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Class Measures Joins Multi-National Tribal Group Class Measures, was recently acquired by Tribal, a leading provider of services to the public sector in the United Kingdom and over 40 countries worldwide.Class Measures will launch a school inspector training course during the summer of 2010. The American Academy for School Accountability will prepare experienced educators and administrators to conduct school inspections for state departments of education, school districts, and other organizations.For school improvement and turnaround support services, including leadership support, data and assessment, evaluation services, and professional development, please see Class Measures Group Website at www.classmeasuresgroup.comFor information on the IASA School Inspector Training Program, please see the IASA page and course descriptions.Class Measures is a specialist consultancy firm with a focus on raising student achievement by improving instructional leadership and school organization. Our mission is to develop highly qualified teachers and school leaders who educate students to rigorous standards of learning and self-fulfillment and who use effective accountability processes to continuously improve their work.Class Measures has a special interest in accountability at all levels: in the classroom, the school and within administering authorities. Through a network of highly qualified, specially trained consultants, Class Measures works with clients throughout the United States and in Europe in all types of schools. Through the expertise of this team, Class Measures offers a wide range of educational services including: school and district accountability systems design, administrative leadership development, technical assistance to school principals, independent and charter school inspection and consultancy, benchmark auditing for school districts, teacher licensure and mentoring programs, and professional development.Class Measures believes that instructional leadership starts in the classroom and to that end every piece of consultancy work is designed with the client and tailored to improving student learning. Our vision is of educational systems with such diverse and dynamic opportunities for learning that all students graduate with the knowledge and skills to work and live in their societies for the benefit of the global good.