
…rds of 90% of our coaching time with school leaders was focused on use of interim assessment data. Today, we differentiate our coaching much more to meet the needs of the school, and only about 40% of our time is focused on helping partners use data and assessments, while 60% is focused on helping them build expertise in standards, set priorities, support teacher development, and other needs specific to the context of the school.
In addition to the collaboration provided via the registry website, i3 offers an important lesson in catalytic philanthropy — the notion that private philanthropic dollars can help defray the inherent risk of innovation enough to encourage government and business investment. These sectors, although often equipped with the largest coffers, are understandably slowed at times…