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School System Improvement

Build stronger schools for students and educators alike with an asset-based, data-driven approach to school improvement.

With a shared vision and plan for student success, administrators, teachers, and staff members can collaborate to make transformative change. Our approach to school improvement focuses on aligning your ongoing efforts to build on the strengths of your students, educators, and community. After partnering with you to learn about your needs and goals, we help you collect and analyze data, coach leaders and teachers, and implement evidence-based practices that support better student outcomes. We ground our work in relationships, your community and culture, and research so the improvements are lasting and sustainable.

School System Improvement Specialties

  • Equity-centered school improvement
  • Continuous improvement
  • Leadership coaching and professional development
  • Teacher coaching and professional development
  • Communities of practice

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Our Experts

  • Catherine Barbour
    Catherine Barbour

    Education & Youth Development

  • Johnette Burdette
    Johnette Burdette

    DEIA Strategist

  • Celeste Janssen
    Celeste Janssen

    Program Director

  • Jennifer Esswein
    Jennifer Esswein

    Applied Research & Systems Improvement

  • Jacob Williams
    Jacob Williams

    Senior Advisor

  • Mandy Smoker Broaddus
    Mandy Smoker Broaddus

    Indian Education

  • Kelli Scardina
    Kelli Scardina

    Equity & Systems Improvement for Emergent Bilingual Students

  • Mikkaka Overstreet
    Mikkaka Overstreet

    Senior Advisor

Building a clear path toward equitable education for all, together

School Systems Improvement Resources & Insights

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    Independent Evaluation Validates Success of PLC at Work Project in Arkansas

    An independent evaluation of Arkansas’ PLC at Work project determined that the program has positively impacted student achievement on the ACT Aspire assessment.

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    Addressing the Teacher Shortage in Washington: New Evidence for a Homegrown Approach

    To address the critical teacher shortage problem, policymakers are looking at “grow-your-own” teacher strategies, which seek to support current paraeducators interested in pursuing full certification.

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    Parent Involvement in Education

    This classic 1989 brief from researchers Kathleen Cotton and Karen Reed Wikelund remains widely cited and circulated more than 20 years after original publication.

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    Resources for Recruiting, Hiring and Retaining Teachers of Color

    With a growing body of research showing the positive impact of diverse teachers on students outcomes, what does the research say on strategies for hiring more teachers of color?

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