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The purpose of the Alliance for Building Capacity in Schools (ABCS) Registry is to connect schools that want to improve (especially high priority schools) with academic coaches who can help them meet the school improvement requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act and Michigan’s Education Yes! accreditation process.

Each of the coaches that you will find on this Web site was trained by ABCS and assessed by an independent panel of Michigan Department of Education staff and other education professionals. ABCS coaches are veteran educators with a variety of experience and expertise in areas such as:

Data analysis Instructional practices Parent & community involvement Classroom management Curriculum design & alignment

School improvement planning Leadership & administration Professional development Mathematics English language arts

The training of the academic coaches was funded by a competitive grant from the Michigan State Board of Education. ABCS is a collective effort of the organizations listed below.

Find a Coach

Select an available coach for your region and type of school. To narrow your search further, choose additional types of expertise that you seek.

How to Pay for a Coach

Find out about what funds schools or districts can use to contract an academic coach.

ABCS is a collaborative effort of the following organizations:

Kalamazoo Public Schools Michigan Association of School Administrators Michigan Association of School Boards Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals Michigan Business Leaders for Education Excellence Michigan Congress of Parents, Teachers, and Students Michigan Education Association

Michigan Elementary and Middle School Principals Association Michigan Federation of Teachers and School Related Personnel Michigan State University (which also serves as the fiscal agent) Middle Cities Education Association SPEC Associates (contracted outside evaluators) The University of Michigan

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