International Center for Leadership in Education - Closing the Achievement Gap Series

Closing the Achievement Gap Series

Strategies for High School Students with Disabilities in the General Education Curriculum

Responding effectively to students who consistently fail to meet academic and/or behavioral expectations is at the heart of a quality education. Many students with disabilities can succeed in the general education curriculum if they receive needed services and supports. This important kit:

highlights support systems that districts need to put in place to sustain improvements over the long run
focuses on schoolwide issues for administrators and strategies for classroom teachers, including descriptions of a variety of co-teaching approaches
includes case studies from three high schools that demonstrate successful approaches to educating these students to high standards
offers professional development activities

This kit includes a CD and is available in the online store for $295.

Reaching the Hardest-to-Involve Parents: Powerful Partnerships Under NCLB

Reaching the Hardest-to-Involve Parents can assist schools in improving student achievement by involving all parents in the education of their children at school and in the home. This turnkey training program shows educators and parents how to:

organize for action by creating a Parent Partnership Team
plan and implement strategies to remove the barriers parents face in being more involved with the school
evaluate the success of the efforts
help schools become "parent-friendly" institutions

This kit includes a CD and is available in the online store for $295.

Closing the Achievement Gap — A Practical Handbook for Teachers

The 75-page user-friendly handbook is based on best practices in high-poverty schools with diverse populations that consistently produce students who achieve at levels equal to or better than those in more affluent schools. What’s good educational practice for these students is good for all students.

Successful teachers reflect on what is important and what successful students say about their academic achievement.
The handbook provides essential information, strategies, and advice that have proved effective in closing the academic achievement gap among groups of students and in raising a school’s overall performance level.

This handbook is available in the online store for $45.