This course is the second in a three-course series developed to support school leaders in designing, facilitating, and engaging school improvement teams (SIT) in the school improvement planning process. The course was developed at RIDE by Michael Mancieri, Andrew Milligan, Amanda Turcotte, Trish Pora, Dr. Melanie Gonzalez, and Dr. Deb Dibiase, through the Office of School and District Improvement (OSDI), in partnership with BRIDGE-RI. It serves as a tool to support school leaders and SIT members in understanding the why and how of the school improvement process. Participants are automatically enrolled in this course upon successfully completing RIDE: School Improvement Process Course 1.

By the end of Course 2, participants will be able to:

• Write an effective, comprehensive Needs Assessment

• Determine Priorities for School Improvement

• Conduct a Root Cause Analysis

• Write effective SMART+E goals