Fran Abee Builds on the Success of Award-Winning Program to Expand Services in the Southeast
Oakbrook Terrace, IL (August 19, 2010) - Collaborative Learning Inc., a leader in online instruction planning, curriculum alignment, and improvement services for K-12 schools, announces that Fran Abee, a veteran of school services in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina, has been named Regional Director, Southeast.
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Ms. Abee, former senior executive at Curriculum Advantage, is a curriculum expert for K-12 schools. Her recent focus on cutting-edge School Information Systems software and enterprise-wide data tools for schools brings together her unique expertise with the powerful Curriculum Improvement Studio™ suite of web-based productivity software published by Collaborative Learning.
In her new role, Ms. Abee will be consulting with schools and districts to improve student performance:
- Alignment of Curriculum to Standards, especially the Common Core State Standards
- Alignment of Instruction to Standards, including the Common Core, through web-based Instruction Planning tools
- Real-time assessment of student needs, based on standards, through classroom / curriculum-based assessment
- Professional Development & Custom Consulting in alignment of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment to the Common Core Standards.
Collaborative Learning became a member of the Surveys of Enacted Curriculum (SEC) State Collaborative managed by the Council of Chief State School Officers, Inc. (CCSSO) to further advance student learning through the synthesis of data, research, standards alignment, assessments, and information based on best practices. Collaborative Learning recently announced that the new Common Core State Standards are now available in all published programs.
Learn more about Collaborative Learning's award-winning, standards-based productivity software by contacting Ms. Abee at 770.630.5640,
Frana@clihome.com, or by visiting www.clihome.com.
Collaborative Learning's tools are free to State Departments of Education through their partnership with the CCSSO and the Curriculum Improvement Institute.
About Collaborative Learning Inc.
Collaborative Learning Inc. (CLI) is the leading developer of productivity software that enables schools to plan, monitor, and analyze instruction and curriculum with benchmarks and standards. Since 1999, the Company has been producing programs that improve classroom decision-making for higher student achievement, making schools, teachers, students, and communities more successful. From its roots in curriculum mapping with the pioneering Curriculum Mapper® to the 2009 release of the next-generation Curriculum Improvement Studio™ integrated suite of programs, the Company remains dedicated to outcomes-based planning of instruction, the refinement and publishing of curricula, and the analyzing of student performance, all web-based, in real time. Used by thousands of schools and over 100,000 educators, CLI guarantees successful implementations for every school, with a team of professional development consultants who are experts in curriculum, mapping, instructional planning, and assessment. Additional information about the Company's productivity software is available at www.clihome.com.
