EdisonLearning Selected for Colorado’s School Turnaround
Effort
Denver, Colorado (January 28, 2010) -- EdisonLearning, the nation’s
leading partner to public school districts and communities, has
been approved “to work with schools on the full spectrum of
potential needs” for Colorado’s school transformation and
turnaround effort. The Colorado Department of Education has
identified EdisonLearning as being qualified to assist schools in
all five areas, including: organizational management and
leadership, academic performance, learning environment, financial
management and operations, and planning.
Based on the organization’s solid track record of partnering to
improve schools for nearly 20 years, EdisonLearning is looked to
provide comprehensive assistance to schools and school districts in
need of intensive intervention. With this approval
EdisonLearning becomes the only provider in Colorado to
successfully qualify as a Comprehensive Closing the Achievement Gap
Provider, a Comprehensive School Transformation and Turnaround
Provider and a Formative Assessment Provider.
“Throughout Colorado, EdisonLearning has developed a true
partnership with educators, who receive unparalleled support from a
dedicated on-site team as well as from a national network of
specialists,” said Dr. John Chubb, EdisonLearning Executive Vice
President. “We are honored to have an opportunity to continue
our work with the Colorado Department of Education and school
districts across Colorado on behalf of the children of this
state.
”Currently, EdisonLearning is the leading partner in Colorado’s
state-wide program to close the achievement gap among
African-American, Hispanic, Native American and Economically
Disadvantaged students in Yuma School District One, Eagle County
Schools and Greeley-Evans School District 6. Nationwide,
EdisonLearning serves 350,000 students in 25 states during the
2009-10 school year.
Colorado Commissioner of Education Dwight D. Jones is
encouraging schools to avail themselves of the research-based and
proven methods being offered. “The department is committed to
partnering with schools and districts in the development of
comprehensive turnaround plans and to assist in the effort to
improve student achievement for all. This is urgent work.”
In Colorado, school improvement is required for chronically
low-performing schools under both federal guidance and state law.
Funding for this turnaround effort is being made available through
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.