Improving Student Performance - Using Curriculum Alignment and Power Standards

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WOW!! You really need to watch this video as we begin a new school year and think about all the challenges we face. If we don’t believe, who will? Remember, for many of our kids, you are the only person who stands between them and the abyss. Have great year and keep the faith!
-Joe Crawford Click here to view this awesome video...


	"Curriculum Alignment is the MOST effective strategy for improving student performance" - Larry Lezotte

	"The alignment of taught and tested curiculum will result in a 25% to 30% improvement in student performance." - Mike Schmoker

	"An effective PLAN, DO, CHECK, ACT process will yield dramtic improvement." - Total Quality Management

Our Facilitator

Joe Crawford

A Milken National Educator

Joe has been recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education in the Those Who Excel program and the Carnegie Foundation in the National Systemic Change Award. Additionally, he was principal of a twice-recognized National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. He was also chosen by the Illinois State Board of Education and the Milken Family...

At partners4results, we work with you to provide guidance, support, and technology to implement an effective improvement cycle utilizing research, personal experiences and proven processes to achieve results.

Plan: We work with your staff to align your curriculum, instruction, and assessments as well as what to teach which becomes the basis for Power Standards.

Do: Power Standards will provide the framework for what will be taught when and what assessements will be used. Staff can use their expertise to teach the aligned curriculum.

Check: We can provide state-of-the-art, easy to use, web based software to create assessments tied to Power Standards and provide software to slice and dice the assessment data to monitor student progress.

Act: Armed with the knowledge of which students have mastered/not mastered what Power Standards, the appropriate course of action can be taken.

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The Very First Question in Improving Student Performance

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Power Standards and Response to Intervention

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Bachelor of Arts in English Education
Master?s Degree in Educational Administration
Educational Specialist Degree in Educational Administration

Joe Crawford spent 36 years in public education at the high school, junior high, middle school, and district level as an English teacher, assistant principal, principal, and assistant superintendent working in multi-cultural environments focusing on improving student performance. He has been recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education in the Those Who Excel program and the Carnegie Foundation in the National Systemic Change Award. Additionally, he was principal of a twice-recognized National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. He was also chosen by the Illinois State Board of Education and the Milken Family Foundation as a National Distinguished Educator. He is very active in the Total Quality Management and data-driven decision-making areas and has produced marked increases in student performance, teacher satisfaction and empowerment, and overall building climate in the buildings and districts he has worked with during his career and as a consultant. His previous district where he served as assistant superintendent was recognized with a Silver Award from the Lincoln/Baldrige Foundation. His work also has included involvement with five buildings under his leadership or supervision being nominated for National Blue Ribbon status and four winning such awards. He specializes in curriculum alignment, data-driven decision-making, school improvement through teacher involvement, middle schools, and system improvement. He works with teachers and districts to build capacity and to create a common sense of mission and shared ownership of solutions. Schools and districts he has worked with have shown as much as thirty percent increases in students meeting/exceeding state standards in a single year. This is done while improving teacher and building morale through involvement in the process. By involving those who will implement the decisions in the decision-making process, he creates a sense of buy-in and a much deeper understanding of state standards and the improvement process. Joe's new book, Using Power Standards to Build an Aligned Curriculum and Common Assessments, is currently with the publisher and will hopefully go to press this spring.

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The Very First Question in Improving Student Performance - by Joe Crawford
With all the complexities and demands present in the new educational world created by high-stakes testing and the accountabilities of No Child Left Behind, it is hard for an educational leader to know where to begin his/her reform initiative. As an educational leader in a very complex educational system with conflicting demands and limited resources, the hardest question is frequently, 'Where do I begin?'

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Learn how to significantly improve student performance based on a case study from a school district in Illinois
Live Webcasts

August 25th from 12:00 - 1:00 CST

On Monday, August 25th, at noon CST, we will again host a web seminar. This time we will feature Darryl Hogue, principal of Morrison Junior High School in Morrison, Illinois. As principal of Morrison Junior High school, Darryl has led the curriculum alignment efforts that have resulted in 81 to 98% of students meeting or exceeding state standards on the 2008 ISAT assessment.

This web seminar will be a conversation with principal Darryl Hogue and Milken Educator Joe Crawford to share with building principals and leaders the exact processes, forms, and step-by-step procedures used by Darryl and his team to significantly improve student performance.
We encourage all curriculum leaders to attend this free web seminar. Simply respond to this email or go to our web site, partners4results.org and express your interest. We will then email you the information to attend this real-life success story in improving student performance.

We encourage all curriculum leaders to attend this free web seminar. Simply respond to this email or go to our web site, partners4results.org and express your interest. We will then email you the information to attend this real-life success story in improving student performance.

If you are interested but unavailable on Monday, please call or email, and we will set up an individual web seminar at your convenience. Feel free to share this email with anyone you know who is struggling with improving student performance.

3 Easy ways to enroll for these free webcasts

1) Reply to this email and include your name, school district and phone number please.

2) Online: Visit us online to register through our website

3) Phone: (630) 904-5011 and mention offer code JC0883

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Joe Crawford, Bachelor of Arts in English Education, Master's Degree in Educational Administration, Educational Specialist Degree in Education Administration, A Milken National Educator, spent 36 years in public education at the high school, junior high, middle school, and district level as an English teacher, assistant principal, principal, and assistant superintendent working in multi-cultural environments focusing on improving student performance. He has been recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education in the Those Who Excel program and the Carnegie Foundation in the National Systemic Change Award. Additionally, he was principal of a twice-recognized National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. He was also chosen by the Illinois State Board of Education and the Milken Family Foundation as a National Distinguished Educator. He is very active in the Total Quality Management and data-driven decision-making areas and has produced marked increases in student performance, teacher satisfaction and empowerment, and overall building climate in the buildings and districts he has worked with during his career and as a consultant. His previous district where he served as assistant superintendent was recognized with a Silver Award from the Lincoln/Baldrige Foundation. His work also has included involvement with five buildings under his leadership or supervision being nominated for National Blue Ribbon status and four winning such awards. He specializes in curriculum alignment, data-driven decision-making, school improvement through teacher involvement, middle schools, and system improvement. He works with teachers and districts to build capacity and to create a common sense of mission and shared ownership of solutions. Schools and districts he has worked with have shown as much as thirty percent increases in students meeting/exceeding state standards in a single year. This is done while improving teacher and building morale through involvement in the process. By involving those who will implement the decisions in the decision-making process, he creates a sense of buy-in and a much deeper understanding of state standards and the improvement process.