School Improvement Services

Sorry, magic wands don’t exist. Dramatic school improvement is hard work. It requires long-term strategies and unwavering commitment to develop school leadership, promote effective teaching, engage students, and raise student achievement by building a strong curriculum and fostering a positive learning environment.

At Measurement Incorporated, we have 30 years of experience at the local, state, and national level in testing and in studying factors that lead to smarter, happier students.

When we begin the challenging journey to turn a school or district around, we don’t pull a solution off the shelf. Every organization is different. School improvement starts with asking the right questions: Where are the opportunities for progress? What solutions will work for your district? How can we engage the community to work toward change? How can we make sure your district continues to improve year after year?

To answer these questions, we provide you with tools and research cultivated through decades of working with schools and districts across the country.

At the heart of this process is measuring what students know and then giving teachers and leaders timely data that allows them to make well-informed decisions, from the classroom to the superintendent’s office. We help you target specific solutions to transform teacher and student performance and school culture. Through our online and in-person training we help teachers and administrators beef up their skills and learn to use data effectively. Our experts serve as a resource in leadership, evaluation, and management. Our team works side-by-side with you to strengthen school relationships with your district, state, and community, and we connect you with a network of schools and districts that have successfully navigated the school improvement process.

It won’t be easy, but we can make it easier.

To explore how the District and School Improvement Services staff at MI can help you reach your goals, contact Dr. Thomas Kelsh at (518) 427-9840, ext. 206, or send an email to tkelsh@measinc.com. Dr. Kelsh and his staff are the closest thing we have to a magic wand.