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School Improvement

We work with districts, schools, and start-up groups to help create the best learning environments to meet community needs. There are a range of initiatives nationally to help schools improve through restructuring, redesign, and comprehensive reform. While there is no single “answer” to the challenge of providing a high quality education to all students, there are lessons learned.

translating research and policy initiatives into
practical, day-to-day solutions for schools

We support professional learning communities with systematic protocols, facilitation support, and administrative coaching. Our consultants focus on research-based strategies, evidence-based interventions, and collaborative coaching focused on results.

We believe in the right instruction at the right time. We match the expertise of our staff to meet the needs of our customers. Our staff has a diverse K-12 background with expertise in project-based learning, technology integration, comprehensive school reform, administrative coaching, literacy coaching, intervention, and data-driven decision-making.

 

We currently work with over 45 schools in a range of services including

  • Design and start-up support for two pilot schools
  • Teacher Leadership
  • DIBELS NEXT
  • RtI for Administrators
  • Essentials of Early Literacy
  • Essentials of Singapore Math
  • Curriculum Mapping and Assessment
  • RtI (Response to Intervention and Instruction)
  • Early and adolescent literacy
  • Developing comprehensive data systems and to drive decisions
  • Implementing research-based strategies
  • Integration of technology into classroom practices
  • Project-based learning
  • Curriculum mapping
  • Prioritizing key standards
  • Districtiwide implementation of the Collaboration Cycle to support PLC development
  • Districtwide implementation of RtI including DIBELS NEXT implementation and intervention design
  • Instructional design and in-class coaching for an inclusion-based comprehensive high school
  • School turn-around for a comprehensive high school with a focus on supporting English Learners
  • Business development for a set of private schools looking to expand and grow
  • Specific trainings and mini-conferences held within the last 12 months
  • The Collaboration Cycle for Effective Instruction: A Model for Effective PLC Implementation