Helpful Services
The following are examples of the types of consultant services Signum could provide
for your school, governing board, development committee or administration. Imagine
how helpful it would be for your school to access experienced, professional advice for
such items as the following:
- New or expanding school development—Advice regarding items to think of and plan for; suggested steps to follow; considerations to avoid, etc. as you construct your school’s development plan
- Obtaining government/Ministry of Education certification/accreditation—Assistance with meeting inspection and other Ministry of Education requirements for your school; suggestions/strategies on various possible ways to meet Ministry standards, etc.
- Board governance—Professional development regarding the role of boards; how to avoid problems associated with school boards that administrate the school and school principals that set policy; how to resolve conflicts and foster positive working relationships between your board and administrators and teachers, etc.
- School budgeting—How to develop, approve and administer your school’s budget; examining why your budget decisions are important contributors to the type of school that is developed, etc.
- Policy development—Consulting, writing and reviewing protocols, policies and procedures fitting for your school. This could include such topics as parental appeal procedure; child abuse reporting protocol; student admission, supervision, discipline, and bullying policies; crisis and emergency management, sexual harassment, class trips, school records policies, etc.
- Job descriptions and contracts—Writing appropriate job descriptions and developing contracts for school principal/headmaster, vice-principals, curriculum coordinators, teachers, secretaries, custodians, bus drivers, etc.
- Hiring and evaluating the school principal—Advertising, interviewing and hiring the most suitable principal for the success of your school
- Educational program development—Developing the best educational program for your school; selecting the most appropriate educational resources; writing course overviews that include content, teaching strategies/learning activities, assessment methods and linkage with British Columbia’s learning outcomes and your school’s educational goals; planning for assessment, use of achievement indicators, etc.
- Teacher hiring, certifying and evaluating—Advertising, interviewing and hiring the most suitable teachers for your school; examining various types of restricted independent school teacher certificate options that would best fit your school’s development plan; designing a teacher evaluation policy that fits your school with appropriate classroom observation, evaluation, growth plans and implementation procedures
- Professional development topics for teachers, administrators and/or board members—Presentations for
conventions or conferences and workshops for
schools, boards, administrators or teachers on a wide range of educational and administrative
topics - School evaluations—Comprehensive school evaluations that are summative or formative in nature; pre-evaluations and advice in preparation for Ministry of Education or other on-site inspections
- Distributed learning programs—Development and implementation of a distributed learning (electronic or partially paper-based distance-delivered) program, including such items as program consideration and review; administration; educational program planning – content, teaching strategies/learning activities, assessment methods, linkage with provincial learning outcomes and your school’s educational goals, hands-on activities, collaborative and oral language experiences; Fine Arts and Physical Education options; standardized testing; application process and compliance indicators for BC provincial inspection, certification and funding; etc.
- Offshore Schools—Development and implementation of an offshore school program including such items as overview presentations, exploratory discussions; processes for successful application, selected applicant status, candidate status and full certification; roles of the British Columbia agent, consultant/service provider, school authority and British Columbia’s Ministry of Education; Memorandums of Understandings between governments and agreements with school authorities; provincial fees; administrative and teacher certification requirements and options; educational program planning – content, teaching strategies/learning activities, assessment methods, linkage with provincial learning outcomes and your school’s educationals goals; pre-inspections for successful BC provincial inspections and certification; etc.
- Mediation and Problem-solving—Consulting to resolve specific problematic situations, mediation services, etc.
- And much more!—Please contact us to discuss.
