Focused Schools

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Leadership, Shared Responsibility and Collaboration, High Quality Core Instruction, Organizing the District for Successful Turnaround

Overview

The Focused Schools team was founded and is comprised of leaders with years of school and district experience as turnaround leaders. Using a common framework, we provide support through professional development, coaching, and technical assistance to help districts and schools improve teaching and learning opportunities for every student, no exception. From the onset of our partnerships, we begin to work ourselves out of a job by helping to build systems and structures that guarantee results.

Contact

Kerry Purcell, Senior Executive
Phone: (844) 957-2466
Email: kpurcell@focusedschools.com

National Institute for School Leadership (NISL)

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• NISL Institutes

• NISL District System Design Partnership

• NISL School Leadership Coaching Program

• NISL Superintendent Academy

• Executive Development Program (EDP)

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Leadership, Shared Responsibility and Collaboration

Overview

The National Institute for School Leadership (NISL)’s mission is to provide district and school leaders with the tools, resources, and knowledge needed to create systems in which all schools are as effective as schools in the highest performing countries. NISL offers a suite of leadership institutes, including intensive leadership training focused on critical issues.

Contact

Phone:  913-909-1997
Email:  mhandley@nisl.org

Mass Insight Education & Research

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• Leadership

• District Organizing

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Leadership, Shared Responsibility and Collaboration; Organizing the District for Successful Turnaround

Overview

Mass Insight Education & Research’s mission is to provide the leadership in closing the achievement and opportunity gaps for under-served students by focusing on system transformation and student academic success.

Contact

Phone:  216-280-2454
Email:  awolfe@massinsight.org

School Works Assessing Quality, Building Capacity

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• Leadership, Shared Responsibility and Collaboration

• Organization the District for Successful Turnaround

Overview

SchoolWorks (www.schoolworks.org) is an education consulting company that provides a broad continuum of services to educators, administrators, institutions and governing bodies in support of K-12 education improvement and reform. With a foundation in assessment services, SchoolWorks has reviewed and documented the work of thousands of schools and districts since the company’s inception in 1998, developing and refining a proprietary set of research-based criteria (SchoolWorks Quality Criteria) and an evidence-based classroom observation tool (SchoolWorks Classroom Visit Tool) that serve as the framework for this work. With decades of insight into best practices across domains, SchoolWorks provides authoritative school improvement support by helping schools and districts identify their strengths and weaknesses, develop and execute meaningful and achievable action plans, and monitor ongoing progress. The company’s consulting services include 1) designing accountability frameworks; 2) school/district assessment; 3) leadership supports; 4) instructional supports; and 5) lead partner services for turnaround schools and districts.

Contact

Kim Wechtenhiser, President
Phone: 978-921-1674
Email: kwechtenhiser@schoolworks.org