Services: School Improvement
SchoolRise® gives you a road map to success.
What are the beginning steps in your school’s journey with SchoolRise?
Step 1 -- SchoolRise Needs Assessment
SchoolRise consultants conduct a thorough Needs Assessment to identify your school’s current level, detailing strengths and challenges in
- Infrastructure
- Classroom practices
- Student outcomes
Step 2 – Customized Plan
Your SchoolRise team of consultants creates a customized plan designed to move your school up the Seven Levels to Success.
Step 3 – Strengthening of Infrastructure
Your school receives help in building the infrastructure needed to sustain a multi-year improvement effort.
Step 4 – Professional Development for Teachers
Your SchoolRise team guides your teachers through the To Do Cycle. This gives your school a system for improving student achievement through standards.
Professional development options include:
- Question-Answer Relationships (QAR) for teaching comprehension strategies
- Book Club Plus and literature-based instruction
- Writers' workshop and the process approach to writing
- RARA - Combining the SchoolRise approach with Regie Routman in Residence


