Why Upside Down Education
As executive educational consultants, Upside Down Education approaches school success with student success as the goal. We work together to:
1. Analyze the problem.
2. Design learning strategies and evaluation methods.
3. Provide hands-on support.
4. Implement the plan to solve.
5. Follow up and review.
We're not your typical school success support
Statistics show conventional, conveyor-belt-type approaches to school needs aren't working. Upside Down Education finds success in focusing on creating unique and individualized pathways for schools to achieve the success they know they can reach.
Having extensive experience and success in creating exceptional ways to meet school needs, the founder, Dr. Tracie Salgado, has developed one-of-a-kind skills in creating school improvement opportunities for schools by diving deep into what a school needs, who the key players are, what success systems are in place, and what can benefit from change.
Meaningful participants work together to create the who, what, why, and how to create buy-in. Together, changes are made and success is proven.
Disrupting Education to Strengthen Schools, Expand Access, and Advance Student Success.
Proven Support
Upside Down Education has proven success in Alaska, Arizona, California, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Texas, Wisconsin, and Virginia:
River Forest, IL: Create and implement school-wide Zones of Regulation to help stabilize student behavior through consistent language and expectations.
Lincoln, NE: Analyze NWEA student data to create and implement a brand-new MTSS to improve student outcomes through Universal Design for Learning.
Wausau, WI: Observe, test, and provide usable and meaningful interventions to improve student support for three students.
Wausau, WI: Assess current school culture with three-person school team to create a new support program for five students with learning disabilities.
Rochester, MN: One day meet with teachers struggling with classroom behaviors, next day present findings, and work with staff to implement school-wide behavior improvement process.
Northern Kansas: Work with school administrators to develop ongoing, year-long teacher-directed professional development.
School-specific professional development projects: CA, AZ, TX, KS
National Conference presentations: MTSS, accommodations/modifications, classroom management, Executive Functioning skills, reading interventions, math interventions, John Hattie principles
Frankenmuth, MI: lead developer for 3-day teacher conference, including finding and contracting with keynote and break-out speakers, designing schedule, assisting in registration
