Educational Support Services (ESS) helps districts, publishers, schools, and education organizations strengthen curriculum quality and standards alignment. We review instructional materials for accuracy, coherence, rigor, accessibility, and usability—then provide clear, actionable recommendations your team can implement.
What we review
- Scope & sequence, unit/lesson coherence, pacing, and vertical alignment
- Standards alignment (codes, coverage, depth, and progression)
- Assessment quality (item validity, rigor, accessibility, and alignment)
- Instructional clarity (teacher guidance, student directions, and learning targets)
- Equity and accessibility supports (including ESL/ELL and bilingual considerations)
- Content accuracy and editorial quality (grammar, consistency, formatting, and visuals)
Standards alignment support
We support alignment and documentation for commonly used frameworks, including:
- NGSS and NGSS-style three-dimensional learning
- State standards (including TEKS and other state-specific standards)
- Common Core and related college/career readiness standards
- International programs (including IB-aligned approaches where applicable)
If you have a custom framework, we can align to your internal standards map and evidence requirements.
What you receive
- Alignment evidence: standards-to-content mapping with notes and gaps
- Quality review findings: strengths, risks, and prioritized recommendations
- Issue log: trackable edits with locations, severity, and proposed fixes
- Implementation-ready guidance: clear next steps for authors, editors, and product teams
- Optional revision support: rewrite/editing to implement agreed updates
Our review process
- Intake and goals: confirm standards set, grade/course scope, and review priorities
- Evidence-based review: evaluate materials against the standards and quality criteria
- Documentation: capture findings in a structured log your team can act on
- Readout: share a summary of key findings, risks, and recommended actions
- Support to implement (optional): rewriting, editing, and verification checks
Typical engagement options
- Rapid review: high-level scan for alignment gaps and priority fixes
- Full alignment review: detailed standards mapping plus quality review
- Assessment review: item-by-item alignment, rigor, accessibility, and sequencing
- Editorial QA: consistency, formatting, terminology, and usability checks
Who we serve
- School districts and charter networks
- Curriculum publishers and edtech providers
- International schools and education partners
- Nonprofits and workforce/learning organizations
Ready to improve curriculum quality and alignment?
Tell us what you’re building, reviewing, or revising—and we’ll recommend the right level of review and deliverables for your timeline.
FAQ
What formats do you work with?
We review PDFs, Google Docs, Word files, spreadsheets, and LMS-ready content. We can work with teacher guides, student materials, assessments, and ancillary resources.
Do you provide an alignment document?
Yes. We can create or validate a standards alignment map and provide evidence notes and gaps for revision.
Can you implement the edits?
Yes. Many clients use us for both the review and the revision/verification cycle.