Overview In 2014, Rockford Public Schools (RPS), a large urban district in northern Illinois, approached CEC looking for help with a few specific initiatives. The district was attempting to implement a Peer Assistance Review program, implement a SMART Goals process,...
Overview CEC worked with Marquardt School District, a northwest suburban elementary district in DuPage County about 25 miles west of Chicago, for a period of 13 years, to build capacity each year for the district to solve its own problems. In the early years, CEC...
Overview Teachers and school administrators in Thornton High School District 205, a low-income district in Chicago’s south suburbs, were desperate to provide effective education to students. However, a toxic culture of misunderstanding and mistrust had taken hold...
Overview Over the past 20 years, the Santa Clara Unified School District experienced a series of challenges in maintaining positive communications and relationships between its school board, district leaders, union leaders, and classroom teachers. CEC was brought in...