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Principle 1: Personalized Learning Environments Strategies: Reorganize school structure or size to develop small learning environments. Develop academically rigorous, relevant curricula. Identify and meet the needs of multiple student populations. Establish teacher teaming and looping structures. Establish process and structures for developing personal learning plans for each student. Provide information, resources, and support for students related to transitions into and out of high school. Provide structure and build capacity for advocates and advisors for each student. Build capacity and provide opportunities for student involvement in their academic and personal development.
ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service	Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost	Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Illinois
Learning Point Associates	2	Curriculum Review and Materials Selection	This research-based, teacher-driven program includes an on-site initial consultation, followed by a series of five to six two-hour sessions with committee members and/or staff and ongoing guidance by a Learning Point Associates professional consultant.	Teacher leaders, department heads, and administrators	$6,000 to $9,000, plus $15 per participant for materials (Cost based on a group size of up to 40 and does not include facilitator travel.)		800-252-0283
Learning Point Associates	5	Electronic Individual Learning Plan	The Electronic Individual Learning Plan is a Web-based tool that allows educators to establish individual learning plans for students to help them plan, monitor, manage, and evaluate student achievement by identifying student needs and applying research-based interventions based on student needs.				800-252-0283
ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service	Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost	Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Iowa
Grant Wood Area Education Agency (AEA)	2	School consultants	Grant Wood AEA has mathematics, reading, science, and technology school consultants who provide professional assistance in their content areas that results in the development of rigorous and relevant curriculum.	Faculty in Grades 9–12		Teachers collect implementation data on strategies being implemented. Student achievement data also are monitored.	Agency regional administrators
Mississippi Bend AEA	2	Assist districts in mapping and prioritizing core curriculum in, but not limited to, reading, mathematics, and science as well as adopting textbooks.	Mississippi Bend AEA provides facilitators to support and map the curriculum.	K–12 districts and schools	None	Effectiveness data are not available.	Nancy McIntire 563-344-6455 nmcintire@aea9.k12.ia.us
Mississippi Bend AEA	2	Integrating Standards in Iowa Classrooms website (www.integrating standards.com)	Mississippi Bend AEA maintains this website that provides relevant and rigorous student learning standards in reading, mathematics, and science.	K–12 districts and schools	None	32,000 hits during 2004–05	Dr. Edward Gronlund 563-344-6315 egronlund@aea9.k12.ia.us
Mississippi Bend AEA	3	Special education services—Solution-Focused Intervention Plan	The Solution-Focused Intervention Plan provides a structure for planning, implementing, and evaluating student interventions.	K–12 teachers, administrators, and students	None	Evaluation of intervention plans	Dr. David Quinn 563-344-6201 dquinn@aea9.k12.ia.us

ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service	Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost	Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Iowa
Mississippi Bend AEA	3	A consultant facilitates guidance, resources, programming, and assessments to address needs of English language learners (ELLs).	Mississippi Bend AEA provides a facilitator to support required ELL assistance.	K–12 ELL teachers, administrators, and students	None	Annual Progress Report (APR) data	Nancy McIntire 563-344-6455 nmcintire@aea9.k12.ia.us
Mississippi Bend AEA	4	Consultants facilitate the development of district and building teams.	Provide leadership and guidance in the development of teaming at grade, building, and district levels. Use the Iowa Professional Development Model (IPDM) to align district and building content focus and create effective, collaborative teams.	K–12 districts and schools	None	Customer satisfaction survey	Nancy McIntire 563-344-6455 nmcintire@aea9.k12.ia.us
Mississippi Bend AEA	6	Consultants facilitate programming articulation between local high schools and community colleges.	Mississippi Bend AEA provides expertise to develop curricula and courses provided at local high schools, and the courses are embedded into career programs at the community college (students earn college credit).	High school and community college teachers and students	None	Established three career tracks for students	William Brunkan 563-344-6431 bbrunkan@aea9.k12.ia.us
Mississippi Bend AEA	1, 4, 7	Consultants facilitate the development of smaller learning communities, professional learning communities, and the statewide high school reform initiative.	Mississippi Bend AEA provides experts and facilitators to support high school efforts to reform and meet individual student learning needs.	High school teachers, administrators, and students	None (plus financial support from a federal grant project)	Effectiveness data are not available (program has been operational only a few months).	Dr. Edward Gronlund 563-344-6315 egronlund@aea9.k12.ia.us
ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service	Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost	Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Iowa
Mississippi Bend AEA	8	Consultants facilitate a Safe Schools/ Healthy Students program.	Mississippi Bend AEA provides experts, facilitators, and case managers to provide for the development of safe middle and high schools. Safe Schools/ Healthy Students is a collaborative effort between districts, schools, the Mississippi Bend AEA, mental health services, juvenile justice, and substance abuse counseling.	High school teachers, administrators, and students	None—funded by a federal grant	Increased positive student behaviors	Jill Yates 563-344- 6327 jyates@aea9.k12.ia.us
Michigan
Jackson County Intermediate School District (ISD)	2	Content consultants	Consultants in the areas of mathematics, science, reading, and technology work with professional staff of the local education agencies (LEAs) to develop, maintain and support rigorous, relevant curricula.	High school faculty	Included in plan of service	Faculty reports on implementation and student performance data	Marilyn Ostrander 517-768-5156 marilyn.ostrander@jcisd.org
Jackson County ISD	5	Educational Development Plan (EDP); also known as Career Cruising	The electronic EDP provides students with a sense of the relationship between school work to life plans.	All students in Grades 8–12 in the service area	Included in plan of services	Participation data, parent and counselor feedback	Kevin Oxley 517-768-5141 kevin.oxley@jcisd.org Debbie Bildner 517-768-5152 debbie.bildner@jcisd.org
Minnesota
