The Center’s services are custom-tailored to the particular challenges
facing all schools striving to become places where students and
teachers succeed.

“One-stop shopping” for schools: The SAME Pathway SM

The Urban Learning and Leadership Center is dedicated to helping schools develop workable
plans to achieve greatness — and to staying with them through the difficult work of
putting those plans to work.

• It brings together in one place the different services schools need to be
  successful.
• It targets all the aspects of a school — from curriculum to culture, leadership
  to scheduling — that must be addressed if achievement is to improve.
• Its experts point the way to proven practices that work, based on sound
  principles and solid research. They can help schools identify and adopt the
  “evidence-based practices” required by No Child Left Behind.
  Instead of trying to impose “one size fits all” solutions on schools of differing needs, ULLC™
  experts help each school find the solution that fits its specific needs and personality.
  ULLC™ experts:
  1. Help schools diagnose what’s working in their school, what’s not, and
     where change is needed.
  2. Help schools develop plans to address those needs that are tailored to a
     school’s distinct situation and goals.
  3. Supply guidance and training as school staff work through the challenging
     task of implementing their plan and getting on the road to success.
     ULLC™ provides:
  • On-site consulting.
  • Training for principals, teachers, and district personnel. This includes training
    specifically designed to help principals become leaders who manage change and
    create professional communities in which teachers are active participants in
    making their schools successful.
  • Technical assistance that doesn’t end when the hard work begins. ULLC™
    experts are available by phone, e-mail, letter, or in person to help as questions
    and problems arise.
  • Membership in a supportive network of educators who are tackling the
    same issues.