The School District of Philadelphia (SDP) contracted with Knowledge Delivery Systems (KDS) to deliver intensive blended-model professional development (PD) for teachers and leaders in approximately 100 struggling schools from July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2013. The KDS blended-model professional development includes high-impact, rigorous online courses supplemented by onsite coaching.

The program intended to deploy four intensive, blended-model professional development courses: Pyramid Response to Intervention, Assessment and Grading for Student Achievement, and two school-chosen electives. The courses were to be delivered to 4,400 teachers across 100 strategically selected schools.

This evaluation report focuses on the courses that have been completed through April 2013 with a primary focus on the teacher courses.

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