School districts regularly invest huge sums in professional development (PD) programs for teachers to continually refine their teaching skills and keep abreast of the latest curriculum to benefit students. Does that mean students’ poor academic performances are always a reflection of their teacher’s failing to effectively deliver the PD lessons? Conversely, does a student’s exceptional track record necessarily imply that the teacher has made the most of these training sessions and developed engaging ways of learning? No. Rather, school districts are often overwhelmed with so many requirements that assessing the efficacy of PD programs that their effect on students is often neglected. To help districts optimize their PD investments and positively impact students’ learning, Texas-based Project Education provides a proven methodology for evaluating how productively teachers implement their PD courses.

Project Education tailors PD programs to best meet a district’s unique needs and delivers them online or in-person along with accurately analyzing the extent to which teachers comprehend the training lessons and how they present them to students. The company combines the findings of teachers’ analysis with electronically-stored student data to infer if the PD has been productive enough to help students succeed. “An English language learners (ELL) course can have 20 students speaking 20 different languages. We consolidate students’ diverse data pertaining to their varying needs, analyze it to extract valuable insights, and thus help teachers customize unique, individualized instructions for students’ overall success,” adds Steve Navarre, CEO of Project Education.

Beyond ELL, Project Education extends its methodology to multiple areas including special education, response to intervention (RTI) to assist pupils struggling with a skill or a lesson, and Section 504 that ensures persons with disabilities have equal access to education. The company provides detailed consulting services and professional development to address various loopholes that exist in school districts’ functioning, thus promising to better serve students across all populations.