SchoolWorks consulting services are provided by a team of education experts in the fields of leadership, curriculum, instruction, assessment and school culture and climate.

Our services include:

• SchoolWorks Quality Review©
• SchoolWorks Improvement Planning©
• SchoolWorks Leadership Coaching©
• SchoolWorks Special Projects©

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SchoolWorks Quality Review©

The purpose of the SchoolWorks Quality Review (SQR) is to measure a school’s performance against a set of research-based criteria in order to identify strengths and areas for improvement.

Benefits. The SQR develops an objective, evidenced-based report on school quality that can be used for multiple purposes. The reports are often used to:

• Assess progress against a school’s stated goals in
  an improvement plan or accountability plan.
• Provide a needs assessment report at the beginning
  of an improvement planning process.

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SchoolWorks Improvement Planning©

SchoolWorks Improvement Planning (SIP) is a process by which a school collects and analyzes data on student attainment, curriculum implementation and classroom instruction to inform school improvement planning. It is also a process by which schools monitor the success of their improvement initiatives and make decisions about how best to manage teaching and learning.

Benefits.

• School Improvement Planning is based on years of research about effective school practices.
• School Improvement Planning can work in unison with a wide range of curriculum initiatives because it is not dependent on any particular approach to instruction or the adoption of any specific curriculum program.
• School Improvement Planning fosters good school management through use of data about students, staff and daily school practices.
• School Improvement Planning is implemented by school personnel under SchoolWorks guidance and, therefore, is not heavily dependent on trainers and coaches from outside the school.
• School Improvement Planning is designed to integrate with external school reviews, such as charter accountability reviews. SIP makes use of such reports to add to data available for analysis and to set priorities for improvement.

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SchoolWorks Leadership Coaching©

SchoolWorks Leadership Coaching is designed to maximize achievement for all students. The SchoolWorks Coach will collaborate with school leaders to help them develop the skills, knowledge and behavior needed to improve organizational capacity, resulting in change that is systematic and sustainable.

Benefits. Through SchoolWorks Leadership Coaching, school leaders will improve student performance and organizational effectiveness by:

• Building their capacity to collect and analyze data to monitor student achievement;
• Improving instruction;
• Developing benchmarking skills to track school-wide progress;
• Reflecting on their practice to improve self confidence and
  enhance their decision-making ability;
• Improving organizational behaviors and practices;
• Focusing on developing improvement plans that are measurable and systematic;
• Tackling complex issues confronting schools today by developing tools, resources and skills (e.g., the use of SWOT, Research Findings, Strategic Alignment Grids, Strategic Planning Models, School Improvement Planning.)

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SchoolWorks Special Projects©

SchoolWorks clients often have very unique consulting needs. SchoolWorks meets these needs through its Special Projects. Special Projects are usually intensive, focused engagements of approximately three months to a year that result in a specific set of outcomes.

Benefits. State departments of education, districts, charter school authorizers and educational service providers turn to SchoolWorks Special Projects to complete critical tasks. Benefits include:

• Projects can be completed quickly without having to reassign permanent staff away from their current positions.
• Through its network of consultants, SchoolWorks brings unique experience and knowledge that may not be available internally.

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