IER is a nonprofit organization, affiliated with The Eastern Michigan University Foundation, which stresses results over activity. The IER strives to make all information on school reform public, and to promote collaboration among parents, community members, teachers, and school district personnel. It stresses that school improvement is a flexible, on-going process, and that definitions of success can change over time. He described stakeholders as anyone within the broad school community who is responsible and accountable for student success. Next, by way of a district design team, those definitions are turned into measurable objectives, which become public.
Baseline data is collected and compared to the stated objectives.
Then all district personnel are trained to interpret the data, find patterns, and implement positive change. Measurable results should be evident one year after implementation begins. This culturally diverse urban district illustrates what can be accomplished through the IER reform model. The project began last fall with three major events and promises a full agenda for the next four and a half years. Use Teacher Work Samples to document teacher candidates' abilities to facilitate K-12 student learning.