The, Malcolm Baldrige National
Quality Improvement Act of 1987
Public Law 100- 107
The Malcolm
Baldrige National Quality Award was created by Public Law 100-107,
signed into law on August 20, 1987. Public Law 100-107 led to the
creation of a new public-private partnership. Principal support for the
program comes from the Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige National
Quality Award, established in 1988.
The Award is named for Malcolm Baldrige, who served as Secretary of
Commerce from 1981 until his death in 1987. His managerial excellence
contributed to long-term improvement in efficiency and effectiveness of
government.
The Malcolm Baldrige Education
Criteria for
Performance Excellence Goals
The Criteria are designed to
help organizations enhance their educational performance through focus
on dual, results oriented goals:
-
delivery of ever-improving
value to students and other stakeholders, contributing to improved
education quality
-
improvement of overall
organizational effectiveness and capabilities as educational
organizations
Education Criteria
Purposes
The Malcolm Baldrige Education Criteria
for Performance Excellence are the basis for organizational self
assessments, for making Awards, and for giving feedback to applicants.
In addition, the Education Criteria have four other important purposes:
- to help improve organizational
performance practices and capabilities
- to facilitate communication and sharing
of best practices information among education organizations and among
organizations of all types
- to foster the development of
partnerships involving schools, businesses, human service agencies, and
other organizations via related criteria
- to serve as a working tool for
understanding and improving organizational performance, and guiding
planning and training