Efficient and Effective Best Practices Using

• Federal Entitlement Programs
• Special Education (IDEA) Funds
• Career Technical Education (CTEA) Funds
• Competitive Grant Programs Funds

Examples from districts and schools we have worked with:

Assumptions Parish School District is about 30 miles south from Baton Rouge and 60 miles west of New Orleans. The Parish district has been using a combination of Title I funds and a state Rural Education Achievement Program grant, which connects to federal funding for rural communities, to undertake a program of whole school reform across all 9 of its schools. The initiative, all facilitated by the International Center, includes a wealth of interventions including data analysis, needs assessment, strategic planning, a keynote presentation for the parish by International Center President Dr. Willard R. Daggett and participation in the annual Model Schools Conference. http://www.leadered.com/apsb.html

Pasadena ISD, TX, with an enrollment of more than 51,000 students, 75% of whom qualify for Free/Reduced meals and 77.2% of whom are Hispanic, has 34 elementary schools, eight middle schools, 10 intermediate schools, five high schools and four alternative education facilities. Every year, Pasadena students earn state, regional and national recognition for their academic achievements and Pasadena was recognized by the International Center for Leadership in Education' as the 2008 National Model School District. The district has worked closely with the International Center for several years. In doing so, the District made use of part of its Title I, Title IIB and IID, Title III, and IDEA funds to create an executive coaching program facilitated by the International Center, as well as professional development in areas of Rigor/Relevance, including walkthrough training, lesson design, and literacy, all delivered by International Center Senior Consultants. http://www.pasadenaisd.org/pages/aboutdistrict.htm

Citrus and Lake County Schools, FL are located northwest of Orlando. Citrus serves 16,087 students in 24 schools and 42% of its students are eligible for free and reduced lunch program. Lake serves almost 40,000 students in 55 schools, with 41% of them eligible for free and reduced lunch. The districts deployed Title II funds to hire International Center Senior Consultants to train teachers on effective instruction based on the Rigor/Relevance Framework™. Learn more about the districts at http://www.citrus.k12.fl.us/ and http://www.lake.k12.fl.us/lakeschools/site/default.asp

 Brockton High School, Brockton, MA, one of the largest high schools in the state with over 4000 students, used a Small Learning Communities Implementation Grant from the United States Department of Education to focus on literacy across the content areas in grades 9-12. The initiative became a central focus for overall school improvement initiative. Over several years, Brockton has utilized a number of International Center consultants to train staff (and students) on using rigor and relevance in curriculum and instruction and, despite its challenging demographics, has shown impressive continuous improvement in test scores, attendance, graduation rates and other indicators of excellence. http://www.brocktonpublicschools.com/page.cfm?p=3

Plain Dealing High School, Plain Dealing, LA used a grant to purchase laptop computers, software, graphing calculators, and presentation hardware to enhance students’ math classroom experience. This technology, used to instruct students on a deeper level, makes the real-world application of their daily lessons come alive. The largest impact on instruction and classroom strategies, however, has come from the teachers focusing on the International Center for Leadership in Education’s Rigor/Relevance Framework™. The staff has pursued developing Quadrant D lessons with the instructional technology available being incorporated into lessons on a regular basis.  http://plaindealinghigh.com/

The School District of Philadelphia is the eighth largest school district in the nation by enrollment, with a student population of 167,128, approximately 85% of whom are minorities. The district is in Year 1 of a 5-year federal Department of Education-funded Small Learning Communities grant initiative. A combination of data analysis, coaching and strategic planning, customized for each of the 4 participating high schools, is being provided by International Center for Leadership in Education consultants. http://www.phila.k12.pa.us/about/

Lakeshore Alliance for Student Success (LASS) is a 501c3 Not-for-Profit Corporation composed of member school corporations and partner universities in Lake, La Porte and Porter counties of Indiana. LASS, Inc. LASS was awarded a $4.7 million five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education to implement Smaller Learning Communities at the four largest high schools in the consortium’s membership (Hammond HS, Hammond Morton HS, Lowell HS and Merrillville HS) LASS has leveraged the pooled funding and selected the International Center for Leadership in Education to conduct needs assessment, leadership coaching and professional development for the participating schools. Funds have also been deployed to purchase teacher training materials such as the International Center’s Gold Seal Lessons and to allow selected representatives of the schools to participate in the International Center’s Model Schools Conference. http://www.mvsc.k12.in.us/lass/