Southeast Service Cooperative	1	School Redesign Network toolkit; facilitated use of resources	Resources (e.g., videos, books) for studying and modeling strategies are provided.	High school principals and curriculum coordinators (mainly urban, some rural)	Not yet determined	See School Redesign Network, Stanford University for research.	Bekka Meyer 507-281-6685 rmeyer@ssc.coop
ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service	Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost	Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Ohio
Hamilton County Educational Service Center (HCESC)	1	Forming small learning communities	Facilitate process support and provide the tools to implement. It is offered in collaboration with the American Educational Studies Association and Clermont County ESC partner.	Administrators, boards of education, and teachers	To be determined	Customer satisfaction ratings; participant feedback	Sally Shields 513-674-4213 shields_s@hcesc.org
HCESC	2	Standards Alignment guides	Training in using the guides	K–12 teachers and administrators	Fee schedule	Customer satisfaction ratings; participant feedback	Sally Shields 513-674-4213 shields_s@hcesc.org Language Arts Pat Terry 513-674-4291 terry_p@hcesc.org Mathematics Bob Reynolds 513-674-4218 reynolds_b@hcesc.org Social Studies Tom Shessler 513-674-4317 shessler_t@hcesc.org Science Emily Morgan 513-674-4257 morgan_e@hcesc.org
HCESC	3	Data analysis and use		K–12 teachers and administrators	Fee schedule	Customer satisfaction ratings; participant feedback	Betsy Carter 513-674-4324 carter_b@hcesc.org Joan Stidham 513-674-4211 stidham_j@hcesc.org
ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service	Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost	Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Ohio
HCESC	3	Student progress monitoring	Use data to support student progress for prevention or intervention.	Teachers and administrators	Included in contracted service	Customer satisfaction and continuing contracts	Mike Forcade 513-674-4258 forcade_m@hcesc.org Sharon Rieke 513-674-4234 rieke_s@hcesc.org
HCESC	3	Challenging the Barriers to Academic Success	This is training and support for meeting the needs of all students. There are four all-day sessions with follow-up.	Teachers and administrators	$600 per participant	Customer satisfaction ratings; participant feedback	Don Schmidt 513-674-4304 schmidt_d@hcesc.org
HCESC	3	Power of Poverty	Training on the research on poverty and learning based on A Framework for Understanding Poverty by Ruby Payne	Administrators, teachers, parents, and agency personnel		Customer satisfaction ratings; participant feedback	Don Schmidt 513-674-4304 schmidt_d@hcesc.org
HCESC	1–3	Professional development	Training and customized support for identified areas	Teachers and administrators	Fee schedule	Customer satisfaction ratings; participant feedback	Barbara Crist 513-674-4273 crist_b@hcesc.org Sally Shields 513-674-4213 shields_s@hcesc.org
HCESC	5	Personal learning plans	Consultation and support in development of written educational plans for students	Teachers and administrators	Fee schedule	Customer satisfaction ratings; participant feedback	Sheila Brown 513-674-4268 brown_s@hcesc.org Mike Forcade 513-674-4258 forcade_m@hcesc.org Sharon Rieke 513-674-4234 rieke_s@hcesc.org
ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service	Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost	Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Wisconsin
Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA)-6	2	Curriculum	Alignment, unpacking standards, and creating grade level-specific benchmarks	K–12 teachers and administrators	$600 per day	Products data	Cheryl Simonson 920-236-0520 csimonso@cesa6.k12.wi.us
CESA-6	3	Differentiated instruction	Staff development; multiple days	K–12 teachers and administrators	$100 per registrant per day	Teacher feedback, instructional data (local)	Cheryl Simonson 920-236-0520 csimonso@cesa6.k12.wi.us
CESA-6	8	Link 4 Learning	Online curriculum, assessment, and gradebook for benchmarks	K–12 teachers and administrators	Depends on district size	Data system for all three tiers of assessments	Jeff Hinds 920-236-0514 jhinds@cesa6.k12.wi.us

Principle 2: Academic Engagement of All Students Strategies: Develop academically rigorous, relevant curricula for all students. Develop project- and inquiry-based curricula. Eliminate nonacademically rigorous courses and tracks. Differentiate instruction. Connect the curriculum to community and student resources. Provide information, resources, and support for students related to transitions from high school to the workforce or postsecondary educational opportunities. Restructure instructional time. Use multiple measures, including performance-based assessments, to measure multiple learning outcomes.
ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service	Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost	Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Illinois
Learning Point Associates	1	Curriculum Review and Materials Selection	This research-based, teacher-driven program includes an on-site initial consultation, followed by a series of five to six two-hour sessions with committee members and/or staff and ongoing guidance by a Learning Point Associates professional consultant.	Teacher leaders, department heads, and administrators	$6,000 to $9,000, plus $15 per participant for materials (Cost is based on a group size of up to 40 participants and does not include facilitator travel.)		800-252-0283
Iowa
Mississippi Bend AEA	1	Integrating Standards in Iowa Classrooms website (www.integrating standards.com)	Mississippi Bend AEA maintains this website that provides relevant and rigorous student learning standards in reading, mathematics, and science.	K–12 districts and schools	None	32,000 hits during 2004–05	Dr. Edward Gronlund 563-344-6315 egronlund@aea9.k12.ia.us
ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service	Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost	Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Iowa
Mississippi Bend AEA	2	Assist districts in mapping and prioritizing core curriculum in, but not limited to, reading, mathematics, and science as well as adopting textbooks.	Mississippi Bend AEA provides facilitators to support and map the curriculum.	K–12 districts and schools	None	Effectiveness data not available	Nancy McIntire 563-344-6455 nmcintire@aea9.k12.ia.us
Mississippi Bend AEA	3	A consultant facilitates guidance, resources, programming, and assessments to address needs of ELLs.	Mississippi Bend AEA provides a facilitator to support required ELL assistance.	K–12 ELL teachers, administrators, and students	None	APR data	Nancy McIntire 563-344-6455 nmcintire@aea9.k12.ia.us
Mississippi Bend AEA	4	Consultants facilitate the development of district and building teams.	Provide leadership and guidance in the development of teaming at grade, building, and district levels. Use the IPDM to align district and building content focus and create effective, collaborative teams.	K–12 districts and schools	None	Customer satisfaction survey	Nancy McIntire 563-344-6455 nmcintire@aea9.k12.ia.us
