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Alfred's Biography

Alfred, pictured with his wife Angela, is the Captain of Cohort 10. He has experience as an 
educator, Literacy Coach, consultant, professional developer, parent involvement trainer, 
CORE® literacy trainer, Intel Teach to the Future® trainer and Master Teacher.  Alfred is 
the CEO & Sr. Consultant of Innovative Educational Solutions, a stakeholder development
firm. IES offers solutions to the problems that any stakeholder may have. He is also the CEO 
of ABC Assessments, Mississippi's largest online academic assessment service. 
ABC's goal is to provide teachers with instant feedback concerning their students' progress 
via easily accessible online assessments. Our library of tests range from lower elementary 
grade levels to high school.

Summary

Innovative Educational Solutions is a full-service consulting

firm that provides services for schools, school districts,

teachers, daycare centers, and preschools. Our consultants

are experienced and dedicated professionals with many years

 in the educational field. IES is unique in that we give our

clients our undivided attention. We listen to their needs and

work with them to create a professional development they

need. Our clients' wishes become our commands.

Mission

Keeping in tune with the needs of the educators, utilizing the

latest technology and trends, all while ensuring the clients

receive the individual attention they deserve, is the vision and

daily mission of Innovative Educational Solutions.

Professional Services

Our experienced consultants work with

you on a case-by-case basis to determine

 your professional services needs:

·        Change management planning

·        Best practice consulting

·        Process analysis and design

·        System expansion support

·        Custom training

·        Building strategic plans

·        Facilitating institutional assessments

·        Managing professional development and

         evaluations

  ·        School Culture and Climate

  ·        Parental Involvement

COURSES · Proactive Discipline · Classroom Management · Assessment & Instruction · Guided Reading K-3 · Literacy Centers · Comprehension & Reader Response · Literature Circles · Reading Through Writing · An Apprenticeship Approach to Literacy · Standards · Emergent Literacy · Conditions for Learning · Knowing Books For information on how to obtain service, please visit Innovative Educational Solutions.

S.M.A.R.T. Parents

S.M.A.R.T. Parents is a Research-Based Parental

Intervention Model.  S.M.A.R.T. Parents interventions

are as follows:

·         Family Reading

·         Logical and Natural Consequences

·         Keys to Successful Parenting

*   Dealing With Power Struggles in the Family

 <http://www.positiveparenting.com/resources/feature_article_003.html>

*   Children's Feelings

<http://www.positiveparenting.com/resources/feature_article_008.html>

*   Family Meetings

 <http://www.positiveparenting.com/resources/feature_article_009.html>

*   Fighting Siblings - "What Do I Do?"

<http://www.positiveparenting.com/resources/feature_article_010.html>

*   Normal  Development

<http://www.positiveparenting.com/resources/feature_article_011.html>

*   Teens Headed for Trouble: Turning it Around

 <http://www.positiveparenting.com/resources/feature_article_016.html>

*   Boundary-Setting with Your Child's Teachers

<http://www.positiveparenting.com/resources/feature_article_017.html>

* Teenage Development <http://www.positiveparenting.com/resources/feature_article_019.html>