State Farm Insurance recently awarded the Minnesota Council for Quality a grant to support a quality-assessment program in the state’s K-12 schools.State Farm Insurance recently awarded the Minnesota Council for Quality a grant to support a quality-assessment program in the state’s K-12 schools.

The $16,500 grant will support the annual assessment of approximately one-third of Minnesota’s school districts. The data from the assessments are used to help education leaders identify improvement opportunities. The grant money will also be used for Baldrige Criteria training for teachers and administrators, and to implement improvement activities in schools.

“When educational organizations assess their performance against the Baldrige Criteria, school leaders not only gain a better understanding of their strengths and opportunities, but also can make systemic and focused improvements that build organizational capacity, improve efficiency and effectiveness, and most importantly, improve student learning and other organizational outcomes,” says Brian Lassiter, Minnesota Council for Quality president.

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