ANNEX 4 Identifying

Priority Improvement Areas

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANNING

IDENTIFY PRIORITY IMPROVEMENT AREAS
Instruction: Using the matrix on the next page, please rate each improvement area on five criteria using a 5-point scale as described below.
Criteria
Disparity
Strategic
Importance
Urgency
Magnitude
Feasibility

Description
The gap between the school situation and corresponding
Division goal
The number of other areas that will benefit when the
improvement area is addressed
The urgency or need to improve the area as soon as possible
The number of learners that will benefit when the improvement
area is addressed
The degree to which the improvement area is within the
schools mandate and control

Afterwards, compute the average rating of each improvement area and interpret the results as follows:

4.5
3.5
2.5
1.5
1.0

Average Rating
5.0
4.49
3.49
2.49
1.49

Interpretation
Very High Priority
High Priority
Moderate Priority
Low Priority
Very Low Priority

Scale
5
4
3
2
1

Very High
High
Moderate
Low
Very Low

ANNEX 4 Identifying
Priority Improvement Areas

Improvement Areas

Disparity

Strategic Importance

Urgency

Magnitude

Feasibility