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Why Educators and Administrators Recommend the CESA 6 Effectiveness Project

"It's made me a better teacher," says Horicon Schools teacher Lisa Schultz. St. Francis Schools Principal Guy Powell adds: "The tools that are provided ... and the ongoing support from CESA 6 has just made it a very easy transition into a model for effectiveness." Oakfield School Principal Becky Doyle says: "I also appreciate the website that the CESA 6 has developed now that has a lot of great print offs and modules and PowerPoints so I don't have to recreate things to train my staff."

Benefits that Building Leaders Find in the CESA 6 Effectiveness Project

"The ability to collect evidence without judging is really important to having a coaching relationship with our teachers," says Greendale Schools Director of Curriculum and Instruction Kim Amidzich. "It's really created a collaborative discussion about practice." Scott Sabol, District Administrator at Neosho J3 and Rubicon J6 Schools, adds: "Having data (and) being part of a model that really values reflection is setting us up for success."

How Teachers Use the CESA 6 Effectiveness Project

Teachers say the CESA 6 Effectiveness Project helps them focus on the best approaches for student-specific, differentiated learning - what's working, what's not and what can be tweaked. "It kind of gives you that confirmation that what you are doing is right," says Horicon Schools Teacher Eric Schwendimann. Fellow Horicon Teacher Lisa Schultz adds, "It really has made me look at what am I doing and does it make sense for the kids? Is it helping them to grow where they need to be so they're ready to move onto the next step?"

Student Surveys are Helpful Tools in CESA 6 Effectiveness Project

"Teacher effectiveness gives you a whole other ability to do something that a lot of adults don't do and that is ask kids," Mayville Schools Dean of Students Robin Speidel. "Student evaluation... helps the student be the best that they can be." Horicon Schools Teacher Eric Schwendimann says, "(Students) feel like they have ownership in this. I feel I can hold them responsible and accountable since they've shown me they understand the rules. They had a hand in making them."

How Educational Specialists Benefit from the CESA 6 Effectiveness Project

"The Effectiveness Project, for me, really defines what good teaching is," says Laura Honish, Mayville Schools Reading Specialist/ Literacy Coach. "We're able to pinpoint exactly what teaching strategies we might focus in on for each individual student." Oakfield School Counselor Kelly Guenther says the Effectiveness Project software "is very easy to maneuver (and) efficient because we are doing so many things and it can't be something that you have to spend a lot of time on."