School Improvement is designed to improve educational outcomes for all students, including students with disabilities and at risk learners. The focus of the State Support Team (SST) in Region 3 is to provide technical support to school districts that are focused on improving student achievement. Ohio’s Statewide System for School Improvement Support emphasizes a collaborative partnership in which members of the State Support Team (SST) engage with the District Leadership Team (DLT) in a dialogue that is based on the Ohio Improvement Process (OIP) Framework.

The OIP process brings together all the data, resources, knowledge, and experience in planning and follows a four-stage cycle that is guided by State Support Team consultants. The four stages are:

• Stage 1: Identification of critical needs of districts and schools
• Stage 2: Develop a focused plan
• Stage 3: Implement and monitor the focused plan, and
• Stage 4: Evaluate the improvement process

For further information about the Ohio Improvement Process please visit the ODE website.