Superintendent Eugene “Mo” Hanks and Crawford Public Schools began using the CLI Model during 21-22 to ensure assessment and instruction are aligned to the local curriculum they are developing for their content areas. This small PreK-12th grade district with an Elementary school and High School located in Northwest Nebraska has 22 teachers who wear many hats while educating around 180 students.

Fairbury Public Schools educates around 900 students within the 3 schools in their rural community located in Southeast Nebraska. Superintendent Dr. Devin Embray, a long-time supporter of the CLI Model, works alongside his team of teacher leaders to develop systems for curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices within the district as they begin developing local curricula for their content areas.

Led by Superintendent Troy Zickefoose, Fremont County School District #6 in central Wyoming began their working with CLI in 2022-2023. As a small, rural school district with less than 390 students K-12, they divide Subject Area Committee assignments between their staff of 41 teachers to make sure all grade levels and classes are represented.

Educating around 1,100 students in Eastern Illinois, Hoopeston Area School District utilizes CLI's systematic approach to direct school improvement efforts in their K-12 district. Curriculum Director, Michelle White has lead the charge in empowering the 83 teachers across 4 schools in their district to use the CLI process to build a capacity for leadership in curriculum, instruction, and assessment.

Superintendent Teresa Chaulk, has been a strong supporter of the CLI Model in her small district in western Wyoming for over a decade. Her staff of 45 teachers who instruct approximately 630 students across three schools K-12, understand that the CLI Model is "just the way we do things here."

Mannheim School District 83, located just outside of Chicago, began partnering with CLI in the Spring of 2023. This K-8 district serves around 2,400 students across four schools, and looks forward to developing a common curriculum framework in all content areas and alignment across the district.

Niobrara County School District #1 in rural Lusk, Wyoming, began using the CLI Model for School improvement in 2021-2022. Superintendent Dan Schmidt supports the curriculum and assessment work for his roughly 85 teachers from across three schools which include 940 students K-12.

Serving just over 400 students in this small, one-school district just outside of Chicago, Pennoyer has partnered with CLI since the 2017-2018 school year to develop aligned curriculum, instruction, and assessment for all content areas. The administration and staff at Pennoyer provide leadership for changes toward improved student learning. Starting in 2021, they began writing curriculum for their Structured Learning programs as well!

With a strong background in PLCs, Dr. Charles Jenks saw the connection between the CLI Model for School Improvement and Professional Learning Communities immediately. The small district with approximately 470 students in western Wyoming began developing curriculum, instruction, and assessments using the CLI Model in 2010-2011 and continues the process with their 45 teachers across four schools K-12 today.

CLI began a partnership with Superior Public Schools in 2018-2019. Located close to the Kansas-Nebraska border, Superior has around 410 students, 40 teachers, and 3 schools serving students PreK-12. Superintendent John Whetzal supports his team of local curriculum leaders who co-facilitate the processes.

We’re happy to continue working with Jodie Garner, Chief Academic Officer, and all of the great educators in this district who have consistently been seeing improvements in assessment scores. A partner since 2014-2015, every content area has gone through the CLI Model and uses a systematic approach to improve teaching.

Thayer Central Community Schools are located in Hebron, Nebraska, and educate around 450 students from South Central Nebraska. The district and Dr. Eric Miller, Superintendent, began a partnership with CLI in 2024. Teacher leaders will focus on developing a local curriculum for all content areas and developing the capacity to utilize those curricular learning targets to measure student progress.

2023-2024 marks Burlington USD 244's 11th year partnering with CLI! This PK-12 district, located in Burlington, Kansas, serves just over 800 students and has used the CLI model to align curriculum at the Elementary, Middle, and High School levels where they have seen both improved learning and increased assessment scores.

Located in Western Kansas, Leoti-Wichita County USD 467, with 385 students PreK-12, 34 teachers, and two schools, is led by Superintendent Lori Maxwell. Superintendent Maxwell brings knowledge of the CLI Model for School Improvement from her previous district and works to incorporate the local history and culture throughout the process.

Superintendent Annie Griffin has been a long time supporter of the CLI Model and looks forward to implementing practices to align curriculum, instruction, and assessment into Washakie County School District #2, a one-school district in rural Wyoming serving just over 100 students in Kindergarten through 12th grade. This year they will focus on developing a local ELA curriculum aligned K-12 while also developing other content areas for 7th-12th grades.