Working with urban, suburban and rural school districts, departments of education and other education-focused groups in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Ohio, Oklahoma, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas as well as in the District of Columbia and Hong Kong, Battelle for Kids has learned valuable lessons applicable to districts and states receiving one-time federal funding to reform education and improve student learning.
We are partnering with the Tennessee Department of Education to support the implementation of its First to the Top Plan. Learn more by visiting the Tennessee Student Progress Portal.
We are also working with the Ohio Department of Education to roll out professional development in support of teacher-level value-added reporting and provide online learning to build educators' capacity to use high-impact formative instructional practices as part of Ohio's Race to the Top plan. Learn more through the Ohio Student Progress Portal.
Battelle for Kids can help education organizations address Race to the Top's four assurances in areas such as:
| Supporting the adoption and use of standards and formative instructional practices that prepare students to succeed in college and the workplace and to compete in a global economy. 
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| Helping districts design systems that improve data quality, management and reporting.
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| Creating and implementing comprehensive initiatives designed to recognize, reward and retain highly effective teachers and principals.
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| Planning and implementing strategic compensation systems in high-need schools, including model development, improving data quality, calculating and reporting awards, communicating with stakeholders and managing change.
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