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School Start-Up

Opening a new school challenges the assumptions and vision set during a design process. The day-to-day operations can consume and distract. We support schools during their first years of operations to provide support, coaching, and technical assistance. We help schools reach their goals and realize their vision. We have experience working with district neighborhood schools, pilot schools, and charter schools.

Two examples of this kind of work are demonstrated in our support for the initiatives of the Asia Society:

Ambassador School of Global Education (ASGE)
The Ambassador School of Global Education is one of a few K-5 Pilot Schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District and the first K-5 School within the International Studies School Network. ASGE worked collaboratively with the Educators Cooperative group and Asia Society throughout the entire start-up process including the opening of their doors September 13, 2010. ASGE will continue to work with these two entities during the first two years of implementation.

Find out more about Ambassador School of Global Education


Ambassador School of Global Leadership (ASGL)
The Ambassador School of Global Leadership is one of several 6-12 Pilot Schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District and one of several 6-12 schools within the International Studies School Network. ASGL worked collaboratively with  Educators Cooperative group and Asia Society throughout the entire start-up process including the opening of their doors September 13, 2010. ASGL will continue to work with these two entities during the first two years of implementation.

Find out more about Ambassador School of Global Leadership

Educators Cooperative provides the following support to school start-ups:

  • Generate Request for Proposal (awarded K-5 proposal by Los Angeles Unified School District)
  • Administrative and Global Competency Coach
  • Select School Leader
  • Negotiate Facilities
  • Establish a presence in the school recruitment process
  • Gather the timelines for school assessments
  • Understand the Elect to Work agreements
  • Identify District Liasion
  • Develop school mission statement
  • Support the development marketing plan & materials
  • Develop a PD plan (for the Planning Year)
  • Define budget & staffing plans
  • Support Recruitment & hiring of staff
  • Community asset mapping & engage community partners
  • Clarify the plan for disaggregating data / ensuring school level data
  • Support plan for 1st year course offerings
  • Provide on-site PD as possible
  • Support the establishment of instructional & achievement goals
  • Support the establishment of school schedule & calendar
  • Review parent/student handbook
  • Review student management plan
  • Review student support plan
  • Support literacy plan
  • Provide advisory plan
  • Advise on technology plan
  • Support development of a plan for service learning/community engagment
  • Support logistics for school opening
  • Support Opening Ceremony, ribbon cutting, dedication
  • Coach presents PD in the matrix, vision, & culture building
  • Weekly coaching calls
  • Regional Area Summits (2 events: 2 days lead by content & ISSN person)