The Principal's Meeting!!!

Today I was invited to attend the principal's meeting. I was very excited. Today was really good timing because the principals were being trained on the new PMOC model for School Improvement. Different components of the plan were presented and a group of administrators were asked to take part in a mocked demo. The plan: All schools are asked to get with their staff and faculty abnd develop a school improvement plan along with activities to meet the goals. Instead of waiting until the end of the school year to assess if your school has met its goals, benchmarks are put in place aas a check several times throughout the year. Several times during the year the principal will take a look at the upcoming benchmark date and present before the superintendent and several other members from central office. If the school is on track to meet the goals based on what has been accomplished up to the first "check-in" date, all is well. If they are not on track, the principal must explain why. The committee will have the superintendent, area superintendent, transporation director, budget, technology, human resources, etc. At that time, if any of the members present can offer any support, they will speak. This is done at least 3-4 times during the year. I like this because if a school is not on track, there's time and an offer of more supports to help that school meet its year-end goals for school improvement. Are any of your schools participating in this?