Creating+Results

Creating Results Statements:  1. The specific results statement is the first component of an action plan. A specific result is a crisp, end result of a series of actions taken to operationalize the strategy.  2. Criteria for a good specific result statement:  a.  Describing an achievement which is measurable, observable, or demonstrable.  b.  It can be accomplished within a year or less.  c.  It can be assignable to one person to for implementation (assuming that person has the resources to do so).  d.  It makes a significant contribution to the strategy  e.  It is not a “plan to plan”  f.  The statement can stand by itself (meaning that it does not need the action steps to be understood).  g.  The benefit outweighs the cost (time, effort, resources).  h.  The statement begins with an action verb (no double verbs).

Examples of Specific Results Statements: · Establish a Freshman Academy at the high school · Create an assessment for higher order thinking skills · Provide dial-in access to district information and instruction for students, parents, and citizens from home and office computers · Implement a structure of teams of staff and students at the middle school · Eliminate permanent ability tracking in grades K-6 · Implement intensive summer reading instruction for fourth and fifth grade students demonstrating greater than one year delay in reading <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· * this last one may look like a “plan to plan” statement – but, it is not – the committee reviewed several different models – the district can choose the model – but the important thing is that a model is selected. Please remember that we should have 3-5 results statements for our strategy. This means that some of our research needs to be combined to ensure that we have our 3-5 statements. Please remember that we should have 3-5 results statements for our strategy. This means that some of our research needs to be combined to ensure that we have our 3-5 statements. We will meet on Wednesday, January 27th at 5pm at Hays High School to review result statements and come to agreement. We will tweak these statements – combine if necessary – and discuss next steps in the process (cost analysis and action plan writing).