This process will be facilitated by linking with Baldrige and Texas Award experts through a web-based Virtual Network provided by the Bill Priest Institute. Participants will share their model assessments with other participating institutions to learn from each other and make refinements. These models will be accessed through the Quest For Quality 2000 website. It is funded for 1999-2000 by a grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The program will be lead by Burt Peachy, President of Burt Peachy and Associates , a consulting firm specializing in organizational transformation and continuous improvement principles.
Participants attend a two-day workshop to receive orientation to the criteria.
Following the workshops, participants will be supported through an interactive system , accessed through a computer, while they begin to measure and document quality improvement. There is no cost for participating in the Quest for Quality program. To register or obtain additional information contact the project's Grant Manager, Bob Arnold at The Bill Priest Institute.