There is no single solution to a student’s success.
EdWorks improves student achievement by implementing four foundational components:
- Establishing a rigorous curriculum and employing high pay-off instructional strategies
- Establishing a supportive climate and culture within the school
- Aligning the curriculum and instruction with a well structured assessment plan
- Establishing a comprehensive student support system
These components are supported by district and state systems that deliver effective resource management and alignment; human resources growth and development; leadership support; and alignment within and between the local and state systems.
The EdWorks Model for High School Improvement:
The EdWorks model is designed to build sustainable capacity for ensuring agile, smart schools with deep personalization for each student and accountability for improved performance on research-based performance indicators. The model achieves its goals through a five-year, step-by-step system of strategies, processes, and tools designed to help classroom, school, district, and state leaders make the right decisions for every student, every day. Quality of model implementation is assured through EdWorks' system of on-site professional development and field-tested technical assistance professionals.
The EdWorks model is driven by a Results Framework that defines a college and career-ready course of study with some three dozen specific data points in the following areas:
- Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
- First-time test-takers' passage of state graduation assessments
- Individual student growth rates on short cycle assessments in the core content areas
- Cumulative Promotion Rates
- On-time graduation rates
- Early college experiences and credit
- Higher education matriculation
- Teacher quality
A full set of quarterly, semi-annual and annual checkpoints chart progress, highlight successes, and illuminate areas for immediate attention.
Our fundamental strategy builds high-performing high schools.Our portfolio of strategies and programs offers innovation in four key areas: Curriculum & Instruction, Aligned Assessments, Climate & Culture, and Student Support. EdWorks builds on all four simultaneously, tailoring services to local needs, based on lessons learned in similar schools, districts, and states.