CSSR provides technical assistance and school change coaching to schools and districts throughout the United States. Our comprehensive approach addresses instruction, leadership and culture change best practices. To build capacity and sustain knowledge we believe in working alongside our clients to develop a path that will meet their specific, contextual needs and lead to higher student achievement. We offer a variety of customized services delivered by our diverse team of experts who contribute years of knowledge and experience to the conversation and activities. At the core of our work is the belief that students must always be at the center of any learning environment. From planning a professional development day, to a year-long schedule of coaching, CSSR can design a purpose and structure around any of the best practice strategies below.
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- Personalized Learning and Teaching
- Competency Based Progressions
- Inquiry Based Teaching
- Performance Assessment
- Student Advisory
- Flexible Creative Scheduling
- Personal Plans for Progress
- Student Led Conferences
- Challenge Nights
- Site Council Governance
- Student Focus Groups and Forums
Assessment for Goal Setting and Capacity Building
Team Performance
Standards, Goals and Optimizing Resources
- Values/Vision/ Mission Alignment
- Strategic Planning
- Initiative Mapping
- Role Change
- Hiring Practices
- Continuous Improvement
- A clear statement of values,
- A vision that captures the aspirations of the school, district, and community,
- A mission that reflects what is being done in the ‘here and now’ to prepare students for success in careers or higher education,
- A set of guiding principles that describe how business is conducted on a day-to-day basis to ensure the practice of values, and the accomplishment of the vision and mission.
Governance and Leadership
What is a school change coach?
The school change process is difficult and complex. This is especially true when new practices are being implemented while school is in session, and prior professional development has not totally prepared the staff to deal effectively with the changes being introduced. A CSSR school change coach has an expertise in facilitating the school change process and working with staff to ensure the successful adoption of the initiatives being introduced. All CSSR coaches have a deep understanding of both the “WHAT” of content best practices, and the “HOW” of implementing process and organization development. To begin any program, a school leadership team must have the tools, research, and data on best practices to support implementation, but also must have the roadmap on how best to make sure the program is sustainable over a long period of time.