Great learning conditions don’t happen by accident
Great learning conditions don’t happen by accident
Empower school leaders. Improve student outcomes.
The 5Essentials: Leading the way with a proven approach
Through an exclusive partnership, our approach to school improvement is grounded in the nationally renowned 5Essentials® Framework from UChicago Impact®.
The 5Essentials Survey is a research-based diagnostic assessment that provides insights into schools’ organizational strengths and areas of opportunity across the five essential factors for school improvement: Ambitious Instruction, Effective Leaders, Collaborative Teachers, Supportive Environment, and Involved Families.
Research shows schools that are strong on at least three of the five essentials are 10 times more likely to show substantial gains in student learning.
The 5Essentials: Leading the way with a proven approach
The 5Essentials: Leading the way with a proven approach
Through an exclusive partnership, our approach to school improvement is grounded in the nationally renowned 5Essentials® Framework from UChicago Impact®.
The 5Essentials Survey is a research-based diagnostic assessment that provides insights into schools’ organizational strengths and areas of opportunity across the five essential factors for school improvement: Ambitious Instruction, Effective Leaders, Collaborative Teachers, Supportive Environment, and Involved Families.
Research shows schools that are strong on at least three of the five essentials are 10 times more likely to show substantial gains in student learning.
Purpose-built and personalized
Begin with a detailed NWEA Needs Assessment and the 5Essentials Survey to develop a plan tailored to your needs and goals.
Purpose-built and personalized
Begin with a detailed NWEA Needs Assessment and the 5Essentials Survey to develop a plan tailored to your needs and goals.
Supercharge school leadership with personalized coaching
Aligned with needs uncovered by the NWEA Needs Assessment and the 5Essentials Survey, school leaders receive shoulder-to-shoulder personalized coaching, systems advising, and professional learning from NWEA coaches—enhancing their ability to serve as agents of change who develop and implement sustainable structures and behaviors critical to student growth.
Supercharge school leadership with personalized coaching
Aligned with needs uncovered by the NWEA Needs Assessment and the 5Essentials Survey, school leaders receive shoulder-to-shoulder personalized coaching, systems advising, and professional learning from NWEA coaches—enhancing their ability to serve as agents of change who develop and implement sustainable structures and behaviors critical to student growth.
Effective and classroom relevant
Educators will complete professional learning sessions with action plans and practical strategies they can immediately implement to improve teaching and learning.
Practical and relevant
Educators will complete professional learning sessions with action plans and practical strategies they can immediately implement to improve teaching and learning.
Ready where you are
Engage with learning that meets you wherever you are on your path to improving school systems and practices.
Ready where you are
Engage with learning that meets you wherever you are on your path to improving school systems and practices.
Plan elements
Support at every level and every step of the way
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Needs
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Professional
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Coaching and
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Systems
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Needs
assessment
Our research-backed assessment process pinpoints strengths and identifies key areas of opportunity.
Professional
learning
We equip educators with the tools and training they need to facilitate and sustain improvement.
Coaching and
impact reports
Get shoulder-to-shoulder support and ongoing progress monitoring from your dedicated NWEA school improvement coach.
Systems
advising
We partner with you to develop systems, routines, and processes to support your school improvement goals.
Meet the NWEA School Improvement leadership coaches
Heather Davis Schmidt, EdD
Consultant, School Improvement and Professional Learning
Mesha Greene
School Improvement Coach, Professional Learning
Elise M. Guest, EdD
Consultant, School Improvement and Professional Learning
Chris Hardin, EdD
School Improvement Coach, Professional Learning
Nicole Sherrin Kessler
Consultant, School Improvement and Professional Learning
Robert Thornell
Author, School Improvement Coach, and Professional Learning Facilitator
Jamie Valenzuela-Mumau, EdD
Consultant, School Improvement and Professional Learning
Maria Wallevand
School Improvement Coach, Professional Learning
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