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FastBridge Learning Knowledge Base
By: Rachel Brown, Ph.D., NCSP FastBridge Learning offers many tools to assist educators in using a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) to foster success by all students. There are tools…
Illuminator of the Year 2017 Winners
This year we held our first annual Illuminator of the Year awards ceremony to honor those educators who are using Illuminate to effect significant, positive change for the students we all…
How to Track Progress & Growth with an Accountability Dashboard
Why did we build an Accountability Dashboard? Despite what you’ve heard in the news, ESSA is still around. Even our U.S. Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, is saying that we should…
Illuminator Spotlight: The Golden Valley Charter School Team
Meet the ladies from Golden Valley Charter School Team: Becky Schwartz, Student Services Manager & Illuminate Administrator; Stephanie Lorenz, Assessment Coordinator and Education Support Specialist; Jennifer Hoover, Assessment Coordinator & Educational Support Specialist. We…
Why You Need to “Think Different” About Your SIS
The state of student information systems (SIS) has changed significantly over the past decade. Traditionally, the focus of a student information system was to ensure users can manage different aspects…
FAST™ and CCSS: Friends but not Relations
By: Ed O’Connor, Ph.D. The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) were developed by the National Governor’s Council and offered for possible adoption by U.S. to address the lack of consistency…
How a Low-Achieving School Uses Data to Drive Success
Santee Education Complex is a high school in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), located in South Central Los Angeles. It was built in 2005 with the special distinction…
Becoming Fearless, Serious & Strategic About Equity in Schools
Although President Donald Trump has promised to “make America great again,” the truth is that America has never reached its potential to be a great nation for many U.S. residents.…
5 Reasons Why You Should Attend IEUC 2017
It’s about that time of year… The time when everyone in the Illuminate community—from employees and clients to partners and peers—gathers together in one place to connect, learn, and simply have a…
The Importance of Social-Emotional Learning Assessments and How to Use FastBridge for Universal Screening and Progress Monitoring for Social-Emotional Behavior (SEB) Measures
Written By: Rachel Brown, Ph.D., NCSP and Seth Aldrich, Ph.D. Student success is the result of many factors, including: Positive home and school environments. Effective instruction. Regular feedback on performance.…