The Southern Regional Education Board works with educators and state and district education agency personnel in South Carolina and nationwide to provide support for continuous schools improvement, rigorous curricula and instructional practices, teacher induction, professional development and instructional coaching services, technical assistance, research and program evaluation, and professional development convenings.

SREB's Making Schools Work school improvement process for elementary grades, middle grades, high schools and technology centers is grounded in research showing that increased achievement starts with motivating students to succeed. Making Schools Work employs a distributed leadership approach to involve the whole school in identifying problems of practice and developing plans to solve them.

Ten Key Practices structure SREB's school improvement process:

Student Engagement
Teacher Collaboration
Integrated Curriculum
Programs of Study
Access and Equity
Work-Based Learning
Guidance and Advisement
Interventions and Enrichments
Culture of Continuous Improvement
High Expectations

Additional Resources and Information

South Carolina districts and schools may partner with SREB for any of these services:

School Improvement Frameworks:
   Elementary Grades
   Making Middle Grades Work
   High Schools That Work
   Technology Centers That Work

Support for Continuous Improvement:
   Curriculum and Instruction Reviews
   Career Pathway Reviews
   Site Development Workshops
   School Improvement Coaching
   Career Pathway Development
   Career Pathway Leadership Workshops

Curricula and Curricular Resources:
   Advanced Career STEM Courses/Pathways
   Middle Grades STEM
   Readiness Courses:
       Ready for High School Literacy
       Ready for High School Math
       Ready for College Literacy
       Ready for College Math

Professional Development and Instructional Coaching:
   Literacy
   Math
   Project-Based Learning
   Career and College Counseling
   CTE Teacher Preparation (Teaching to Lead)
   Math and Science Teacher Preparation
   (SREB SMART: Science and Math Alternative Route to Teaching)
   STEM Teacher Preparation
   Principal Leadership

Support for Powerful Instructional Practices:
   Literacy
   Mathematics
   Project-Based Learning
   Science
   Arts (TBA)
   Career and Technical Education 
   Health Education (TBA)
   Physical Education (TBA)
   Social Studies 
   World Languages (TBA)

Research and Evaluation Services:
   Annual student and teacher surveys
   Annual school progress reports
   Assessments and assessment reports
   Analyses of accountability and workforce data
   Comprehensive local needs assessments
   Program evaluations
   Survey and assessment development services

Workshops and Conferences:
   National Workshops
   Making Schools Work Conference
   State Leaders Forum
   TCTW Leaders Forum

   

 

External Resources

• SREB.org - Southern Regional Education Board