Consulting

Get guidance to advance learning for everyone.

At Skyrocket, we specialize in providing tailored consulting services to help schools achieve their full potential. From enhancing instructional programs to streamlining operations, our comprehensive solutions are designed to meet your unique needs.

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Professional Development

Investing in the development of staff is essential for both teacher and student retention. We will work with you to build a training program that ensures your faculty are equipped to support students in an ever-changing world.

We design custom Professional Development experiences around the unique needs, goals, and pain points of your school community. Examples of topics we’ve tackled for clients include: Pandemic Re-Engagement Strategies, Student Math Anxiety, and Amplifying Student Voice in the Classroom. In addition to tailored topic materials, we can deliver your customized content in a variety of formats: in-person on-site, in-person off-site, live virtual, virtual on-demand, or a hybrid series.

Contact us to get started on your custom Professional Development experience!

Upcoming Live Professional Development Events

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The goal of the Equity Summit is to provide a necessary space for educators to reflect, learn, share, and practice strategies to better support all students. At Skyrocket, we strive to amplify the voices of all educators committed to developing and engaging in equitable practices.

Diverse Learning Communities

Here at Skyrocket, we are deeply passionate about advancing the greater educational landscape into one that provides equitable access to every student. We offer short or long-term consulting arrangements to clients who may be looking to increase the effectiveness of their programming for student subgroups, independently or as a part of CA School Improvement Planning.

Special Education Consulting

While we don’t provide any direct-to-student services, Skyrocket is available to consult with school administrators on improvements to Special Education systems of support and representation.

Special Education Local Plan Area

Depending on your unique needs, Skyrocket can assist with the transition to a new SELPA and or act as a representative of your school or district for SELPA related matters.

SELPA applications

Meeting attendance

Correspondence

Simple measures to safeguard your school

The Skyrocket Special Education Department can support you with recommendations to improve your data management procedures and reduce the incidence of credible legal claims. Additionally, we consult on:

Matters of due process

Policy development, ie. Child Find

Mandated reports

Your trusted adviser for all things SpEd

You can rely on us to keep you informed of state-level legislative changes or educational code revisions that impact Special Education requirements.

Video and email announcements

Staff training and PD

Ongoing SpEd staff support and mentorship

English Learner Program Consulting

Whether you’re experiencing the need to expand your program from an increase in enrollment of English learners or the need to identify effective strategies to support English learner student outcomes in your school-wide plans, the Skyrocket ELD team can help! We offer in-depth expertise in English language program design to ensure you meet all your accountability requirements while offering a robust set of English language development options.

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ELD Master Plans

Consult with us to craft your ELD Master Plan so that it details all your program elements and with the confidence that it aligns with state and federal guidelines.

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Program Design

From curriculum selection to compliance processes, we will work with you so that your ELD program is not only comprehensive, but tailored to fit the needs of your students.

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Classification

Feel confident that your students are are receiving the appropriate services and that staff are properly trained to administer proficiency assessments. Experiencing a Federal Progress Monitoring audit? Give us a call!

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Staff Training

From topics such as SIOP methods and parent committees to reclassification protocols and post monitoring tools, we can build a customized training plan to meet your unique needs.

Climate Analysis

Creating a baseline for understanding school climate requires in-depth analyses of stakeholder (teachers, staff, students, parents) perceptions. For this purpose, we’re fans of employing dynamic qualitative surveys and comparing the results across various subgroups and social determinants.

One of the benefits of partnering with Skyrocket for this work is that we can compare the results of your school stakeholder surveys to similar surveys we’ve performed for other clients, as well as to national standards (such as those utilized in Gallup Student Polls), allowing us to produce a dimensional appraisal of your school’s performance in key areas.

Survey & Analysis Process

Additional Analysis Methods

In addition to quantitive surveys to assess school climate, Skyrocket specialized in the collection and analysis of several types of data:

You may wish to use quantitative surveys to establish benchmarks prior to a major initiative rollout, and at various milestones during and after completion to measure the project’s impact or reception.