Mississippi Bend AEA	5	Consultants facilitate a Safe Schools/ Healthy Students program.	Mississippi Bend AEA provides experts, facilitators, and case managers to provide for the development of safe middle and high schools. Safe Schools/Healthy Students is a collaborative effort between districts, schools, the MBAEA, mental health services, juvenile justice, and substance abuse counseling.	High school teachers, administrators, and students	None—funded by a federal grant	Increased positive student behaviors	Jill Yates 563-344-6327 jyates@aea9.k12.ia.us
ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service	Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost	Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Iowa
Mississippi Bend AEA	6	Consultants facilitate programming articulation between local high schools and community colleges.	Mississippi Bend AEA provides expertise to develop curricula and courses provided at local high schools, and the courses are embedded into career programs at the community college (students earn college credit).	High school and community college teachers and students	None	Established three career tracks for students	William Brunkan 563-344-6431 bbrunkan@aea9.k12.ia.us
Mississippi Bend AEA	6	Work experience transition specialist	Help students with disabilities develop job-seeking, and job-keeping, and self-advocacy skills.	All schools	None	Individualized education program (IEP) results	James O’Hare 563-344-6245 johare@aea9.k12.ia.us
Mississippi Bend AEA	8	Consultants facilitate the use of multiple measures.	Mississippi Bend AEA provides consulting assistance with the selection, application, and analysis of multiple measures in content areas.	K–12 districts and schools	None	Assessment scores on Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS), Iowa Test of Educational Development (ITED), Iowa Collaborative Assessment Modules (ICAM), Enhancing Education Through Technology (E2T2), Reading Recovery, Beginning Reading Inventory (BRI), Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS)	Nancy McIntire 563-344-6455 nmcintire@aea9.k12.ia.us
ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service	Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost	Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Iowa
Grant Wood AEA	1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8	School consultants	Grant Wood AEA has mathematics, reading, science, and technology school consultants who provide professional assistance in their content areas that results in the development of rigorous and relevant curriculum.	Faculty in Grades 9–12		Teachers collect implementation data on strategies being implemented. Student achievement data also are monitored.	Agency regional administrators
Michigan
Jackson County ISD	4	Consultant services	Consultants work with LEA faculty on development of skills of differentiation of instruction.	LEA school teams	Included in plan of services	Client feedback	Laura Goldsmith 517-768-5150 laura.goldsmith@jcisd.org Gloria Smith 517-768-5232 gloria.smith@jcisd.org
Jackson County ISD	5	Partnership with Jackson Area Manufacturers Association education committee	This is an ongoing relationship to help connect students to real-life applications.	All students, with emphasis in technology, science, and mathematics	Included in plan of service	Participant reports	Kevin Oxley 517-768-5141 kevin.oxley@jcisd.org
Jackson County ISD	8	Assessment Literacy Training	Each school has a leadership team trained in and advocating for assessment literacy from the Assessment Training Institute (ATI), including “Assessment for Learning.”	All schools in service area	Included in plan of service	Research provided by ATI	Gloria Smith 517-768-5232 gloria.smith@jcisd.org Laura Goldsmith 517-768-5150 laura.goldsmith@jcisd.org

ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service	Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost	Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Minnesota
Southeast Service Cooperative	2	Math Science Partnership Project	Inquiry-based science evaluation and development of curriculum, assessments, and professional development; planning a shared resource library	Mostly K–8 educators (but will include high school)	Grant funded for a specific group of schools; will share information.	Evaluation in progress with project activities	Amy Grover 507-281-6693 agrover@ssc.coop
Southeast Service Cooperative	1, 3–8	School Redesign Network toolkit; facilitated use of resources.	Resources (e.g., videos, books) for studying and modeling strategies are provided.	High school principals and curriculum coordinators (mainly urban; some rural)	Not yet determined	See School Redesign Network, Stanford University for research.	Bekka Meyer 507-281-6685 rmeyer@ssc.coop
Ohio
HCESC	1	Standards Alignment guides	Alignment with Ohio standards	K–12 teachers and administrators	$55	Customer satisfaction ratings; participant feedback	Sally Shields 513-674-4213 shields_s@hcesc.org
HCESC	1	External coaching program	Intensive consultation and support one to two days per week from an external coach and support team	Grades 7–12 teachers and administrators by buildings as identified by state accountability system	Customized	Customer satisfaction ratings; participant feedback; portfolios; service impact studies	Vikki Clemons 513-674-4212 clemons_v@hcesc.org Connie West 513-674-4318 west_c@hcesc.org Eileen Goode 513-674-4301 goode_e@hcesc.org
HCESC	1	Universal design	Consultation to support alignment of curriculum to standards and instructional modifications for all students, including students with disabilities		No charge as a funded program	Customer satisfaction ratings; participant feedback	Bill Bogdan 513-674-4240 bogdan_b@hcesc.org
ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service	Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost	Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Ohio
HCESC	2	Problem-based learning	Training on lesson design	K–12 teachers and administrators	Fee schedule	Customer satisfaction ratings; participant feedback	Linda Towles 513-674-4277 towles_l@hcesc.org Sheila Brown 513-674-4268 brown_s@hcesc.org
HCESC	4	Differentiation	Training of staff in instructional strategies and curriculum modifications	K–12 teachers and administrators	Fee schedule	Customer satisfaction ratings; participant feedback	Sheila Brown 513-674-4268 brown_s@hcesc.org Mike Forcade 513-674-4258 forcade_m@hcesc.org Kathe Kissel 513-674-4232 kissel_k@hcesc.org
HCESC	7	Focused Instruction: Enriching the 8-Step Instructional Process	Training and on-site coaching in how to use common planning time and common lessons	K–12 teachers and administrators	Fee schedule	Customer satisfaction ratings; participant feedback; service impact studies	Jenny Moeller 513-674-4531 moeller_j@hcesc.org
HCESC	8	Assessment FOR Learning	Training and coaching to support student engagement and effective assessment for learning	K–12 teachers and administrators	Fee schedule	Customer satisfaction ratings; participant feedback	Joan Stidham 513-674-4211 stidham_j@hcesc.org

Principle 3: Empowered Educators Strategies: Schedule common planning time. Build educator capacity to use data and research to inform their instruction. Provide job-embedded development of capacity to differentiate instruction. Utilize communities of practice to prepare and retain teachers.
ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service	Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost	Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Illinois
Learning Point Associates	2	Data Retreats	· Preplanning Meeting: Before the Data Retreat, a half-day preplanning meeting helps leadership teams decipher what data to collect and bring to the Data Retreat. · Data Retreat: The Data Retreat is a two-day experience dedicated to building and applying new knowledge and skills toward the creation of focused improvement goals based on evidence uncovered by the data. School teams are given specific information on processes for data analysis and interpretation. They also are provided with opportunities to apply these processes using school and district data.	District and school administrators, teacher leaders, special education teacher leaders, curriculum specialists, and guidance counselors	$8,000, plus $49 per participant for materials; additional participants can be added for $300 per person. (Cost is based on a group size of up to 40 participants and does not include facilitator travel.)		800-252-0283
ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service	Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost	Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Illinois
Learning Point Associates	3	Examining Student Work: A Professional Development Model	This provides a protocol-driven approach to professional development that supports increased student learning through collaborative teacher teams. These teams use different models to critically examine student work in specific content areas and plan for changes in curriculum, instruction, and assessment.	Teachers, district resource people, and administrators	$4,000 for the two-day workshop, plus $15 per person for materials; additional coaching sessions range from $1,500 to $2,100 per day. (Cost is based on a group size of up to 40 participants and does not include facilitator travel.)		800-252-0283
Learning Point Associates	3	Lesson Study	Supports increased student learning through the formation of small Lesson Study teams of teachers who work together to plan, teach, observe, debrief, and refine a single lesson that is challenging to teach and difficult for students to understand.	Teachers interested in collaborating with colleagues to improve instruction	$2,100 to $4,000, plus $29.95 per participant for materials (Cost is based on a group size of up to 40 participants and does not include facilitator travel.)		800-252-0283
ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service	Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost	Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Illinois
Learning Point Associates	3	Research-Based Professional Development Approaches for Improvement Planning	In each of the five sessions, participants engage in collaborative learning teams to process and synthesize the information presented. Teams also are provided with time to plan communication and methods to assess the “best fit” of the approach with their overall school improvement initiatives. Each session works best delivered as a one-day event, but it can be compacted to fit a half-day time frame.	School leaders and members of school improvement teams	$4,000 to $8,000 for two to four days, plus $20 per participant for materials (Cost is based on a group size of up to 40 participants and does not include facilitator travel.)		800-252-0283
Learning Point Associates	3	Instructional Strategies and Coaching in Mathematics	The purpose of this technical assistance is to enable teachers to select and successfully implement instructional strategies in mathematics that target student performance in a variety of settings.	Professional development leaders and teachers	Cost varies greatly depending on scope. A workshop with several follow-up visits typically ranges from $10,000 to $20,000.		800-252-0283
Iowa
Mississippi Bend AEA	1	Consultants facilitate the use of the IPDM.	Mississippi Bend AEA consultants provide and support use of the IPDM to assist districts and buildings in scheduling common planning time for teachers.	K–12 districts and schools	None	Customer satisfaction data	Nancy McIntire 563-344-6455 nmcintire@aea9.k12.ia.us
ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service	Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost	Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Iowa
Grant Wood AEA	2	Data leadership	Teachers are trained in use of various Excel data-graphing techniques to determine student progress and learning.	Teachers		Use of graphing in classrooms	Trace Pickering tpickering@gwaea.org
Mississippi Bend AEA	2	Consultants facilitate the use of data and research.	Mississippi Bend AEA consultants facilitate the use of data and research to inform teacher practices.	K–12 districts and schools	None	Teacher implementation data and student achievement data	Mississippi Bend AEA consultants
Mississippi Bend AEA	1, 3	Consultants facilitate the development of smaller learning communities, professional learning communities, and the statewide high school reform initiative.	Mississippi Bend AEA provides experts and facilitators to support high school efforts to reform and meet individual student learning needs.	High school teachers, administrators, and students	None (plus financial support from a federal grant project)	Effectiveness data are not available (program has been operational only a few months).	Dr. Edward Gronlund, 563-344-6315 egronlund@aea9.k12.ia.us
Mississippi Bend AEA	4	Consultant provides mentoring and induction programming.	Consultant provides assistance and training to support and retain teachers.	K–12 districts and schools	None	Track number of new teachers and mentors by district	Mississippi Bend AEA consultants
Michigan
Jackson County ISD	2	Consultant services for data analysis	District teams receive access to a data-warehousing application and coaching in effective use of student performance information.	District instructional leadership teams	Included in plan of service	To be determined	Gloria Smith 517-768-5232 gloria.smith@jcisd.org

ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus		Product or Service	Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost	Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Minnesota
Southeast Service Cooperative		2	The Surveys of Enacted Curriculum (SEC), in collaboration with Learning Point Associates	Facilitation, training, survey administration, and report generation as well as facilitated group dialogue and planning to compare enacted curriculum with state standards and assessments	K–12 teachers and administrators	Project-defined	Refer to Learning Point Associates research.	Bekka Meyer 507-281-6685 rmeyer@ssc.coop Amy Grover agrover@ssc.coop
Southeast Service Cooperative		1–4	School Redesign Network toolkit; facilitated use of resources	Resources (e.g., videos, books) for studying and modeling strategies are provided.	High school principals and curriculum coordinators (mainly urban; some rural)	Not yet determined	See School Redesign Network, Stanford University for research.	Bekka Meyer 507-281-6685 rmeyer@ssc.coop
Ohio
HCESC		2	Data Retreats	Professional development to develop data-analysis skills and plan for improvement strategies to be offered beginning in 2006.	Teachers and administrators	Fee schedule	Customer satisfaction ratings; participant feedback	Betsy Carter 513-674-4324 carter_b@hcesc.org Ellen Maddin 513-674-4300 maddin_e@hcesc.org
