Closing the achievement gap won't happen by accident. It will only happen if you're ready to learn how to transform your school and have the WILL to do it.  You need to take action to:  

• Develop a viable standards based curriculum where the text is a resource, not the curriculum.  In-depth training in the content of reading, writing strategies and mathematics may be needed for some or all staff members.
• Design and implement classroom and school wide management (discipline) that results in greater achievement, and happy, successful teachers, staff and students.
  

• Use assessments to guide the planning, monitoring and evaluation of instruction.

• Train and support effective teachers & leaders with meaningful procedurally embedded staff development that is intentionally designed to impact learning.  Professional development that is focused on long term growth is essential. 

• Provide effective, intensive interventions for all students who are low achieving, especially in reading
  

• Learn how to schedule and organize your school and resources for predictable success.

• Improve the level of collegiality and professionalism so that your staff works as a team.

• Improve parent and community involvement by improving communication , opportunities for involvement, and providing training and support.

Are you ready to close the achievement gap?

What are you doing to deepen your knowledge, use more effective instructional practices, and create and sustain a positive learning environment?

Professional Development Services and Products

• School Reform Initiatives        

 ___Data Driven Decision Making
  ___RTI --Response to Intervention
  ___School Site Plan Development
  ___Establishing a Professional Learning        Community

• Reading Improvement 

 ___Providing in-depth, comprehensive professional development in reading instruction.
___Reading intervention program planning & implementation. 
___Strategic Thinking, Reading, & Writing in the Content areas  

•   Classroom and School Wide Management
  

___Conducting Ecological Analysis
___Time To Teach* School Wide Management System
___One-Day and Two-Day on Site School trainings
 ___Four Day "Train-the Trainer" District Training

• Other Areas
  

 ___ Parent training
 ___Governance Board Training for 
       Charter School Boards.

* Developed and published by the Center for Teacher Effectiveness, Hayden Lake ID 83835