Educational Policy Improvement Center

OUR MISSION IS TO MAKE EDUCATION WORK FOR ALL STUDENTS. WE SEE A FUTURE WHERE READINESS AND SUCCESS ARE DEFINED BY STUDENTS' ENGAGEMENT, ADAPTABILITY, AND WHAT THEY CAN DO WITH THEIR KNOWLEDGE RATHER THAN CONTENT MASTERY AND TESTING ALONE. WE WANT TO BE A CREATIVE CATALYST INSPIRING, EQUIPPING, AND LINKING SCHOOLS TO CREATE THIS FUTURE.

THE FOLLOWING ILLUSTRATE THE RANGE OF PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN AND CLIENTS SERVED:ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (OCDE) - MULTI-TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT: INFLEXION PARTNERS WITH OCDE IN SUPPORT OF SCALING MULTI-TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT (MTSS), A COMPREHENSIVE FRAMEWORK THAT ALIGNS ACADEMIC, BEHAVIORAL, AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING TO ENSURE EQUITABLE ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS. WORKING CLOSELY WITH SECONDARY LEADERSHIP TEAMS, INFLEXION PROVIDES SUPPORT TO HELP SCHOOLS UNDERSTAND THE MTSS DOMAINS, INVENTORY AND MAP STUDENT SUPPORT RESOURCES, AND IDENTIFY PRIORITIES FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.THE COLLEGE BOARD (ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSE AUDIT[APCA]): INFLEXION CONTINUES ITS SIGNIFICANT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COLLEGE BOARD. APCA PROVIDED TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS WITH CLEAR GUIDELINES ON THE CURRICULAR AND RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES AND SYLLABI OF ANY COURSE LABELED "AP." INFLEXION MANAGES APCA'S ONLINE PLATFORM, CONTENT EXPERTS, SYLLABUS REVIEWERS, AND A CALL CENTER FOR PARTICIPATING TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS.INFLEXION WAS AWARDED A FOUR-YEAR GRANT FROM US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO RESEARCH SCHOOLWIDE, PLACE-BASED ACCESS TO CREATIVE ENGAGEMENT. THE PROJECT AIMS TO GATHER INPUT FROM 35 RURAL EDUCATORS AND 10 RURAL PRINCIPALS TO DESIGN, DEVELOP, TEST, AND REFINE AN ONLINE LEARNING HIVE THAT IS USABLE, ENGAGING, AND FEASIBLE TO IMPLEMENT. IT WILL ALSO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THREE CORE ARTS INTEGRATION STRATEGIES (THEATER, VISUAL ARTS, AND MUSIC AND MEDIA ARTS) WITH MORE THAN 45 RURAL TEACHERS.INFLEXION WAS AWARDED A GRANT FROM THE WILLIAM AND FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION TO ADVANCE ITS ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS IN THE AREAS OF DIVERSITY, INCLUSIVENESS, AND EQUITY. THE GRANT WAS USED TO GATHER BASELINE SURVEY DATA, REVISE HIRING PRACTICES, AND SET UP SUCCESSION PLANNING TO ENSURE VALUES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE SUSTAINABLE AND MAINTAINED THROUGH REVISIONS OF PRACTICES AND POLICIES.