HCESC		2	Building a data culture	Professional development to support building a culture for data use	Teachers and administrators	Fee schedule	Customer satisfaction ratings; participant feedback	Lynn Ochs 513-674-4276 ochs_l@hcesc.org
HCESC		2	Data, Not Guesswork	Professional development	Teachers and administrators	Fee schedule	Customer satisfaction ratings; participant feedback	Lynn Ochs 513-674-4276 ochs_l@hcesc.org Bob Reynolds 513-6744268 reynolds_b@hcesc.org
ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus		Product or Service	Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost	Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Ohio
HCESC		3	Differentiation for academic and career technical high school	Professional development for teachers and administrators to support ongoing learning and implementation for differentiation of instruction and curriculum	High school academic and career technology teachers	Fee schedule	Customer satisfaction ratings; participant feedback	Sheila Brown 513-674-4268 brown_s@hcesc.org Tracy Quattrone 513-674-433 quattrone_t@hcesc.org
HCESC		1–4	Standards-Based Teaching for Achievement Results (STAR), Focused Instruction: Enriching the 8-Step Instructional Process; professional learning communities (DuFour)	Training programs and on-site coaching	K–12 teachers and administrators	Fee schedule	Customer satisfaction ratings; participant feedback	Jenny Moeller 513-674-4531 moeller_j@hcesc.org Eileen Goode 513-674-4301 goode_e@hcesc.org
HCESC		4	Highly qualified teachers	Ongoing training and coaching program for special education teachers to become highly qualified in content areas of mathematics, science, and social studies or social science (specific content information upon request)	Teachers in Grades 7–12	Grant-funded	Customer satisfaction ratings; participant feedback	Bill Bogdan 513-674-4240 bogdan_b@hcesc.org Kathy Thornton 513-674-4219 thornton_k@hcesc.org Sally Shields 513-674-4213 shields_s@hcesc.org
Wisconsin
CESA-6		2	Link 4 Learning	Online curriculum, assessment, and gradebook for benchmarks	K–12 teachers and administrators	Depends on district size	Data system for all three tiers of assessments	Jeff Hinds 920-236-0514 jhinds@cesa6.k12.wi.us

Principle 4: Accountable Leaders Strategies: Engage stakeholders in the development of a shared vision for schoolwide improvement. Allocate resources to support school improvement goals, ensuring equity for all populations. Use data to monitor and communicate progress. Develop strategies for both dropout prevention and recovery. Support policies that promote the recruitment, preparation, and retention of school leaders who will sustain reform efforts. Provide structures and supports to facilitate distributed leadership and communities of practice.
ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service	Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost	Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Illinois
Learning Point Associates	6	Planning and Leading High-Quality, Comprehensive Professional Development	Learning Point Associates staff can work with a school or district to plan and lead high-quality professional development planning and implementation efforts. Services range from direct consultation with district leadership on topics and structure to complete design and facilitation of programs.				800-252-0283
Learning Point Associates	6	Coaching Local Coaches	This is to provide content-area coaches with tools and strategies to support teacher and student learning. Specifically, this program develops both hard and soft skills for working with adult learners, building effective teams geared toward systemic reform, and approaching both group and one-on-one coaching.	Content-area coaches, department heads, and principals; assistant principals, teachers, and curriculum specialists also could benefit.	$2,100 to $4,000, plus $15 per participant for materials (Cost based on a group size of up to 40 participants; facilitator travel not included.)		800-252-0283
ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service	Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost	Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Iowa
Mississippi Bend AEA	1, 2	Facilitate the strategic planning in districts.	Mississippi Bend AEA facilitates the strategic planning process in order to engage stakeholders in a shared vision.	K–12 districts and schools	None	Customer satisfaction	Nancy McIntire 563-344-6455 nmcintire@aea9.k12.ia.us
Mississippi Bend AEA	3	Consultants use data to monitor and communicate progress.	Mississippi Bend AEA consultants provide assistance to school leaders in the monitoring and communication of data to stakeholders.	K–12 districts	None	Implementation data and student achievement data	Nancy McIntire 563-344-6455 nmcintire@aea9.k12.ia.us
Mississippi Bend AEA	3	IEP Results	This database is used to collect student outcomes as reflected in IEP goals.	All schools	None	Reports	Bob Baldes 563-344-6230 bbaldes@aea9.k12.ia.us
Mississippi Bend AEA	1, 4	Consultants facilitate a Safe Schools/ Healthy Students program.	Mississippi Bend AEA provides experts, facilitators, and case managers to provide for the development of safe middle and high schools. Safe Schools/Healthy Students is a collaborative effort between districts, schools, the Mississippi Bend AEA, mental health services, juvenile justice, and substance abuse counseling.	High school teachers, administrators, and students	None—funded by a federal grant	Increased positive student behaviors	Jill Yates 563-344- 6327 jyates@aea9.k12.ia.us
Mississippi Bend AEA	1, 6	Consultants facilitate the development of smaller learning communities, professional learning communities, and the statewide high school reform initiative.	Mississippi Bend AEA provides experts and facilitators to support high school efforts to reform and meet individual student learning needs.	High school teachers, administrators, and students	None (plus financial support from a federal grant project)	Effectiveness data are not available (program has been operational only a few months).	Dr. Edward Gronlund 563-344-6315 egronlund@aea9.k12.ia.us
ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service	Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost	Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Iowa
Grant Wood AEA	1–6	Contemporary School Leadership	The program was created by the Grant Wood AEA in 1997 to develop new leaders for the 21st century. The purpose of the program is to provide a series of learning experiences in contemporary leadership practices for current or emerging school leaders and to develop networks among those who wish to assume leadership roles in their schools and communities.	Teachers, principals, and superintendents		Numerous participants have advanced to higher, formal leadership positions	Professional development Kathy Dulle kdulle@gwaea.org
Grant Wood AEA	1–6	Superintendents’ learning program	This program is offered to all superintendents in the Grant Wood AEA. Sessions are held prior to regular monthly superintendents’ council sessions. Focus is on current leadership literature and practices.	Superintendents		Surveys of participants indicated a desire to continue the learning this year.
