I'm not quoting anyone here, but offering a useful toolset: TQM in =
education. The Koality Kid effort begun in Corning, NY, as a reading =
enhancement program, cooperative learning between ASQC members and =
school districts, has been continuously improved to include tools and =
the rational basis for quality. It is proving to be extremely =
successful in a variety of problem sets in the schools. Some examples =
of success:
reduced incidence of violence (Oklahoma)
reduced (dramatically) drop out rate (NYC)
improved transportation, scheduling, etc. (PA)
The efforts use Total Quality Transformation materials developed by PQ =
Systems for the K-12 arena and a well-wrought Train the Trainer system. =
More information can be had from ASQC at 800-248-1946 or myself (below).
-- John Zavacki The Wolff Group 900 James Avenue Scranton, PA 18510 Phone: 717-346-1218 Fax: 717-346-1388 jzavacki@epix.netLearning-org -- An Internet Dialog on Learning Organizations For info: <rkarash@karash.com> -or- <http://world.std.com/~lo/>