Monday, November 19, 2018

How We Began


How We Began

In 2010 Deb Page was researching Georgia schools which had NI-9 status under No Child Left Behind, which had turned around their performance and sustained improvement over time. She identified a common body of practices used by school and district leaders, and state-assigned school improvement staff which had been autonomously adopted, but were not explicitly shared or understood. After capturing these practices, Dr. Judith Hale, an international expert in evidence-based standards, credentials and evaluation conducted a national study to develop and validate the Certified School Improvement Standards.

These were the first national standards for school improvement facilitators, a new profession in education that had evolved under national and state accountability. Dr. Hale led the development of an evidence-based job certification, and alignment to the standards. In 2010 Deb and Dr. Hale founded the Institute for Performance Improvement to implement the national CSIS certification program, and in 2012 published the School Improvement Specialist Hand Book via Corwin Press, the first field guide with a digital toolkit for school improvement facilitators.

In 2013 Dr. Jean Quigg joined us, bringing a wealth of school improvement leadership experience. Together she and Deb, developed the LAUNCH! Learning and Performance Development Program, aligned to the CSIS standards. The course premiered in Kentucky for Education Recovery Leaders and Specialists, and continues to be provided nationally for state and local education agency leaders and staff.

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