Grant Wood AEA	1–6	Principals’ Leadership Academy	This academy is open to practicing principals and assistant principals in the Grant Wood AEA. The focus for 2005–06 is on “balanced leadership”—the leadership behaviors essential to increased student learning. Participants attend nine full days of training and complete assigned work between sessions.	High school principals		Survey of participants shows a high degree of satisfaction with what the participants learned and applications they found to their work.	Professional development Kathy Dulle kdulle@gwaea.org

ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service	Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost	Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Iowa
Mississippi Bend AEA	7	Principals’ Leadership Academy	Mississippi Bend AEA provides professional development specifically designed for principals that is focused on the development of behaviors and responsibilities that improve student learning. Consultants and outside experts provide facilitation and training.	K–12 principals and other school- and district-level administrators.	Generally, none; this year cost of materials and assessment only	Products, evidence of change in behavior, perceptual data	Kristine Wolzen 563-334-6501 kwolzen@aea9.k12.ia.us
Michigan
Jackson County ISD	1	Collaborative planning	Convening of periodic planning sessions involving area superintendents and instructional leaders to answer the question “What can ‘we’ accomplish together on behalf of student achievement?”	District-level instructional leaders	Included in plan of service	Participant feedback	Marilyn Ostrander 515-768-5156 marilyn.ostrander@jcisd.org
Jackson County ISD	1	High school principal meeting	Jackson County ISD director of career and secondary education meets monthly with high school principals to emphasize on high school reform or redesign.	High school principals	Included in plan of service	Participation in follow-up learning activities	Kevin Oxley 517-768-5141 kevin.oxley@jcisd.org
Jackson County ISD	5	Leadership Academy	This is a planned series of learning experiences focused on the development of knowledge and skills of successful educational leaders.	New and experienced school leaders	Included in plan of service	Participant feedback	Gloria Smith 517-768-5232 gloria.smith@jcisd.org

ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service	Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost	Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Minnesota
Southeast Service Cooperative	5, 6	Principals’ Academy	Focused topic sessions on professional learning communities and network sessions	K–12 principals	$575 for one year of activities	Satisfaction of principals; modeled after Metropolitan Principal’s Academy in Minnesota.	Bekka Meyer 507-281-6685 rmeyer@ssc.coop
Southeast Service Cooperative	1–6	School Redesign Network toolkit; facilitated use of resources	Resources (e.g., videos, books) for studying and modeling strategies are provided.	High school principals and curriculum coordinators (mainly urban; some rural)	Not yet determined	See School Redesign Network, Stanford University for research.	Bekka Meyer 507-281-6685 rmeyer@ssc.coop
Ohio
HCESC	1	Strategic and school improvement planning	Consultation and support	Leadership teams	Fee schedule	Customer satisfaction ratings; participant feedback	Deb Myers 513-674-4226 myers_d@hcesc.org Don Schmidt 513-674-4304 schmidt_d@hcesc.org
HCESC	1	Professional development planning	Training and consultation to support effective planning and implementation of professional development	Leadership teams	Customized fee schedule	Customer satisfaction ratings; participant feedback	Barb Crist 513-674-4273 crist_b@hcesc.org
HCESC	4	Attendance and prevention	Consultation and support for prevention and recovery	Students; administrators, teachers, and counselors in Grades 7–12	$7.80 per student per building	Customer satisfaction ratings; participant feedback	Jean Burke 513-674-4227 burke_j@hcesc.org Helena Spikes 513-674-4286 spikes_h@hcesc.org
ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service	Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost	Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Ohio
HCESC	5	Principal Assessment Center	This daylong simulated experience for principals provides feedback and personal and professional growth (based on National Association of Secondary School Principals [NASSP] model).	K–12 principals and leadership candidates	$400 to $600 per person	Customer satisfaction ratings; participant feedback	Don Schmidt 513-674-4304 schmidt_d@hcesc.org Gary Gardella 513-674-4313 gardella_g@hcesc.org
HCESC	5	The Leadership Academy	This is a yearlong program (aligned to the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium standards) of professional development to support leadership skills, knowledge, and attitudes.	K–12 administrators and teams	$1,000 per person	Customer satisfaction ratings; participant feedback	Don Schmidt 513-674-4304 schmidt_d@hcesc.org
HCESC	5	First Year Administrators	Program supports the development and retention of school leaders in the first-year leadership position.	K–12 administrators	$250 per person	Customer satisfaction ratings; participant feedback	Gary Gardella 513-674-4313 gardella_g@hcesc.org
HCESC	5	Aspiring Leaders Academy	Program supports those exploring school leadership.	Teachers and other educational professionals	Varies based on funding available.	Customer satisfaction ratings; participant feedback	Don Schmidt 513-674-4304 schmidt_d@hcesc.org

Principle 5: Engaged Community and Youth Strategies: Engage stakeholders in the development of a shared vision for schoolwide improvement. Hold education leaders accountable for implementation of the shared vision. Develop partnerships and align community resources to support high school improvement efforts. Communicate community needs to education leaders. Organize and build community and youth capacity for engagement in school improvement efforts.
ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service	Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost	Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Iowa
Mississippi Bend AEA	1	Consultants facilitate the development of smaller learning communities, professional learning communities, and the statewide high school reform initiative.	Mississippi Bend AEA provides experts and facilitators to support high school efforts to reform and meet individual student learning needs.	High school teachers, administrators, and students	None (plus financial support from a federal grant project)	Effectiveness data are not available (program has been operational only a few months).	Dr. Edward Gronlund 563-344-6315 egronlund@aea9.k12.ia.us
Mississippi Bend AEA	1, 2	Facilitate the strategic planning in districts.	Mississippi Bend AEA facilitates the strategic planning process in order to engage stakeholders in a shared vision.	K–12 districts and schools	None	Customer satisfaction	Nancy McIntire 563-344-6455 nmcintire@aea9.k12.ia.us
Mississippi Bend AEA	1, 4	Consultants facilitate a Safe Schools/ Healthy Students program.	Mississippi Bend AEA provides experts, facilitators, and case managers to provide for the development of safe middle and high schools. Safe Schools/ Healthy Students is a collaborative effort between districts, schools, the Mississippi Bend AEA, mental health services, juvenile justice, and substance abuse counseling.	High school teachers, administrators, and students	None—funded by a federal grant	Increased positive student behaviors	Jill Yates 563-344-6327 jyates@aea9.k12.ia.us
ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service	Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost	Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Iowa
Grant Wood AEA	1–5	Technical assistance	Consultation to school districts related to community advisory groups	School administrators and boards of education		Implementation of district and building improvement plans	Agency regional administrators
Grant Wood AEA	1, 3–5	Awareness meetings	We have conducted large-group awareness meetings for district staff to inform them of the national focus on, and local need for, high school reform. These meetings have been conducted by former high school principals trained in NASSP’s Breaking Ranks II content. We also have sponsored presentations by Willard Daggett for community and district representatives. These large-group meetings are intended to foster conversations and more in-depth exploration of the issues in the school setting where AEA staff are available to provide appropriate follow-up technical assistance.				Dr. Keith Stamp 4401 Sixth St. S.W. Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 319-399-6850 kstamp@aea10.k12.ia.us
Michigan
Jackson County ISD	5	Student leadership council	Facilitation of countywide student leadership council and annual forum	Student leaders	Included in plan of service	Participant feedback	Laura Goldsmith 517-768-5150 laura.goldsmith@jcisd.org

ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service	Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost	Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Minnesota
Southeast Service Cooperative	1–5	School Redesign Network toolkit; facilitated use of resources	Resources (e.g., videos, books) for studying and modeling strategies are provided.	High school principals and curriculum coordinators (mainly urban; some rural)	Not yet determined	See School Redesign Network, Stanford University for research.	Bekka Meyer 507-281-6685 rmeyer@ssc.coop
Ohio
HCESC	3	Partnership and strategic alliances with other entities and initiatives	Collaboration with the Special Education Regional Resource Center; KnowledgeWorks Foundation (small learning communities); High Schools That Work, Southwest Ohio; High Achievement in Math and Science Consortium; Ohio Family and Children First; Success by Six; Cincinnati Youth Collaborative; and many others		None	Organizational measures, such as financial, services added and expanded and customer satisfaction	Kathy Thornton 513-674-4219 thornton_k@hcesc.org
HCESC	4	Superintendent meetings	Agenda items include building a comprehensive vision for change.	Superintendents of K–12 schools	Included in district membership	Customer satisfaction ratings; participant feedback	Ken Dirr 513-674-4283 dirr_k@hcesc.org Dave Distel 513-674-4236 distel_d@hcesc.org
HCESC	4	Instructional Council and Pupil Personnel Meetings	Agenda items to build a comprehensive vision for change	Assistant superintendents, curriculum directors, and special education and Pupil Personnel directors	Included in district membership	Customer satisfaction ratings; participant feedback	Kathy Thornton 513-674-4219 thornton_k@hcesc.org Bill Bogdan 513-674-4240 bogdan_b@hcesc.org
ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service	Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost	Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Ohio
HCESC	5	Youth Leadership Conference	Saturday symposium for nominated youth with leadership potential (not for highest achieving youth, but those with potential who might otherwise be overlooked)	High school youth with leadership potential, but not the top students	Funded	Customer satisfaction ratings; participant feedback	Dave Distel 513-674-4236 distel_d@hcesc.org Karen Muse 513-674-4224 muse_k@hcesc.org
Wisconsin
CESA-6	5	Link 4 Learning	Online curriculum, assessment, and gradebook for benchmarks	K–12 teachers and administrators	Depends on district size	Data system for all three tiers of assessments	Jeff Hinds 920-236-0514 jhinds@cesa6.k12.wi.us

ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service		Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost	Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Illinois
Learning Point Associates	1	Standards-Aligned Classrooms	Examine varying instructional routes that standards-led classrooms can take; analyze classroom instructional organization in a standards-based framework; and Incorporate beliefs on instruction and expectations for student progress into a standards-led environment.		Teachers, instructional leaders, and administrators	$750 to $2,100, plus $15 per person for materials (Cost is based on a group size of up to 40 participants and does not include facilitator travel.)		800-252-0283
Learning Point Associates	2	Assessment Item Design	Customized item design and development sessions are available across content domains. Specifically, sessions can be tailored to meet the needs of teachers on their self-designed assessment. This includes item review and design as well as one-on-one mentoring for teachers.					800-252-0283
Learning Point Associates	2	Item Design and Development	This supports teachers in the construction of valid, reliable assessment items that are aligned to state standards across critical content domains.		Teachers, content coaches, and assessment developers interested in assessment development	$2,100 to $4,000, plus $15 per person for materials (Cost is based on a group size of up to 40 participants and does not include facilitator travel.)		800-252-0283
ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service		Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost	Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Illinois
Learning Point Associates	6	Accelerate Struggling Readers	This is a one-day workshop for a small- or large-group setting (i.e., 25–100 participants). Delivered in either a hands-on or lecture format, depending on client need.		Principals, assistant principals, teachers, reading specialists, and reading coaches	$2,100, plus $15 per participant for materials (Cost does not include facilitator travel and is based on a group size of up to 100 participants.)		800-252-0283
Learning Point Associates	6	Literacy in Science	This provides clients with current research and best practices in content-area reading strategies in order to enhance student literacy in science.		K–12 teachers of science, curriculum directors, principals, and resource teachers (e.g., teachers of learning-disabled students and ELLs, reading specialists).	$2,100, plus $30 per participant for materials (Cost is based on a group size of up to 40 participants and does not include facilitator travel.)		800-252-0283

ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service		Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost		Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Illinois
Learning Point Associates	6	Using Reading Assessment to Drive Improvement	Empowers schools to look at assessment not merely as evaluation but also as diagnostic, summative, and formative events that inform and drive teaching and learning. The impact of effective assessment systems is that teachers can make decisions based on data rather than hunches.		Principals, assistant principals, teachers, reading specialists, and reading coaches.	$4,000, plus $15 per participant for materials. (Cost is based on a group size of up to 40 participants and does not include facilitator travel.)			Call 800-252-0283.
