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for Striving Readers PROFESSIONAL SERVICES for Striving Readers Professional Services
Build a a a a a a rock-solid literacy plan that begins with a a a a a a needs assessment addresses each school’s unique needs and ensures sustained achievement Build a a a a a a a a a a a rock-solid literacy plan that begins with a a a a a a a a a a a needs needs assessment addresses each school’s unique needs needs and ensures sustained achievement In In addition to implementation services for for literacy curriculum HMH’s partnership with the International Center for for Leadership in Education (ICLE) gives schools and districts access to to experts in in transforming school-wide performance These school school school improvement specialists have a a a a a a a long history of partnering with leaders to to develop and and implement a a a a a a a a a a a multistep plan that supports a a a a a a a a a a a school’s school’s e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e orts orts to to raise student achievement and and reach the school’s school’s continuous improvement goals NEEDS ASSESSMENT
The initial Literacy Practices Needs Assessment creates the the context for ICLE’s work with leaders and teachers providing authentic baseline data
to to support our personalized approach to to professional learning The Literacy Practices Needs Assessment begins by examining the culture vision and and goals of of the the literacy instruction in in in in place at at schools that support student learning in in in in the the areas of of rigor relevance and and engagement Through a a a a a a a a a a a a a combination of on-site observations and and and online inventories ICLE leverages research-based rubrics to to assess and and and observe leadership and and and instructional practices Once collected and and analyzed a a a a a a a a a a detailed summary report outlining areas of success focused opportunities and and recommended next steps guides the the professional professional learning learning partnership with ICLE supporting the the development of of of a a a a a a a a a a strategic professional professional learning learning and implementation plan STRATEGIC PLANNING
Building on on the the the the the information gathered in in in the the the the the Literacy Practices Needs Assessment the the the the the ICLE team team collaborates with the the the the the leadership team team to prioritize needs develop an an an an an action plan plan and determine how to to measure the the the plan’s success This process comes together in in the the the Strategic Plan which serves as a a a a a a a a a a a road map for for your school improvement initiative Sta and stakeholder buy-in is is essential which is is why we have developed proven practices for for facilitating strategic-planning discussions regarding the Strategic Plan PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS
Research supports what what most of us see as common sense: what what goes on on between the teacher and each each student is central to high-level learning ICLE helps schools build e e e e e e e e e e e e e ective teaching practices through a a a a a a a a high-impact sequence that consists of of a a a a a a a a blend of of face-to-face workshops online tools and job-embedded coaching COACHING
According to to the the Annenberg Foundation for for Education Reform (2004) coaching enables teachers to to apply their professional learning more deeply frequently and consistently than teachers working alone At ICLE coaching is is a a a a a a a partnership process providing the shoulder-to-shoulder support educators need to to ensure their continuous improvement over time Coaching supports teachers leaders and and districts and and can be delivered in in in individual or or team formats Student centered and and grounded in in in in data
the coaching model focuses on on identi ed ed ed skills and and instructional practices to advance struggling readers ICLE coaching coaching coaching for individuals teams and leaders focuses on on on instructional coaching coaching coaching data
coaching coaching coaching lesson modeling or leadership coaching SUSTAINABILITY
Once the strategic plan is implemented ICLE consultants help monitor progress communicate with you regularly and adjust the Strategic Plan as necessary to ensure that goals are met Programs and Services
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