State Education Agency Resources

Cover of the Capacity-Building Guide for Founding Native American Charter Schools
Toolkits 07 Oct, 2021
Charter schools are a viable option for Native American tribal communities to engage in and support sovereignty and self-determination in education. The charter model affords the… Read More
Cover of the Indicators of Distress Part 2 publication
Reports 04 Oct, 2021
Although school failure and school improvement are complex challenges that look different in different contexts, patterns and trends associated with schools in distress are… Read More
Cover page of the SE Monitoring Handbook
Toolkits 21 Sep, 2021
Monitoring Handbooks explain the purpose of monitoring, the data collection process, program-specific monitoring indicators, and acceptable evidence. Monitoring Handbooks are… Read More
Title slide of the SEA Grants management webinar
Webinar 08 Sep, 2021 - 08 Sep, 2021
NCSRC hosted a two-day symposium focused on grants management for State Education Agency (SEA) grantees in the State Entity (SEP) CSP grant program. The first day explored… Read More
Title slide of the "Understanding High-Impact Monitoring Findings for SE Grantees" presentation.
Webinar 21 Jul, 2021 - 21 Jul, 2021
This webinar featured CSP, NCSRC, and WestEd representatives in discussion about monitoring findings within the State Entity (SE) grant program.
First slide of the Non-SEA symposium
Webinar 14 Jul, 2021 - 15 Jul, 2021
NCSRC held a two-day symposium focused on grantee sharing, lessons learned, grants management, and problems of practice. This event was intended for grantees of the CSP State… Read More
Cover of the Checklist for peer review plan elements
Toolkits 13 Jul, 2021
CSP state entity (SE) grantees must use a peer review process to review and award subgrantee applications for assistance for high-quality charter schools. An SE’s approach to… Read More
Cover of the Checklist for subgrantee monitoring
Toolkits 13 Jul, 2021
SE grantees are expected to regularly perform subgrantee monitoring to ensure proper implementation of subgrant projects and subgrantee use of funds. This checklist is intended as… Read More
Cover of the "Tools to Support Authorizer Data Collection" toolkit
Toolkits 01 Jun, 2021
This toolkit is a self-guided resource for authorizers to identify indicators of distress, audit their current data collection methods for evaluating indicators of distress, and… Read More
Cover of the Starting Strong toolkit
Toolkits Cannata, M., Thomas, G., & Thombre… 04 May, 2021
This report provides guidance, along with a collection of best practices, for individuals or groups interested in starting a new charter school, or for founders with a newly… Read More