School Improvement

 

Hercules Editing and Consulting introduces new and exciting planning and critiquing solutions that will take the guesswork out of school improvement.

Educators are busy and stressed today! Every time we turn around, there is a new initiative or new plan to implement. More and more schools are being taken over by states due to poor standardized test performance. And, it isn’t getting any better! Let us take the guesswork out of all of your planning.

For over twenty years, Hercules’ team of consultants have planned, analyzed, and taught, using methods that make sound budgetary and time sense. Research shows that using the data to plan instruction is the cornerstone of a successful school. Many educators do not know how to incorporate data into the school’s day to day functions, and that is where we come in.

Take the guesswork out of educating K-12 students now!

Bell to Bell Scheduling Plans! Introductory Offer--$198.99 flat fee. On Sale Now: $99.99!

Includes school schedule, eight periods. Will schedule your homerooms for lunch, specials/electives, and core classes.

Student Handbooks with Event Calendar! Only $149! On Sale Now: $79.99!

We will prepare and format the handbook as a pdf download with cover. Please supply the information (or links) and cover picture (or link). 

Teacher Handbooks with Meeting, Special Events, Observation, and Deliverables Due Date Calendar!Only $239! On Sale Now: $119.99!

We will prepare your teacher handbooks so that teachers are clear on expectations well in advance! Please supply the information and/or links to information and the cover picture. Prepared and formatted as a pdf download. 

School Improvement Plans. Starting at $99.99 per plan. On Sale Now: $49.98!

Principals, send your school improvement plans to us and we will critique them in the following areas:

1.    Leadership

2.    Climate and Culture

3.    Effective Instruction

4.    Curriculum and Assessment Alignment

5.    Staffing Practices

6.    Use of Data

7.    Time Management

8.    Family/Community Engagement

Allow 1 week for turnaround. Price is based on ten sections or fewer. Additional sections will be charged additional fees.

Lesson Plan Critique $479.99 per year, up to 25 plans analyzed per week! (extra plans additional charge)

Principals,

Too busy to keep up with checking teacher lesson plans? Send them to us and we will critique them in the following areas:

Objectives/Performance Tasks

Objective(s) are clearly stated and appropriately aligned to the activities.

The objectives are written utilizing Bloom’s taxonomy.

The objectives are measurable.

Standards

Standards are identified and correctly aligned to lesson plan content.

Standards are clearly aligned with objectives.

Instructional Approach

The various instructional approaches identified are appropriate for the lesson.

Activities align to the selected instructional approaches.

Instruction includes a description of how teacher will consistently check for student understanding.

Technology is incorporated into the lesson

Checks for Understanding

Teacher includes Checks for Understanding and Formative Assessment throughout the plan.

Evidence of Data Use

Teacher uses data to drive the instruction based on assessment

ContentKnowledge

Content covered in the lesson plan is accurate and current.

Content is targeted to the standards and objectives. The major ideas that are to be taught to meet the objectives are included.

Organization

There is an evident and comprehensive logical sequence/progression to the lesson in order to meet objectives.

Mechanics

Spelling and grammar errors are not evident and do not interfere with understanding of lesson plan.

 

Teachers, send us your weekly lesson plans and we will critique them before you send them to your supervisor.

Lesson Plans Annual Membership: $39.99 for a weekly critique. One plan per grade level/subject per week; multiple plans from the same teacher weekly is an extra charge.

Assessment Creation--$9.99 per assessment

Trouble aligning assessments to objectives? We will look at your lesson plan objectives and create a valid formative assessment (consists of either a quiz--ten questions; six multiple choice, two short constructed response, and two open-ended--or a performance assessment appropriate to the objective and grade level). 

Data Analysis $129.99 per month/individual teacher

Teachers and Administrators, send us your weekly assessments and we will collate them on a spreadsheet with differentiated groupings for instruction with interventions. We will provide tools for organizing the data to make it easy to understand. Price above includes up to 75 students and 4 weekly assessments (one month of data).

We provide individual and group rates. For data analysis package rates, please contact us and we will custom design a package and rate to fit your timeline and needs. Also contact us to analyze your state assessments, as well as to design interventions for the areas of weakness. 

Center Design-- $19.99

Need center ideas and templates? Once we have your assessment data, we will send you the instructions/templates to create a center based on intervention areas.

Standards-based Portfolio Design Deliverables (Mathematics or English/Language Arts. Only $349 per semester! On Sale Now: $174.99!

Based on the Common Core State Standards, we will provide the deliverables templates and rubrics for ten Math or English Language Arts deliverables for your students to place in their portfolios. These portfolios provide a source of proactive documentation to prove standards attainment! With so much at stake with assessment results, standards-based portfolios are a must in every classroom!

Behavior Intervention Plans

Our belief in and experiences with Behaviorist Theory and Response to Intervention techniques helps us in designing plans based  on your particular needs. Send us the behavioral data from your school and we will design a plan that addresses the school culture and climate as a whole, behaviors of groups of at-risk students, and your most troubling individuals. Starting at $29.99!

Confidentiality is guaranteed. Fast turnaround. Twenty-four hour turnaround, add 50%.

Critique consists of comments within the plans and a narrative at the end.

All plans include technical support via email. See Contact Us to send a request for assistance.

Send us a description of your needs and order through the School Planning Products page, and pay through PayPal. Or, Contact Us to request an invoice for specialized needs.

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