Teacher Support at Achievement First
Individual Professional Growth
April 20, 2016
The number one factor impacting student achievement is teacher quality, and finding, developing, recognizing and retaining great educators is the key to the success of our students and the network as a whole.
Through the eight essentials of effective teaching, a large investment in coaching and over 200 hours per year in activities that help teachers grow, Achievement First provides teachers the support they need to become highly effective educators, and continue to grow their practice every day. As a result, Achievement First has seen strong student gains—the percent of students in the CT middle schools who are proficient doubled from 2008 to 2012, making them comparable to the top 10% of CT districts.
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Explore School Designer: A Design Planning Tool
School Designer is a tool to support districts implementing strategic school designs.
- Navigate the key decisions needed at each stage in the design process
- Explore a multimedia library of strategic school design proof points
- Discover additional tools and resources to develop strategic designs
ERS offers a free, modified version of School Designer to anyone with an ERS account.