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Lean Six Sigma

As part of the District’s continuous improvement journey, the Division of Performance
Accountability offers training and certification in Lean Six Sigma (LSS) to employees
during FY22. The LSS certification has been widely regarded in the business space for
decades and has recently been adopted by leading school districts nationwide, including
our sister counties, Orange and Broward. The training builds a continuous improvement
mindset throughout the organization by gathering the customer’s voice, managing data and
metrics, and empowering individuals and teams to own and improve their work. All employees
have the opportunity to attain yellow belt certification, which provides an overview of concepts
central to Lean Six Sigma. The green belt training is an in-depth course that develops candidates
into improvement project facilitators and employee coaches. The implementation of an 18-month,
results-based improvement project is required for certification. What began as a capacity-building
initiative in HR quickly spread to other departments. As of June 2022, more than 450 District
employees are trained in Lean Six Sigma, from technician to upper-level leadership. We currently
have one Master Blackbelt, 10 Black Belts, six Green Belts (certified), 20 Greenbelt trained, and 410
Yellow Belts.

New this year is a bi-monthly Lean Six Sigma Innovation Lab. This is an interactive Google Meet
where all existing LSS-trained employees meet to continue learning. These LSS Labs are well-
attended, recorded, and archived for continuous learning and improvement.

Lean Six Sigma Pyramid

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