Leading Educators Inc

PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING AND SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES TO EDUCATORS, SCHOOLS, DISTRICTS, AND PARTNER EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS TO DIRECTLY IMPROVE TEACHING QUALITY IN SCHOOLS SERVING MAJORITIES OF STUDENTS OF COLOR, BOLSTER LEADERSHIP CAPACITY, AND STRENGTHEN THE SCHOOL AND SYSTEM CONDITIONS NECESSARY TO CLOSE GAPS IN OPPORTUNITY.

LEADING EDUCATORS WORKS THROUGHOUT VARIOUS STATES AND CITIES TO SUPPORT AND SCALE CUSTOMIZED APPROACHES TO INSTRUCTIONAL IMPROVEMENT.NEW ORLEANS:WE PARTNER WITH LOCAL CHARTER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR TEACHERS FOCUSED ON LEARNING ACCELERATION AND EQUITABLE USE OF TIER I CURRICULA. CHICAGO:BUILDING ON THREE YEARS OF TEACHER LEADER DEVELOPMENT AND SCALING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SYSTEMS IN 20 SCHOOLS, LEADING EDUCATORS IS OFFERING INTENSIVE SUPPORT AROUND LEARNING ACCELERATION IN MATH FOR SCHOOL-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP TEAMS.GRAND RAPIDS:LEADING EDUCATORS WORKS IN THE GREATER GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN AREA WHERE COHORTS OF PRINCIPALS AND TEACHER LEADERS BEGAN TRAINING TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AMONG ECONOMICALLY-DISADVANTAGED YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ATTEND THE NEARLY 120 DISTRICT, CHARTER, AND RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS IN THE GREATER GRAND RAPIDS URBAN AREA TO INCREASE TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS, WHICH RESEARCH CONSISTENTLY SHOWS IS THE SINGLE MOST POWERFUL LEVER FOR DRIVING STUDENT ACADEMIC OUTCOMES.TULSA:LEADING EDUCATORS IS SUPPORTING TULSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS' FIVE-YEAR GOALS TO EQUIP TEACHERS WITH ACCURATE CONTENT KNOWLEDGE, EQUITABLE MINDSETS, AND EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM PRACTICES TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH RIGOROUS ACADEMICS AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS. THE PARTNERSHIP OFFERS STRATEGIC THINKING, COACHING DEVELOPMENT, AND CAPACITY-BUILDING SUPPORT FOR KEY DISTRICT PERSONNEL WHILE PLAYING AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN SCALING TPS' NEW LITERACY INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON K-3 FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS FOR 45 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. CHARLESTON:CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS PARTNERING WITH LEADING EDUCATORS TO BOLSTER TEACHER KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL IN MATH AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS IN A GROUP OF "ACCELERATION SCHOOLS." AS THESE SCHOOLS IMPLEMENT THE NEW BRIDGES MATHEMATICS AND ILLUSTRATIVE MATHEMATICS CURRICULA AND PILOT THE EL EDUCATION CURRICULUM, THEIR PLC LEADERS AND INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES PARTICIPATE IN INTENSIVE LEARNING, DATA REFLECTION, AND LESSON PRACTICE THAT THEY CAN TURNKEY AT THEIR SCHOOLS FOR OTHER TEACHERS IN WEEKLY, 90-MINUTE SESSIONS.