The International Curriculum Management Audit Center is housed at Phi Delta Kappa. Services of the Center include conducting audits and the training of auditors. An expert team of highly trained, independent auditors, who determine the extent of congruence among the written, taught, and tested curricula conduct the audits. The audit compares a district's performance to five standards of effective management. Training programs are designed to prepare participants to conduct internal reviews of their own.
Training can also lead to certification as an auditor.
The Effective Schools Process is one of the approved Comprehensive School Reform models that incorporates the components specified in the Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Program enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1997. The Process enables and empowers administrators, teachers, parents, and students to transform their school. The research-based Effective Schools Process provides the tools to improve student performance and makes the goal of academic excellence achievable. The purpose of the forums is to begin a discussion that will result in the improvement of the public schools. PDK encourages chapters, individual schools, and districts to sponsor and conduct forums.