The ARC Model™

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The ARC Model™

The ARC Model™ is a systems-based instructional growth framework that aligns strategy implementation, reflective practice, and leadership development to build sustainable classroom excellence.

Unlike one-day workshops or fragmented initiatives, The ARC Model provides a clear, multi-year roadmap for strengthening classroom practice across an entire school.

Why Schools Choose The ARC Model™

Professional development often fails because it lacks alignment, follow-through, and leadership integration.

The ARC Model solves this by:

  • Creating a shared instructional language

  • Aligning walkthroughs and PLCs to strategy implementation

  • Embedding reflection into teacher growth

  • Increasing student engagement and academic rigor

  • Building internal leadership capacity over time

This is not another program.
It is a structured system for sustained instructional growth.

How The ARC Model Works

The ARC Model is implemented over three years through a gradual release structure:

  • Focus: Coherence and consistency across classrooms.

    In Year 1, schools establish a strong instructional foundation.

    Teachers:

    • Implement high-impact strategies consistently

    • Establish clear classroom routines

    • Use structured engagement and discourse protocols

    • Participate in reflection cycles

    Administrators:

    • Align walkthrough look-fors

    • Develop shared instructional language

    • Use reflection data to guide coaching

    • Reduce initiative fatigue

    Outcome: Instructional alignment across classrooms.

  • Focus: Deepening academic thinking and intentional practice.

    In Year 2, schools refine and layer strategies to elevate student learning.

    Teachers:

    • Layer strategies to increase cognitive demand

    • Strengthen academic discourse and writing

    • Use data to refine instruction

    • Embed inquiry structures into lessons

    Administrators:

    • Align PLCs to instructional focus

    • Calibrate expectations for rigor

    • Use walkthroughs as coaching tools

    Outcome: Visible increase in student thinking, discourse, and ownership.

  • Focus: Sustainability and instructional leadership.

    In Year 3, schools build internal systems that sustain growth beyond the partnership.

    Teachers:

    • Facilitate student-led discussions

    • Adapt strategies flexibly

    • Support peer observation and feedback

    • Lead elements of professional learning

    Administrators:

    • Develop teacher leaders

    • Sustain aligned instructional systems

    • Maintain a culture of reflection

    • Earn ARC Certification

    Outcome: Embedded instructional leadership and long-term sustainability.

Optional Acceleration Tracks

Schools may layer on targeted acceleration modules in:

  • Literacy

  • Math Discourse & Problem Solving

These focused 4-module tracks deepen content-specific rigor while remaining aligned to The ARC Model framework.

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