Our district partnership services begin with an introductory meeting with our subject matter experts to understand your school district’s needs and share the research and benefits of redesigned Tier 1 instruction that provides deeper learning for all students in every classroom.
We offer a highly acclaimed workshop for district instructional leaders, often at no charge, that addresses:
Leaders end the session energized with a common language and understanding of redesigned Tier 1 instruction so they can collectively determine their destination vision for instruction.
A second, smaller workshop for senior district leaders builds on the momentum of the first workshop. The focus is on understanding the science of large-scale adoption and co-developing a tailored implementation plan. We guide you through the process of starting with a well-designed pilot involving volunteer principals and teachers, then scaling success with a districtwide rollout that meets the district’s goals, timeline, and resources.
During the pilot phase, our partnership approach focuses on developing and expanding district capacity to scale and sustaining the work utilizing the comprehensive suite of resources for:
“School District U-46, Illinois’ second largest district, has partnered with Instructional Empowerment as we strive toward our moral imperative to change our systems until they measurably work for all children. Our collaboration has pushed our leaders to refocus on core instruction and setting the conditions for self-regulation and agency for all students.”
Our district implementation plans include several research-validated metrics to measure the progress of implementing classrooms using scientific indicators:
This powerful combination of confirming data sets is a strong predictor of increased achievement for all students of all subgroups and reporting categories.
Data reports are available for all levels including:
These reports show implementation progress that correlates to increased student achievement.
“What we’re seeing is that there is a direct correlation between the Rigor Appraisal score and what we see in terms of student achievement. That gives us confidence in the tool. It also allows us as a school district to be predictive in terms of what we expect to see with student outcomes and make mid-year corrections.”
“One of my key learnings from the partnership has been the power of tracking through Rigor Classroom Walks and tracking the alignment of the learning target, the success criteria, and the standards. We can see the progress, and we’re able to measure it. That has been key for us in terms of our progress. We know if we’re doing better, if we need to improve, and if there is an area we need to focus on.”
Our expert educators meet regularly with district leaders to review implementation progress and data reports. These meetings ensure continuous monitoring and improvement of the implementation and include sharing wins and celebrations, resolving impediments, and providing feedback to ensure success.
“The Executive Action Team meetings give us the opportunity to look at sustainability, building capacity, and leveraging resources rather than quick fixes. The new tools that our leaders and teachers are learning with Instructional Empowerment have truly impacted the systems and quality of instruction in our buildings.”
Professional Development: On-site and online professional development for teachers, instructional coaches, PLC leaders, school leaders, and district leaders.
Expert Coaching: On-site and virtual sessions for teachers, instructional coaches, principals, and district leaders. All our expert coaches are extensively certified, and all of our leadership coaches were building principals or have equivalent experience. We believe that the best leadership coaches were also excellent principals.
Metrics of Tier 1 Instruction: Suite of research-based metrics for both the classroom and for schools including progress monitoring tools for classroom implementation, classroom walk metrics for schoolwide trends of Tier 1 instruction, and school culture surveys. All our metrics are rigorously research-verified to predict increases in student achievement.
Suites of Digital Resources: Comprehensive suite of digital resources including online courses, coaching tools, badge recognitions, a library of resources, and membership in a moderated growth-minded community of teachers, leaders, and our experts.
“The social mission that Instructional Empowerment has is easy for us to wrap our arms around, but it’s the tools, the resources, and the support that come in along with it that help that to feel possible.”
“The most powerful attribute of the partnership has been meeting our schools where they are and assessing what tools we can use to help support them based on their needs. Each time I collaborate with Instructional Empowerment, I walk away from the meeting feeling that they’re just as invested in the success of our schools as we are.”
Meet with our expert career educators (not salespeople) who will explain the Model of Instruction for Deeper Learning in detail and share best practices for implementation, with no obligation.
Our social mission is to end generational poverty and eliminate racial and socioeconomic achievement gaps through redesigned rigorous Tier 1 instruction that develops students’ agency.
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