EDUCATION

Eliminating the Achievement Gap in Schools and Districts

District Planning

G&A works with districts of all sizes, including two of the largest urban districts and one of the smallest in the state. Our participatory process involves stakeholders in developing systemic plans to address achievement and opportunity gaps through improvements in structures, operations, and organizational culture. As a state-approved DAIT provider, G&A will work within the NCLB and CDE framework as needed.

School Redesign and Restructuring

G&A helps schools to build on their assets while addressing critical improvements. Our needs assessments include review of disaggregated student data, classroom instruction, the professional learning community, and parent and community relations. Our plans are jointly drafted with implementable benchmarks to reach bold goals, while also addressing the nuts and bolts of daily school operations, such as the master schedule, student placement, curricular planning, and assessments.

Pre-K-12/University, Community, and Business Partnerships

G&A forges partnerships for mutually beneficial relationships in a number of areas including literacy, mathematics, science and the environment, and career and college preparation. G&A matches appropriate partners and facilitates planning for achievable goals resulting in institutional change and sustainable relationships.

Smaller Learning Communities

G&A assists schools in the development, planning, and evaluation of smaller learning communities. G&A works with the district and sites to reduce the isolation that students experience in large urban and suburban high schools, by creating small schools that increase teacher collaboration and engage students in rigorous academic learning relevant to their lives and futures.

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