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Areas of Expertise
Professional Development Program Management (PDPM)
Tightening budgets are making it tougher for districts of all sizes to provide the level of professional development needed. Many districts may not have a designated professional development person or expertise in this area. Our team of educational experts partner with districts and schools to effectively manage professional development budgets, regardless of how large or small, to ensure high quality professional development yields performance improvement and links to student success. PDPM can support district-wide initiatives as well as single events such as leadership retreats, strategic planning days, professional development summits, and superintendent conferences.
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Budget Management Needs Analysis Planning & Design
Administration/Coordination Facilitation/Delivery Implementation/Measurement
School Leadership Coaching & Development
Research has confirmed coaching is the professional development differentiator. Coaching is up to 85% more effective at turning learning into action verses other professional development processes. Effective coaching moves personal insight and reflection to action and results. Insights2Improvemement's provides a highly structured and data-driven Coaching in Action experience for district leaders, principals, assistant principals, teacher leaders and instructional coaches.
School Leadership Coaching brochure
Principal Coaching vs. Mentoring Presentation slides
Principal Leadership in Action Presentation slides
School Leadership 360 info & sample report
Excellence for Learning Inventory info & overview
- Excellence for Learning Admin sample report
- Excellence for Learning Teacher sample report
- Excellence for Learning Student sample report
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Excellence for Learning Success Discovery Process Worksheets Admin/Teacher, Student.
School Leadership & Coach Training
Professional development training programs are designed specifically for each client school's needs. Outcomes aligned with the districts strategic plan, school improvement plan and individual development needs begin the design process. Integrating our consultative training strategy ensures that participants are working on job specific problems and opportunities as part of the learning process. Grow your school leaders and enhance coaching skills at all levels.
Team Building
School improvement is not based on the performance of any one great leader or teacher. People must work together to improve instruction and student success. Unfortunately great team performance does not just happen. Focusing on the desired results of the team (improved student performance, new curriculum integration, etc.) without first, simultaneously and continuously focusing on team relationships, communication and trust does not work. The Teams4Levels process and tools builds collaborative high performance teams that achieve goals.
School Culture & Climate
Insights2Improvement's School Values Survey provides a solution to measuring and developing culture. The schools transformation process includes clarifying the school's mission, vision and values. Values drive culture and must be defined for all constituents including students, parents, teachers, leaders and staff. Strong school cultures are accountable for the creation of learning and teaching environments that ensure the success of each student. Learn more.
School Culture Sample Parent report
School Culture Sample Staff report
School Culture Sample Summary Plot report
PeerCoachTM & Mentoring Program Development
Design a new or enhance your current coaching and mentor program. PeerCoaching offers a structured framework for colleagues to build trust, address challenges and opportunties and make instructional change happen. Educational coaching and mentoring tools help to "match" coaches and mentoring partners and establish strong workng relationships. Coach and mentor training ensures participants have the competencies needed to support development and improve results.
Global Educational Transformation Initiatives...Working as part of the Leeds Global Partnership schools team in Abu Dhabi provided an experience of a life time. School leadership training facilitation and professional development support was the focus. Training was delivered in a number of area cities. Check-out the Leeds Qiyada (leadership) newsletter, sign up today.
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