Futures Education

Consulting

Futures understands both systemic and specific issues facing school districts when trying to deliver the complex policy and programming of full service special education programs. Sometimes an objective assessment of current programming is the key to producing sustainable improvement.

We know you have tried to make change. We know you can become frustrated about the high demands of special education programming. We know you know that things need to change but, the bad news is:

* most innovation efforts fail,

* many school districts generate too many ideas and execution often is ineffective,

* and sadly, the system of education can be resistant to good ideas.

However, the good news for you is:

* true innovation can be a response to changing conditions,

* true innovation ensures that systems meet the needs of the district, the situation, and the individuals that the system will serve,

* true innovation engages and excites people,

* the topic of true innovation is heating up in the education policy world and,

* you have a partner who understands these aspects of innovation and has the experience to help you achieve it.

Futures delivers a strategic process that promotes visible and measurable innovation for your district. We bring an authentic (unique to your district and its needs) platform of research and analytics that will address your key issues. We structure our process around three key elements:

* Fundamentals—innovative change can’t occur without understanding the fundamentals, the basics, of what is occurring in your special education programs. We examine what is working, what is not working, why processes and beliefs are not working, where the knowledge gaps are occurring, how things can be improved, and who needs to be involved in the improvement process. These frameworks help us to know where to look and what to seek in evaluating current practices.

* Systems—once the fundamentals are identified, Futures creates more efficient systems in order to maximize resources and increase effectiveness for students and staff.

* Education—at Futures, we believe that long-term and effective change cannot occur and be sustained without providing a comprehensive professional development plan for clinicians, teachers, case managers, principals, and other stakeholders. Supporting the people who will most benefit from innovation is critical to the success of effective change.

* Our understanding of special education operations is unparalleled. We offer your district a platform of integrated offerings which creates a unique and comprehensive customer experience.

--Testimonial--

"Anson County Schools made a very deliberate decision conduct a third party assessment of current related services and to implement any corrective action. What resulted was the identification of strategies to contain costs, avoid costs, and save costs. We were also able to increase efficiency and effectiveness of related services. In addition, though not intended, we were able, with Futures expertise, to create a plan to introduce and implement a "co-teaching" model at the middle and high school level to leverage the profound knowledge, experience, ands skill of special educators with content area educators. We were able to create an aggressive capacity building plan for our district's students."

--Greg Firn
Superintendent,
Anson Couty Public Schools, NC

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Contact us today and tell us your district’s concerns, challenges, and where you would like to achieve long-term, impactful change. Call us today at 800-218-9280 or at info@futureshealth.com