Three-Credit Course Rates
Graduate Courses for Administrators
Districts that wish to have the 6-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 II 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 $75 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 (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.  All courses are billed for a minimum charge of 25 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 this rate districts may enroll a maximum of 30 participants. The district is charged an additional $60 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 $50 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 $250 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—Dedham, MA
Deborah Mercer—Dedham, MA
Marilyn Gigliotti—Andover, MA
Jennifer Deane—Milford, MA
Elayne Gumlaw—Springfield, MA
Sheryl Wigdor—Stoughton, MA
Cynthia Marchand—Newton, MA

Professional Development Day Author Keynote Addresses by Dr. William Ribas
The cost for a 1-2.5 hour (at client’s option) keynote address is $2,500 in New England, NY and NJ.  The cost is $3,000 plus travel expenses in the Southeastern and Central U.S., and  $4,000 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