CMG

Class Measures, a specialist education consultancy focused on developing and auditing teaching standards and raising student achievement by improving instructional leadership and school organization, was recently acquired by Tribal, a leading provider of services to the public sector in the United Kingdom and over 40 countries worldwide. Massachusetts-based Class Measures has been working with Tribal since 2009 on joint bids and delivery of services and contracts across several US states.

The Tribal and Class Measures affiliation comes at a most exciting time for education reform in America, when federal support and resources are newly available for school turnaround, standards, evaluation, and innovation of all kinds.  With the support of Class Measures, and Tribal’s expertise and experience in these areas, the new entity is well-positioned to partner with schools, districts, and states as a provider of services, advisory, and technology solutions for rapid and sustainable educational improvement.

Tribal has demonstrated extraordinary success in its existing work in the UK and internationally—including the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics, the Greater Manchester Challenge (school turnaround), its work with the UK’s Office for Standards in Education, and Inspirational Schools—which means that they, along with Class Measures, already have the tools, systems, experience and track record to deliver services to the United States, where the initial work will be in Massachusetts, Tennessee, and Chicago.

Class Measures continues to provide services and training in accountability and reviews, Performance Review Program for Initial Licensure (PRPIL), turnaround, and school improvement.  

School Support and Turnaround Services

Without strategy, change is merely substitution, not evolution.

The Class Measures Group (CMG) approach to school improvement combines a focus on short-term gains with laying the foundation for sustainable improvement by empowering schools to lead their own improvement journey.

Through our professional base of highly qualified consultants, including former superintendents, principals, and district level specialists, CMG presents a strong and cost-effective change model that fully involves schools and districts, ensuring that interventions are carefully prioritized, coordinated, and implemented. This cutting-edge model draws on CMG Partner Tribal Group’s strong track record of turning around dozens of under performing schools in under two years—using data, technology, mentoring, and other proven methods—and by working with school leadership to remove barriers to student achievement, while nurturing and supporting excellent teaching and leadership.

What We Do

Class Measures Group (CMG) is a partnership of three specialized consultancy firms from the United States and the United Kingdom who have come together to develop educational improvement programs focused on raising student achievement by improving instructional leadership and school organization. We design all of our consultancy work in collaboration with the school and it is always tailored to improving teaching and learning. Class Measures provides a wide range of educational services to support the mission of the schools including:

• Governance and Organizational Capacity

• Assessment Program Design and Implementation

• Curriculum Alignment and Review

• Strategic Planning and Capacity Building

• Instructional Delivery Systems

• School and Instructional Leadership

• Principal Coaching

• Professional Development Programs

• Analysis of Budget and Resource Use

Class Measures Group provides support and improvement services for all levels of school functioning. For more information, please see the links below:

Service areas

• Teaching and Learning
• Student Support
• Assessment and Data
• Leadership
  
• Governance and Partnership

The CMG Approach

• Class Measures Group creates a focus on short-term gains while laying the foundation for sustainable improvement by empowering schools to lead their own improvement journey. 

• Class Measures Group contracts with trained consultants, including former successful superintendents and principals, and teachers of merit.

• Class Measures Group presents a strong and cost-effective change strategy that fully involves all school stakeholders, ensuring that interventions are prioritized, coordinated, and implemented.