Contact: Bill Wade, Ed.D., 601.987.9187 or bwade@jbhm.com
Beray Thigpen , 601.987.9187, 601.259.3261or bthigpen@jbhm.com
Local Success:
“This is my third year to work with JBHM. My experience with them has only been positive. Dr. Evans has gone the extra mile with us many times and truly helps us any way we need. The teachers that work with JBHM see the results at test time.”
Patsy Brewer
Assistant Principal
Harrison County Schools, MS
In Mississippi, JBHM has served:
Districts Service(s)
Aberdeen Professional Development, Special Education
Amory Professional Development
Attala County Special Education
Bay St. Louis - Waveland Special Education, Professional Development, Standards Based Instruction
Brookhaven Special Education
Choctaw County Administration/Central Office Support
Choctaw Tribal Schools Standards Based Instruction
Clarksdale Standards Based Instruction, Vocational Education, Teacher Coaching
Coahoma County Standards Based Instruction
Columbia Special Education, Standards Based Instruction
Columbus Standards Based Instruction, School Improvement, Special Education
Covington County Teacher Coaching, Special Education
Desoto County Federal Programs
Drew Standards Based Instruction, School Improvement
Durant Public Teacher Coaching, School Improvement
East Jasper Standards Based Instruction
East Tallahatchie Professional Development
Forest Special Education
Forrest County Special Education
Franklin County Special Education
Greenwood Professional Development, School Improvement
Gulfport Standards Based Instruction
Harrison County Standards Based Instruction, Special Education, Federal Programs
Hattiesburg School Improvement
Holly Springs Special Education
Holmes County School Improvement, Standards Based Instruction
Indianola School Improvement
Itawamba Special Education
Jackson County Standards Based Instruction
Jefferson County Teacher Coaching, Standards Based Instruction, Principal Mentoring/Admin
Jefferson Davis Special Education, School Improvement
Lauderdale County Federal Programs
Leake County Professional Development, School Improvement
Leflore County School Improvement
Long Beach Special Education
Louisville Special Education, Staff Development, School Improvement, Standards Based Instruction
Lowndes County Special Education
Lumberton Public Teacher Coaching
Marion County School Improvement
Marshall County Special Education, Standards Based Instruction
Meridian Public Standards Based Instruction, Special Education,
Administration/Central Office Support, School Improvement, Teacher Coaching, Principal Mentoring
Moss Point Professional Development - TESA, Federal Programs,
Vocational Education, Professional Development,
Standards Based Instruction, School Improvement
Natchez Adams Federal Programs
Neshoba County Principal Mentoring
Newton County Standards Based Instruction
North Panola Standards Based Instruction
Noxubee County School Improvement, Standards Based Instruction
Ocean Springs Standards Based Instruction
Oktibbeha County Professional Development, Special Education,
Standards Based Instruction, School Improvement
Pass Christian Standards Based Instruction, Special Education, Professional Development
Pearl Public Professional Development
Pontotoc County English Teacher Coach
Quitman Consolidated School Improvement, Standards Based Instruction
Shaw School Improvement
Simpson County Standards Based Instruction
South Pike Professional Development, School Improvement, Standards Based Instruction
Starkville Special Education, Standards Based Instruction
Stone County Special Education, Standards Based Instruction
Sunflower County Teacher Coaching
Tate County Standards Based Instruction, Professional Development
Union Public School District Standards Based Instruction
Walthall County Professional Development, Standards Based Instruction
West Bolivar Standards Based Instruction
Wilkinson County Principal Mentoring, Special Education, School Improvement, Standards Based Instruction
Yazoo City Special Education, Professional Development
Services currently offered in Mississippi include:
School Performance Initiative (School Improvement)
Consultant works side-by-side with the principal in the school approximately two days/week. Consultation is based on four critical research-driven elements: implementation of a guaranteed curriculum, increasing student academic learning rates, improving school climate, and frequent monitoring of student achievement. The project liaison also provides project management and on-site consultation as needed.
Administrative Coaching Initiative
Highly qualified administrative coach provides on-site consultation and one-on-one embedded professional development for principals or superintendents, focusing on leadership strategies to for the implementation of a guaranteed curriculum, increasing student academic learning rates, improving school climate, and frequent monitoring of student achievement.
Special Education Initiative
Specialists provide on-site district and/or school consultation and support with focus on classroom instruction, monitoring of student academic progress and quality educational programming. Services include but are not limited to: classroom observation & mentoring, review of referral process, development of appropriate IEPs, effective inclusion practices, and managing AYP issues.
Inclusion Services
Improving academic performance of students with disabilities requires school districts to focus on increasing students’ access to regular education settings. Effective inclusion leads to quality instruction for all students when regular and special education teachers are well prepared to work collaboratively. Services include scheduling teachers and students, preparing students for grade-level benchmark assessment, differentiating instruction, implementing accommodations and modifications, implementing co-teaching practices, monitoring progress, and grading student performance.
Federal Programs Assistance
Specialists provide on-site technical assistance in implementing NCLB Act of 2001, help in identifying federal funding sources, assistance with program evaluation and federal/state liaison services.
Academic Review & Analysis
An audit team comprised of successful educational leaders trained in the audit process will conduct personnel interviews, classroom observations, review and analysis of documents to examine school leadership, instructional practices and curricula impacting student achievement. A detailed report outlining specific findings and recommendations is provided upon completion of the audit.
Struggling Learners Initiative
Support is provided to schools and staff to identify, understand, address, and close the achievement gap. A Specialist provides an evaluation of student deficiencies and helps teachers design and implement intervention strategies for struggling learners in order to receive full benefit from any school services (tutoring, after school, classroom intervention, etc.) targeting struggling learners.
Professional Development
Individualized professional development for teachers and administrators can be designed and delivered. Most sessions are available for continuing education credits.
Mississippi's Professional Development Catalog
TESA Training
Teacher Expectations for Student Achievement is designed to modify the way teachers interact with students through heightened awareness of how perceptions affect their expectations. Results of classroom research shows that use of TESA interactions improves student academic performance, gender and diversity awareness, attendance, classroom climate and reduces student discipline problems.
TESA Manuals for each participant and five 3-hour training/monitoring sessions are provided.
Teacher Coaching Initiative
Highly qualified teacher coaches provide on-site consultation and one-on-one embedded professional development, including modeling and mentoring of best practices, for classroom teachers. Available in all content areas for both primary and secondary schools.
Middle Grades Reading Initiative: Mentoring & Materials (6th-9th grades)
Standards-Based Instruction
Reading specialists have identified effective reading strategies for adolescents who can call words but who struggle with comprehension. Reading coaches mentor teachers on applying these strategies with reading teachers and/or teachers of other subject areas. Materials include non-fiction and fiction resources as well as coaching for applying strategies to any text. We recommend no less than 11 days of coaching for a small school with only 2 Reading teachers and 0 non-Reading teachers. We recommend no less than 21 days for an average school with 2 Reading teachers and 4 non-Reading teachers.
ACT* Up
The ACT*Up materials and teacher support are designed to increase student scores in multiple areas of the ACTÒ in order to broaden their choices in the next level of their education. Materials include hands-on classroom activities and lesson planning guides focused on content found on the ACTÒ. This program goes beyond traditional ACTÒ preparation through a scheduled class for which students can receive Carnegie Units in certain states.