Iowa
Mississippi Bend AEA	1–3	Integrating Standards in Iowa Classrooms website (www.integrating standards.com)	Mississippi Bend AEA maintains this website that provides relevant and rigorous student learning standards in reading, mathematics, and science.		K–12 districts and schools	None	32,000 hits during 2004–05		Dr. Edward Gronlund 563-344-6315 egronlund@aea9.k12.ia.us
Mississippi Bend AEA	2	Consultants facilitate the use of multiple measures.	Mississippi Bend AEA provides consulting assistance with the selection, application, and analysis of multiple measures in content areas.		K–12 districts and schools	None	Assessment scores on ITBS, ITED, ICAM, E2T2, Reading Recovery, BRI, and DIBELS		Nancy McIntire 563-344-6455 nmcintire@aea9.k12.ia.us
Mississippi Bend AEA	3	Understanding By Design (UBD) lesson design	Mississippi Bend AEA consultants provide facilitation of the UBD process in lesson design.		K–12 districts and schools	None	Number of teachers using UBD lessons		Nancy McIntire 563-344-6455 nmcintire@aea9.k12.ia.us
ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service		Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost		Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Iowa
Mississippi Bend AEA	6	Content-area reading strategies	Mississippi Bend AEA consultants provide experts and facilitators to assist districts in identifying and implementing scientific-based research literacy strategies.		K–12 districts and schools	None	APR data		Nancy McIntire 563-344-6455 nmcintire@aea9.k12.ia.us
Grant Wood AEA	1–6	School consultants	Grant Wood AEA has mathematics, reading, science, and technology school consultants who provide professional assistance in their content areas that results in the development of rigorous and relevant curriculum.		Faculty in Grades 9–12		Teachers collect implementation data on strategies being implemented. Student achievement data also are monitored.		Agency regional administrators
Mississippi Bend AEA	7	Instructional Decision Making	This structure provides immediate assistance to students through temporary small-group and individualized instruction.		All schools	None	Effective school literature		Maggie VanFossen 563-344-6390 mvanfossen@aea9.k12.ia.us
Mississippi Bend AEA	4–7	Consultants facilitate a Safe Schools/ Healthy Students program.	Mississippi Bend AEA provides experts, facilitators, and case managers to provide for the development of safe middle and high schools. Safe Schools/ Healthy Students is a collaborative effort between districts, schools, the Mississippi Bend AEA, mental health services, juvenile justice, and substance abuse counseling.		High school teachers, administrators, and students	None—funded by a federal grant	Increased positive student behaviors		Jill Yates 563-344-6327 jyates@aea9.k12.ia.us
ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service		Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost		Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Iowa
Mississippi Bend AEA	4–7	Consultants facilitate the development of smaller learning communities, professional learning communities, and the statewide high school reform initiative.	Mississippi Bend AEA provides experts and facilitators to support high school efforts to reform and meet individual student learning needs.		High school teachers, administrators, and students	None (plus financial support from a federal grant project)	Effectiveness data are not available (program has been operational only a few months).		Dr. Edward Gronlund 563-344-6315 egronlund@aea9.k12.ia.us
Michigan
Jackson County ISD	4	Assessment literacy training	Each school has a leadership team trained in and advocating for assessment literacy from ATI, including students’ capacity to assess their own work.		All schools in service area	Included in plan of service	Research provided by ATI.		Gloria Smith 517-768-5232 gloria.smith@jcisd.org Laura Goldsmith 517-768-5150 laura.goldsmith@jcisd.org
Minnesota
Southeast Service Cooperative	1, 3	The SEC, in collaboration with Learning Point Associates	Facilitation, training, survey administration, and report generation as well as facilitated group dialogue and planning with this online survey to compare enacted curriculum with state standards and assessments		K–12 teachers and administrators	Project-defined	Refer to Learning Point Associates research.		Bekka Meyer 507-281-6685 rmeyer@ssc.coop Amy Grover agrover@ssc.coop

ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service		Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost		Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Ohio
HCESC	1	Curriculum alignment in the content areas	Consultation and facilitated dialogue		K–12 teachers and administrators	Fee schedule	Customer satisfaction ratings; participant feedback		Language Arts Pat Terry 513-674-4291 terry_p@hcesc.org Mathematics Bob Reynolds 513-674-4218 reynolds_b@hcesc.org Social Studies Tom Shessler 513-674-4317 shessler_t@hcesc.org Science Emily Morgan 513-674-4257 morgan_e@hcesc.org
HCESC	2–4	Assessment FOR Learning	Training in effective assessment practices (Stiggins) with on-site coaching and team support		K–12 teachers and administrators	Based on team size	Customer satisfaction ratings; participant feedback		Joan Stidham 513-674-4211 stidham_j@hcesc.org
HCESC	5	Consultation in accelerated learning opportunities	Consultation and support in the design and implementation of accelerated and enriched learning opportunities		Leadership teams and teachers	Included for members; fee schedule for non-member	Customer Satisfaction ratings; Participant feedback		Sheila Brown 513-674-4268 brown_s@hcesc.org Tracy Quattrone 513-674-4233 quattrone_t@hcesc.org
HCESC	6	Strategic Reading and Writing in All Content Areas	Training in strategies			Fee schedule	Customer satisfaction ratings; participant feedback		Eileen Goode 513-674-4301 goode_e@hcesc.org
ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service		Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost		Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Wisconsin
CESA-6	1–6	Link 4 Learning	Online curriculum, assessment, and gradebook for benchmarks		K–12 teachers and administrators	Depends on district size	Data system for all three tiers of assessments		Jeff Hinds 920-236-0514 jhinds@cesa6.k12.wi.us

Principle 6: Integrated System of High Standards, Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment, and Supports Strategies: Establish clear, rigorous, and aligned standards. Use multiple assessments that are aligned with standards. Plan intended outcomes and assessment strategies first. Build student capacity to assess progress. Provide accelerated learning opportunities. Integrate literacy instruction throughout the curriculum. Eliminate tracking.
ESA Alliance Member	Strategy Focus	Product or Service		Brief Description of Product or Service (e.g., Purpose, Format)	Target Audience	Cost	Evidence of Effectiveness	Contact Information (e.g., Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website)
Illinois
Learning Point Associates	1	Curriculum Frameworks	The Professional Services Group staff can work with state, district, and school teams to develop a curriculum framework that is aligned to standards. We also can support a district or school with an existing framework to understand the concept of the framework as well as to enhance the framework to meet certain needs. In addition, we can work with teams to map instructional planning and classroom assessments to the framework.					800-252-0283