The Center
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better strategies
which support
children through
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of learning.
Since 1992, the Center for Learning & Development (CLD) has been investigating on research-based interventions for the struggling learner. Many of our findings have been pulled together to design an award-winning program known as
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Grand Central Station (GCS).
Through a dissemination grant from the Governor’s Office, CLD is partnering with regional service centers so that schools across the state have the opportunity to receive intensive implementation training on the GCS model. In addition, open training sessions are offered each fall for a fee
(see 'GCS Campus Implementation: Estimated Costs Worksheet' below).
GCS is a supportive learning environment housed within a state-of-the-art learning "hub". Designed with four levels of intensity of intervention, GCS has become an effective Response-to-Intervention (RtI) service delivery model for elementary and secondary schools alike. It is multi-funded so that it can serve any student who struggles academically regardless of their label or lack thereof. Since the spring of 2000, the program has been able to decrease the failure rate for at-risk students in fully-implemented GCS labs by an average of 60 - 70%. In 2003, the program was named as a Best Practice in Region 12 and received the prestigious Promising Practices award from the Texas Education Agency. To date, over 200 schools have received intensive training on the implementation of this model program.
GCS Overview [467KB - ADOBE ACROBAT]
GCS: A Closer Look [126KB - ADOBE ACROBAT]
GCS Program Data [60KB - ADOBE ACROBAT]
GCS Campus Implementation: Estimated Costs Worksheet [108KB - ADOBE ACROBAT]
Steps for Adoption & Implementation [181KB - ADOBE ACROBAT]
9-Day Implementation Training Series [132KB - ADOBE ACROBAT]
GCS Recommended Technology Support [169KB - ADOBE ACROBAT]
Software Bundle Discounts [134KB - ADOBE ACROBAT]
Software Order Form [57KB - ADOBE ACROBAT]
Program Testimonials
Training Series Testimonials
Click here to watch the GCS Orientation Video!
Grand Central Station Teachers:
Click here to go to the GCS Teacher Resources Page!
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