Our Services Pivot Learning works with educators in a holistic, scalable way, transforming systems and practices to give every student the chance to learn and succeed.
Strategic Budgeting and Planning
LCAP Implementation
Budget Implementation & Monitoring
Guides districts through the process of implementing and monitoring their strategic budget plan through coaching, workshops, and facilitated meetings. Through regular data analysis and progress tracking, districts learn how to engage multiple stakeholders and successfully enact their plan.
Timeframe: 6-9 months
Audience: District Leadership
Strategic Planning & Budgeting
Budget Planning | LCAP | LCFF
A comprehensive process designed to help districts analyze their current context and then develop or revise their strategic plans in alignment with their budgets and academic goals, to transform student outcomes and produce positive academic gains.
Timeframe: 6-9 months
Audience: District Leadership
Organizational Performance Management
Organizational Management | School Performance
Helps districts drive dramatic improvement of student learning by applying a systematic approach towards organizational management by connecting and monitoring district and site-based strategies to measurable learning goals.
Timeframe: 1-3 year program
Audience: District Leadership and Principals
Leadership, Learning, & Professional Growth
Principal Institute
Inspirational Leadership | Impactful Practices
An institute that will give your principals the tools to inspire your teachers to innovate their instructional practices for maximum impact on students. Topics include Culture and Capacity Building, Distributed Leadership, the Power of Questioning, and Increasing Rigor in Academics. Great for summer professional learning.
Timeframe: 2 days or 4 half-days
Audience: Principals
Coaching
Capacity Building | Practices | Design & Implementation
Individual or small group coaching sessions are designed to support educators, including superintendents, district leaders, principals, and teacher leaders, to be more effective in their specific roles. Pivot’s experienced coaches provide expert guidance in leadership development.
Timeframe: Annually Designed Program
Audience: Executive, District, or School-Site Staff
Teacher Practice & Professional Supports
Instructional Needs Assessment
Capacity Building | Practices | Design & Implementation
This research-based process is designed to identify district or charter instructional strengths and needs through a series of interviews, focus groups, and classroom observations. A report provides recommended actions that will lead to improvements in systems, practices, and student outcomes.
Timeframe: Conducted annually
Audience: Districts, CMOs, and Schools
Blueprint to PD Redesign
Teacher Support Systems | High-quality Professional Development
Helps districts and charters create a comprehensive, innovative, on-demand, and individualized professional development system that is responsive, teacher-driven, and aligned to the needs of all students.
Timeframe: 1-3 years
Audience: Integrated District and School Site Team
Teacher Practice Institute
Research-based Instructional Practices
Offers differentiated support for implementation of academic content standards in mathematics, literacy, science, and English Language Development. Designed to grow and develop reflective practitioners who effectively implement standards using research-based instructional practices. Great for summer professional learning.
Timeframe: 3 days
Audience: Teachers and Teacher Leaders
Teacher Practice Network
Research-based Instructional Practices| Common Problems of Practice
With a focus on improving teacher instructional practice, this program provides both in-person and virtual job-embedded coaching to model and support curriculum design and instructional strategies with teachers. Leverages open educational resources (OER), and social media to strengthen practices.
Timeframe: 1-3 year program
Audience: Teachers and Teacher Leaders
Customized Professional Development
Ongoing Professional Learning
Tailored to the needs of specific groups of educators such as instructional coaches, Pivot Learning's professional development offers ongoing collaborative learning and continuous practice around core strategic initiatives and goals. Meet as role-alike groups to share and resolve common challenges and learn best practices in your area.
Timeframe: Ongoing
Audience: All Educators
Other Services
Prevention & Intervention Systems
Expert Support & Training
Pivot works directly with districts to assess the effectiveness of student support systems such as special education. We also help districts design, build, and implement innovative, comprehensive, tiered intervention systems (also known as a Multi-Tiered System of Supports) to ensure that all students have access to timely supports and interventions.
Timeframe: Ongoing
Audience: Leaders and Teachers
Specialized Technical Assistance
Expert Support & Training
Pivot Learning offers strategic and responsive technical assistance in a broad range of areas in leadership development, teaching and learning, and strategic budgeting. To learn more about what Pivot Learning can provide for you, contact us using the form on this page.
Timeframe: Ongoing
Audience: Leaders and Teachers
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