Today’s education landscape has changed drastically, and schools that have embarked on improvement plans will face even greater challenges. HMH® can partner with low-performing schools and districts to develop a pathway to school improvement with truly connected solutions that prioritize equity and support students, educators, and leaders to close the achievement gap wherever learning takes place.
Witness a systemwide transformation at Asbury Park School District:
School Improvement Insights
While the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted learning throughout the country, schools that have embarked on improvement plans may be facing even greater challenges. HMH is here to support educators and students in any way we can. Here we’re highlighting a handful of free resources to provide leadership teams with guidance as they revisit strategic plans. Find more at hmhco.com/learningsupport.
MITIGATING COVID-19 LEARNING LOSS GUIDE
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Pathway to School Improvement
HMH® can partner with low-performing schools and districts to develop a pathway to school improvement with truly connected solutions. We help you to:
- Conduct a needs assessment and develop a strategic plan
- Build educator capacity with personalized online professional learning
- Eliminate achievement gaps and unlock the potential of every learner
School Improvement Fact Sheet
Need to brush up on the basics of School Improvement under Title I? Our fact sheet provides an at-a-glance overview, including:
- The process for distributing funding at the local level
- How Comprehensive and Targeted Support and Improvement schools are identified
- Requirements including needs assessments and evidence levels
Professional Services
With a person-to-person approach to professional learning centered on student outcomes, HMH Professional Services helps schools and districts achieve measurable gains.
Whether you know your unique challenges or need help identifying them, HMH Professional Services, together with the experts at Literacy Solutions and Math Solutions, equips schools and districts with insight and resources tailored to their specific goals. Professional learning is available online and on-demand to help both teachers and administrators at all levels of experience build new skills quickly and effectively.
Needs Assessment and Strategic Plan: Guided by research-based best practices, consultants conduct a comprehensive instructional needs assessment, then work with leadership to prioritize needs, develop an action plan and determine how to measure results.
Maximize Program Implementation: Getting started and follow up courses, coaching, and a library of on-demand resources make the most of every instructional program.
Build Skills and Content Knowledge: Strengthen teaching practice with professional learning to develop and sharpen skills, build content area knowledge, and plan effective instruction for both in-classroom and remote settings.
Sustain Progress: Job-embedded coaching paired with the video-powered HMH Coaching Studio provides personalized support to keep teachers on track to meet goals.
View the Coaching Studio in action:
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ESSA’s Focus on Professional Learning: Its Impact on Administrators
ESSA places a greater emphasis on school administrators and leaders in each of its title programs. This law answers the question: What makes an effective instructional leader who can maximize student achievement?
The research is clear. Among school-related factors, principal leadership is second only to teaching as most important to improving student achievement. In struggling schools in particular, highly effective principals have the greatest impact.
How exactly does this shift in ESSA impact administrators? And how can you maximize ESSA as an administrator? Read this Shaped blog post from Sue Gendron, President of ICLE, to learn more.
Evidence-Based Instruction for Literacy
With intensive intervention, English language development, and supplemental solutions, we support the individual needs of every student with research-based instruction that builds strong foundations in phonics and fluency.
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Grades K-2 Tier I, II, and III |
Digital Foundational Reading Close the achievement gap early with explicit, personalized foundational reading instruction. ESSA Evidence Level: Moderate
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Grades 4-12 Tier II and III
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Comprehensive Reading Intervention Accelerate reading achievement for students reading two or more years below grade level. ESSA Evidence Level: Strong
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Grades 3-12 Tier II and III
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Intensive Foundational Reading Intervention Help struggling students master the foundational reading skills necessary for reading and writing success. ESSA Evidence Level: Strong
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Grades 4-12 Tier II
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English Language Development Expedite language acquisition for all academic language learners. ESSA Evidence Level: Promising
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Grades K-3 |
Reading Assessment and Practice Oral Reading Fluency assessment, dyslexia screener, and 1:1 practice powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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Grades 3-12 For All Students |
Guided Writing Practice Improve writing proficiency through a suite of tools and a powerful revision process that incorporates peer and teacher feedback. ESSA Evidence Level: Demonstrates a Rationale
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Grades 2-8 For All Students |
Supplemental Adaptive Practice Provide personalized, productive practice for all students using scaffolded hints and more to promote a growth mindset. ESSA Evidence Level: Demonstrates a Rational
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Grades K–3 Tiers I, II, III |
Comprehensive Literacy Systematically build students’ decoding, comprehension, and critical-thinking skills with these literacy texts and tools from Rigby®.
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Grades K–5 Tiers I, II, III |
Guided Reading/Independent Reading Engage students and enhance small-group instruction and independent reading with precisely leveled libraries teachers trust.
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Grades K–4 For All Students |
Guided Reading/Independent Reading Integrate literacy and social emotional learning with this new leveled reading series from Rigby.
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Grades K–5 For All Students |
Guided Reading/Independent Reading Propel students to success on high-stakes standardized tests with this compelling, all non-fiction series of leveled readers from Rigby.
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Mapping the Mind: The Science Behind Reading Success
In every classroom, a teacher faces the challenge of addressing a multitude of students’ needs while helping each individual learner reach the end goal: reading proficiency. The challenge is even greater when there are some students who are falling behind because they have learning disabilities or are contending with a language barrier.
At the same time, social-emotional learning has become essential to curriculums, prompting districts to broaden their focus. In both areas, providing sufficient support to students—particularly striving readers—requires an understanding of what happens in the brain as a child learns to read.
Explore the science of reading and solutions that can help striving readers accelerate and achieve with Mapping the Mind, a special report from the makers of READ 180®.
Evidence-Based Instruction for Math
From building foundations to creating learning progressions that lead to success in algebra and higher math, our solutions accelerate math achievement using explicit instruction and growth mindset strategies.
Grades 5+ Tier II and III |
Comprehensive Math Intervention for Algebra Readiness and Beyond Build students’ confidence and competence in mathematics by focusing on essential prerequisite skills for algebra and beyond. ESSA Evidence Level: Moderate
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Grades 2-8 For All Students |
Supplemental Adaptive Practice Provide personalized, productive practice for all students using scaffolded hints and more to promote a growth mindset. ESSA Evidence Level: Demonstrates a Rational
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Healthy Habits for a Growth Mindset in Math
We know that growth mindset—the belief that intelligence can be developed—is essential in effectively teaching math. But what kind of habits should you be encouraging in your students to achieve a growth mindset?
Check out this blog post with a helpful list of healthy habits to enable a growth mindset in math, plus find a free downloadable MATH 180 “Habits of a Growth Mindset” poster for your classrooms.
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