Visual impairment Achievement data - Most important Student achievement is the school's ultimate goal and this metric directly reflects the progress toward that goal Collected by: annual/large scale assessments, periodic assessments, ongoing classroom assessments Barriers to Change - -Purpose of the change has not been made clear -Participants in the change are not involved in the planning -Appeal for change is based on personal reasons -Habit patterns of the work group are ignored -Poor communication about the change -Fear of failure -Excessive work pressure is involved -Cost is too high, or the reward is inadequate for making the change -Present situation seems satisfactory -Lack of respect and trust in the change initiator