Our clients are talented and committed individuals and organizations who share a passion for improving the lives of young people. The common thread of our consulting work involves using our experience and expertise to raise the potential of our client so that they are empowered to increase the potential of their clients – thus creating exponential results.

We help leverage our clients’ abilities in four distinct–yet often interconnected–areas and each of these areas is strengthened by our commitment to focused Outreach.

Teaching is not a job; it is a calling. Our classrooms are filled with students of varying levels of academic preparation who come from many different home situations, with different language abilities, and diverse cultural backgrounds. But they all have one thing in common: given a well-prepared, well-trained, and caring teacher, they can ALL learn and they can ALL make significant academic progress while in your classroom.

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Our motto, Choose College: Not Just 4 Years, Choose College 4 Life speaks to the belief that education doesn’t end in high school rather it is a lifelong journey for all. We believe that all students have the ability to academically succeed and pursue post secondary education if provided with resources, information, guidance, and support. To that end, Choose College services include youth and family programming, a public awareness campaign, and college going resources and materials.

Throughout the summer and academic school year, R.T. Fisher lends our expertise by advising the program participants and families through the often-confusing waters of the college admission and financial aid processes. R.T. Fisher staff assists students in researching and selecting colleges that fit their criteria and helps them develop a competitive college portfolio.

To help them reach their college goal, R.T. Fisher provides Standardized Test Preparation courses aimed at enhancing success with the SAT and ACT college entrance exams. Because we understand that the choice to attend college is often a family decision, R.T. Fisher also provides parent workshops aimed at increasing parent knowledge of the college admissions and financial aid processes.

SMASH provides college preparation and educational support services to high-achieving, low-income students of color from the Bay Area including a five-week residential program where students attend rigorous classes at UC Berkeley.

R.T. Fisher staff developed course content and materials, provided teacher training for SMASH teachers, and facilitated Standardized Test Preparation courses for students. The test prep classes familiarized students with the content, structure, timing, and test preparation techniques for the SAT and ACT which resulted in higher test scores for the students taking these college entrance exams.

The inaugural Dream Deferred Conference was an unqualified success and participants have returned to four subsequent Dream Deferred Conferences to continue to discuss the issues and explore options to help resolve these critical issues.

R.T. Fisher has assisted College Board in the planning, development and implementation of each Dream Deferred conference by providing pre-conference and on-site management services including developing workshop content, securing presenters, developing conference support materials, facilitating pre-conference and conference session, and assisting with on-site registration and conference management.

R.T. Fisher also developed After-School Homework Centers for the general sixth through eighth grade school population. Based on the success of these programs the district has since contracted with R.T. Fisher Educational Enterprises to develop and implement after-school programs at Edendale for the next five years.

In the first year of the contract, R.T. Fisher has enhanced the academic productivity of After-School Program by providing daily homework centers, weekly college workshops for middle school students, hands-on academic and career-oriented courses and recreational programs and events. We will continue to evaluate, fine-tune, and evolve these after school programs to meet the changing needs of our students.

With the goal of maximizing parent participation at a series of five family workshops over a 10-week period, R.T. Fisher staff developed a multi-pronged campaign of direct contact. Utilizing a contact-intensive program of direct mail, follow-up phone calls, pre-workshop reminder calls, post-workshop evaluation surveys, and personal reinforcement on workshop days, we were able to maintain and build parental commitment to the program. This focused approach paid off as parental participation and session-to-session retention rates far exceeded initial expectations. But in the end, the real winners are the students who gained an informed advocate for their college aspirations.