REEL Administrators Coaching and Mentoring

The REEL Administrators Coaching and Mentoring Initiative for instructional leaders is an intentional support system that focuses on specific leadership elements critical to the success of the campus. Based on real-time data, structured meetings are facilitated by experienced, successful mentors/administrators to assist in developing reflective conversations within the organization as well as to identify and discuss best practices. Accountability is monitored and supported.

REEL Campus Behavior Intervention Success Strategies

The REEL Campus Behavior Intervention Success Strategies (CBISS) provides campuses with a research-based Response to Intervention (Tier II) alternative to In-School Suspension that empowers students with the skills necessary for optimal success in the regular education classroom. This comprehensive approach emphasizes effective instructional practices, social skills training, reflective writing, service learning, daily counseling, parent involvement, and data-driven decision making. CBISS includes continuous coaching and support. Time tested results include a reduction in discipline referrals, increased attendance, increased graduation rates, and improvement in the areas of rigor and engagement.

REEL Teaching Information System

The REEL Teaching Information System is a process of classroom walk-throughs designed to provide just-in-time data to administrative and instructional staff to improve the quality of leadership decisions, increase the efficient and effective use of resources and intellectual capacity, and create a foundation for the development of professional learning communities. Improvements are developed and implemented from collaborative discussions and planning rather than on assumptions of what is going on in the classroom. Information is entered into a customized data-based system allowing for unlimited research and reporting opportunities. The system includes training for administrators in the walk-through process and managing/optimizing the data.

February 1, 2010
Galveston Independent School District
Galveston, Texas
Statewide Reception: Improving and Aligning Alternative Education Programs to Response to Intervention - RSVP by E-mail

Bridge City ISD: Bridge City HS and Bridge City MS have completed 1963 classroom walk-through protocols since September 7, 2009. This walk-through process is used to examine systemic patterns in vertical, horizontal and campus-wide research-based instructional practices to improve student achievement.

Galveston ISD: The Discipline Alternative Education Center has maintained an average attendance rate of 98% this school year while the state’s average attendance rate for DAEP's is approximately 76%.

Lubbock ISD: Monterey HS and Estacado HS have completed 1635 classroom walk-through protocols since September 21, 2009. This walk-through process is used to examine systemic patterns in vertical, horizontal and campus-wide research-based instructional practices to improve student achievement.