Serving Schools & Systems in Need

Effective leaders in education who demand dramatic and lasting improvements in underperforming schools engage B&D Consulting’s school improvement solutions. B&D Consulting provides struggling schools with a clear pathway to lasting student academic achievement, effective teaching and powerful school leadership. Our school improvement process lays a precise framework for targeted change honed to maximize school strengths and correct critical weaknesses. B&D Consulting understands that each school requires unique strategies for improvement. The B&D Consulting school improvement process begins with a finely-tuned school performance assessment based on a set of fair and reliable measures. Our school performance assessment provides the data from which school leadership teams develop and commit to an intensive and customized school improvement plan or agenda for improvement.

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Our team of proven school improvement experts guides educators through the intense process of developing and executing the agenda for improvement. The agenda focuses on building school capacity to increase student learning, continuously improving critical teaching practice and neutralizing barriers to school success.

The Promise of Success

Schools in distress need structure and support to get back on track and produce results for students. B&D Consulting-Education helps these schools get on a pathway to achievement by leading educators through six important steps. The steps are: Study…Understand…Dream…Plan…Do…Review.

We chose simple words to identify the steps because the steps themselves are easily understood. However, as simple as they are, many struggling schools fall into traps that derail their efforts. This is where past success, experience, structure and coaching is critical.

STUDY means observing the school in action. We look at classrooms, watch teaching, talk with teachers and students, review data and synthesize the information into a clear and direct report.

UNDERSTAND means openly and truthfully talking about what is working and not working in each school. The goal is to help all involved see the real need for change.

DREAM means painting a clear picture of what success is and looks like. We guide educators in creating and communicating an inspiring vision of success for students, the faculty and the community.

PLAN means charting a map to achieve the school's DREAM. The plan is easy to understand and all see their part in making it work.

DO means all members of the school joining together to act on the plan. All the while, the school's leadership is documenting and celebrating little victories.

REVIEW means measuring progress. At every step along the path, we monitor, measure and report on progress. This holds us accountable and gives schools the feedback they need to stay on track.