Three-Credit Course Rates
Graduate Courses for Administrators

Districts that wish to have the 6-day (or 5 extended day) Teacher Evaluation That Works I course (graduate course, 3 credits) are billed $900 per administrator for full-day sessions (plus textbooks and handout notebook). The course is billed for a minimum charge of 25 administrators.  This rate includes a guided observation for all administrators with pairs of administrators and the instructor.   Districts who wish to schedule a course in 12 half-day sessions are billed $950 per participant.  Districts may schedule the course without the guided observation component at a cost that is $225 less per person than those quoted above.

Districts that wish to have the 6-day Teacher Evaluation That Works course (graduate course, 3 credits) are billed $675 per administrator for full-day sessions (plus textbooks and handout notebook). The course is billed for a minimum charge of 25 administrators.  Districts who wish to schedule a course in 12 half-day sessions are billed $725 per participant.  Those districts that have taken Teacher Evaluation That Works I use the books and notebook from that course and need only purchase the book Inducting and Mentoring Teachers New to the District.

Districts who specifically request Dr. Ribas should add $100 per person to each course rate.

Graduate Course for Teachers
Districts that wish to have the 6-day teacher course, Current Research and Practice in Standards Based Teaching and Differentiated Instruction or the 6-day Skills for Working Effectively in Professional Learning Communities (graduate course, 3 credits), are billed $370 per teacher for full-day sessions (plus book and handout notebook).  Districts who wish to schedule the course in 12 half-day sessions are billed $430 per participant. Online courses are $400 per person.  All live courses are billed for a minimum charge of 25 teachers. All online courses are billed for a minimum of 16 teachers.

Fitchburg State College assesses an additional charge of $255 for three graduate credits,* payable directly to Fitchburg State College.  Online courses must be taken for graduate credit and have a $15 per person Fitchburg State College technology fee.  Plymouth State University and Southern New Hampshire University have higher per credit costs.

One-Credit Course Rates
Graduate Course for Teachers

Districts who wish to have the 3-day teacher course, Standards Based (Mastery) Unit and Lesson Planning and Managing the Differentiated Instruction Classroom (graduate course, 1 credit) are billed for three days at the daily workshop rate, noted on the next page (plus book and handout notebook).

Fitchburg State College assesses an additional charge of $170 for one graduate credit,* payable directly to Fitchburg State College.

 * The college reserves the right to increase their credit fees.

Workshop Rates

The standard workshop rate for the consultant is $1,500 per day for teacher training and $1600 per day for administrator training. For this rate districts may enroll a maximum of 30 participants. The district is charged an additional $50 per participant per day for each participant in excess of 30. The half-day rate (3 hour workshop) is $1,000. The district is charged an additional $30 per participant per day for each participant in excess of 30.

  Workshops that require consultant travel between 1 and 2 hours from the consultant’s home are an additional $100 per full day or half day. Workshops that require consultant travel between 2 and 3 hours from the consultant’s home are an additional $200 per full day or half day. Workshops that require the consultant to travel more than 3 hours from the consultant’s home are an additional $300 per full day.  Consecutive days at sites more than 1 hour from the consultant’s home require reimbursement for meals and lodging.

Districts who specifically request Dr. Ribas should add $200 per day to each workshop/consulting rate. Please be aware that Dr. Ribas only does full day courses and workshops.

Consulting Rates

Each 8 hours of consulting is billed at $1,500 per day. Contracts for less than 8 hours are billed at the half-day rate for the first 1 to 4 hours and at the full-day rate for 4 to 8 hours. Consultant travel time is counted as 1 billable hour for every 2 hours of travel. Consultant home locations can be found below.

Home Sites From Which Consultant Rates are Calculated

William Ribas                             Dover, MA

Deborah Mercer                         Westwood, MA

Jennifer Deane                            Milford, MA

Elayne Gumlaw                           Springfield, MA

Sheryl Wigdor                             Stoughton, MA

Cynthia Marchand                       Newton, MA

Carol Gregory                             West Springfield, MA

Professional Development Day Author Keynote Addresses With Two Implementation Workshops by Dr. William Ribas

The cost for a 1-2.5 hour (at client’s option) keynote address is $5,500 in New England, NY and NJ.  This includes a pre-address and post address workshop with the building principals. The cost is $6,500 plus travel expenses in the Southeastern and Central U.S., and $7,500 plus travel expenses in the Western U.S. and Canada.

Books and Materials
Teacher Supervision and Evaluation That Works!!, 2011 edition
under 30 copies—$54.95 plus 12% shipping and handling
30+ copies—$49.95 plus 8% shipping and handling

Instructional Practices That Maximize Student Achievement: For Teachers, By Teachers, 2010 edition 
under 30 copies—$54.95 plus 12% shipping and handling
30+ copies—$49.95 plus 8% shipping and handling

Inducting and Mentoring Teachers New to the District
under 30 copies—$39.95 plus 12% shipping and handling
30+ copies—$34.95 plus 8% shipping and handling

Handout notebook for administrator courses and workshops
$25.00 each

Handout notebook for teacher and paraprofessional
courses and workshops
$22.50 each