Improving Teaching and Learning for Each Learner

Data-Driven Continuous Improvement Processes

RMC Arlington works with states, districts, and schools in using data-driven continuous improvement to improve student achievement and close achievement gaps, and improve student performance.

RMC Arlington provides assistance in these key areas:

Diagnosing district and school needs to inform planning for improvement. RMC Arlington conducts several types of district and school reviews to identify strengths and gaps and make recommendations for improvement:

  • Comprehensive reviews of districts and of schools
    identified for improvement
  • Reviews of charter schools for renewal decisions
  • Reviews of district special education services
  • Curriculum reviews
  • Professional development reviews

Building district and school capacity for continuous improvement.

To support continuous improvement at the district or school levels, RMC staff provide assistance in:

  • Developing school improvement plans and measuring
    progress
  • Supporting school-based use of data to inform and
    improve instruction
  • Extending learning opportunities
  • Modifying school schedules for improvement purposes
  • Coordinating federal, state, and local resources
  • Strengthening teacher effectiveness
  • Implementing Title I schoolwide programs at the
    elementary and secondary levels.

Headline: RMC Arlington Staff Present at National Title I Conference

Helping schools identified for improvement apply the lessons learned from high-poverty, high-performing schools. RMC has studied high-performing, high-poverty schools to determine how and why they've been successful. The lessons learned from these "turnaround" schools have framed the support we provide to schools facing similar challenges.

Developing state support systems to improve low-performing schools. RMC staff work with clients to create, implement, and evaluate a state support system, and to consult on how best to communicate the support system to school districts.

Testimonials

I just want to thank you for all of the guidance that has been given to us over the past 3 years. It has worked and we now are a different staff and building. The state test score comparisons are out. Our 8th grade is number 1 in math and our reading was number 5... We had more students score 5's than in any other district for both subject areas... We had less than 5% of our students receiving a 1 in reading as well. Special education reading went from 46% last year to 79% meeting or exceeding this year. Again, thank you!

(Improvement Team leader for school planning for restructuring)

RMC has provided objectivity, insight, and research based information to assist us in completely revamping our School Improvement Plan and process. In addition, they seem to always be on call and be available for our meetings.

(High School Principal)