Education

Mar 01Todd Whitlock

The Rise of R.I.S.E. (and all that goes along with it)

The 2012-2013 school year brought with it a number of changes on how educators conduct business in their schools.  With Common Core, PARCC (or Smarter Balanced), Growth Model, A-F grading, and other initiatives on everyone’s plate, along comes RISE...

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Feb 27Todd Whitlock

Professional Growth Plans…A Win/Win Scenario

What a breath of fresh air!  What a novel idea!  Switching from the old teacher evaluation system to the new one being used in Indiana has empowered all stakeholders to focus on student learning.  The teacher evaluations of the past, most of which...

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Feb 26Todd Whitlock

Excited to announce our strategic partnership with Interactive Achievement

PARTNERSHIP CREATES UNPARALLELED STAFF EVALUATION RESOURCE  Standard for Success, Interactive Achievement join forces to create comprehensive online evaluation tool customizable to standards in every state  Indianapolis (Feb. 25, 2013) – Standard...

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Feb 25Todd Whitlock

What does it take to be a great leader?

What is a great leader?  This is a difficult question to answer because great leaders have a difficult time giving themselves credit.  Their underlying theme for success is always directed to their players if they are coaches, to their personnel if...

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Feb 22Todd Whitlock

Week in review

It has been an exciting week for Standard For Success. This week the new Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction held webex sessions on Teacher Evaluation. They left me thinking how can SFS continue to evolve to help and guide schools through these...

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