School Testimonials

"The bottom line is that ANet data provides real and immediate snapshots of student performance…[we] can use this data for restructuring programs and (re)deploying resources and the teachers can use this data for planning lessons and tutoring groups."
-Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter Public School, Hyde Park, Massachusetts

“The Achievement Network's work with disaggregating data, creating more rigorous assessments, and the coaching process has added a tremendous amount of value to what we do on a daily basis toward increasing student achievement. I would recommend ANet to any school leader who wants to focus on student achievement.” -Medard H. Nelson Elementary School, New Orleans, Louisiana

"We believe that an ongoing, targeted data cycle with assessments aligned to the standards and MCAS is our best bet for boosting student achievement…having someone else to create the tests, "crunch the numbers," and support us with our analysis helps us use our limited professional development time to create instructional action plans based on the data outcomes."
-Emily Glasgow, Roosevelt K-8, Boston Public Schools

“Prospect Hill Academy has had an excellent experience with The Achievement Network and the support provided by ANet. [ANet] is doing an exceptional job of providing support to a large group of leaders in a year of growth at PHA.” –Prospect Hill Academy Charter School, Somerville, Massachusetts

“I find [ANet's] assessments and data invaluable, and I am confident that these are helping to improve student achievement.”- Boston Collegiate Charter School, Boston, Massachuetts


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Professional Services

The Achievement Network Professional Services

Coaching from The Achievement Network focuses on:

  • ‘Backwards planning’ achievement goals over a 3-5 year period
  • Planning a set of data-driven professional development events for teachers within a school's calendar;
  • Aligning curriculum to state standards;
  • Using interim assessment data to inform instruction;
  • Identifying key takeaways around content;
  • Implementing process to take information and put it to use in the classroom, tutoring programs, etc.;
  • Determining whether follow-up actions helped students master specific concepts;
  • Establishing a school community that supports the optimal use of data; and
  • Adapting ANet’s data-driven practices to enhance schools’ specific priorities.

Building Strong Schools

From its work with high performing schools successfully closing the achievement gap, ANet evaluated and structured a series of organizational and instructional practices linked to specific achievement targets. Each practice has several levels of development so schools can continue to improve their practice over time.

  • Organizational
  • Leadership
  • Curriculum alignment
  • Scheduling
  • Teaching
  • Analysis
  • Data Meetings
  • Action Planning
  • Reflection Meetings
  • Achievement Culture

Depending on their starting point, schools move progressively through specific developmental paths that combine the right practice at the right level to build their capacity to use data to drive achievement. From ANet’s experience, identifying a few specific actions at a time for schools increases the probability that those actions will take hold.

ANet invests in regular external evaluation to consistently validate the connection between practice and achievement and refines its practices based on research in its various Networks.

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