EDUTHINK Leading Experts in Data, English Learners, Accountability and More ACCOUNTABILITY AND CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT   General Accountability Different districts and schools are in different phases of No Child Left Behind accountability.  Some have never met all AYP targets and must implement a variety of Title I sanctions, others have been fortunate and have always managed to meet the targets.  No matter where your school or district is on the spectrum, one thing is for certain, you must know the game.  Don't be left behind.  EduThink accountability presentations include everything you need to know about accountabilty - what exactly gets a district or a school into PI, what to do once you are in PI at all levels, what ways exist to get out of PI, how the variety of tests, API scores, participation rates, test modifications, graduation rates, safe harbor, etc. relate to Adequate Yearly Progress, what state test reports are available, how to determine if summer CST data corrections will make a difference for your site or district, and more.  In person or webcast presentations can be customized based on your district or school's needs.  Accountability WASC     Self Assessment Development     Pre-Reviews Academic Program Survey (APS)     Development     Facilitation     Administration     Evaluation  District Assistance Survey (DAS) Classroom Management Managing Student Behavior     Research Based Practices - Presentations WASC Western Association of Schools and Colleges Want to know what specifically to improve for the WASC visiting committee?  Need help with your Self Study?  Our WASC associates have all served on official WASC visiting committees as well as within school and district WASC teams.  Classroom Management Got Discipline?  Do 85% of your disciplinary referrals come from 15% of your teachers?  All the understanding about test scores, strategies to increase performance, and SDAIE in the world won't make a difference without effective classroom discipline.  Patrick Traynor (www.PatrickTraynor.com), a former teacher, assistant principal, and principal, has authored several articles on classroom management and wrote his dissertation on this ever germane subject.  Presentations help teachers understand effective and ineffective practices in relation to Standard Two of the California Standards for the Teaching Profession.  His Amazon.com top selling book, Got Discipline?  Research Based Practices toward Managing Student Behavior provides a framework for understanding classroom management approaches, Lenient, Coercive, and Moderate.  Two hour, four hour, and six hour in person or live webcast presentations are available with follow up coaching packages.  Become a Got Discipline? Coach by attending some of our two day in-services (call for dates and availability) and on-line trainings.  Academic Program Survey District Assistance Survey In PI and need to implement the Academic Program Survey (APS)?  We will present the nine Essential Program Components to your staff in person or webcast and collect, present and review results periodically to monitor progress.  Expert staff will provide on-site visitations with classroom observations and will rate each component relative to the Academic Program Survey. Is your district in PI and needing to implement the District Assistance Survey.  Every district is unique and will customize your distrrict's use of the District Assistance Survey (DAS) using district representatives, live in person or webcast presentations, and the DAS in an electronic survey format.