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Beloit board hears two providers propose one-school literacy pilot; district to decide next steps
Summary
Skyrocket Education and Open Literacy presented a proposed three-year, one-school pilot to the Beloit School District board on Jan. 29, detailing a combined leadership-coaching and high-impact 1:1 tutoring model with 60 tutoring slots. Board members asked about alignment with district systems, student selection and long-term sustainability.
Beloit School District board members on Jan. 29 heard presentations from two education providers offering a proposed one-school pilot focused on leadership coaching and high-impact tutoring.
Michael, identified in the meeting as the "CEO and founder of Skyrocket Education," described Skyrocket’s hierarchical coaching frameworks, an initial audit process and intensive on-site support designed to help school leaders, instructional coaches and teachers align practice to measurable outcomes. "I am the CEO and founder of Skyrocket Education," he said, explaining the company starts work with an audit and then supports schools with frequent, site-based coaching and accountability measures. Michael said Skyrocket typically begins with an audit, provides on-site coaching and goal-setting, and expects high partner engagement, describing the arrangement as "high touch." He told the board Skyrocket currently maintains a small core staff and a network of consultants and can scale to work with multiple schools when needed.
Sarah Scott Frank, "the founder and CEO of…
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