 

Qualitative data can augment quantitative findings by digging deeper into the why and how of a topic. Common modalities include one-on-one interviews, stakeholder focus groups, and observational studies of school community operations and activities.
If you are considering expansion or having trouble with recruitment, we can provide an assessment of competitive saturation and identify potential market opportunities.
With advanced mapping software, we can analyze any geographical data (population density, custom address lists, transportation routes, municipal boundaries, etc.) to produce recommendations regarding prospective campus properties.
Let us know the topic you have in mind and we’ll find a way (or many ways) to tackle it!

Multi-Year Planning

For administrators interested in laying the groundwork for substantial and tangible school improvement, we offer consulting services that are customizable based on your vision and budget. From memorialization to stakeholder event coordination and plan implementation, we can be involved in any or every aspect of the multi-year strategic planning process.

Building a roadmap for success


Skyrocket senior leadership is excited to lead you and your school community through a multi-year planning process. Among the deliverables for such work, we will want to help you define critical plan elements in a concise written document:

  • Measurable objectives and key milestones
  • Complete list of actionable steps (with timeline) required to ensure a successful outcome
  • Project champions, contributors, and allies

Engage your stakeholders in the process


We will partner with you to develop the content and agenda for your planning event. You may wish to include your brainstorming activities, breakout PD sessions, or SWOT development. If desired, we can emcee and moderate the day’s activities and take point on event logistics:

  • Venue selection, decor, A/V
  • Attendee registration
  • Set-up and decor, event tear-down

Leverage Skyrocket’s robust talents


While it might be easy enough to name your goals and identify a target date, the most difficult planning question to answer is usually: How do we get there? Enter our incredible Operations Team! Their job is to fill in the actionable sections of your planning framework and connect you to departments and staff members who can deliver results in specific areas.

Prospective Areas of Wraparound Support:

  • Student Records Management
  • College & Career Preparation
  • Curriculum Consulting
  • Special Education, English Learners
  • Professional Development
  • Student Recruitment

Building a roadmap for success

Skyrocket senior leadership is excited to lead you and your school community through a multi-year planning process. Among the deliverables for such work, we will want to help you define critical plan elements in a concise written document:

Measurable objectives and key milestones

Complete list of actionable steps (with timeline) required to ensure a successful outcome

Project champions, contributors, and allies

Engage your stakeholders in the process

We will partner with you to develop the content and agenda for your planning event. You may wish to include your brainstorming activities, breakout PD sessions, or SWOT development. If desired, we can emcee and moderate the day’s activities and take point on event logistics:

Venue selection, decor, A/V

Attendee registration

Set-up and decor, event tear-down

Leverage Skyrocket's robust talents

While it might be easy enough to name your goals and identify a target date, the most difficult planning question to answer is usually: How do we get there? Enter our incredible Operations Team! Their job is to fill in the actionable sections of your planning framework and connect you to departments and staff members who can deliver results in specific areas.

Prospective Areas of Wraparound Support:

Student Records Management

College & Career Preparation

Curriculum Consulting

Special Education, English Learners

Professional Development

Student Recruitment

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Financial Consulting

A healthy budget is the keystone of any thriving school district. However, changes – some foreseen, some unforeseen – in local population trends, state mandates, community values, and facility utility can make year-over-year budget management a monumental challenge. Our Business Management team is dedicated to helping Skyrocket clients break budgets down into manageable decisions.
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Budget Analysis

We will take an overall appraisal of your school’s finances to determine both short and long-term fiscal health.

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Internal Audits

Want to avoid an external audit finding? We recommend regular internal audits to ensure fidelity and compliance.

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Spending & Savings Plans

Our team will identify cost-cutting opportunities and can assist with monthly recalibration of SB740 budgets.

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Special Projects

From ELO grants to COVID relief funds to CAPEX projects, we can help you prepare for major expenses or funding influxes.

Charter Petitions and Renewals

Many of Skyrocket’s founding members have roots in alternative public education and are passionate about school choice. As a firm, we have extensive experience assisting charter school clients with petition writing and renewal processes.

Prospective Contributions:

Content Research

New charter petition document drafting or editing

Charter renewal document drafting and editing

Process management and stakeholder alignment

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Curriculum

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