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Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools Part 1: The Role and Perspective of Charter School Authorizers
Critical Questions and Steps for Leaders to Reduce or End School-Based Policing

Charting the Course to Equity: K-12 Leaders of Color and Student Success
A Tale of Two Grantees: How AppleTree Institute and Hiawatha Academies Are Using CSP Funds to Make a Difference in…
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Monitoring Handbook for Charter Management Organization (CMO) Grantees - FY19 Grantees
Toolkits21 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

Monitoring Handbook for Developer Grantees - For FY18 and FY19 Grantees
Toolkits21 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

The Charter Connection - August 2021
Newsletters24 Aug, 2021
Back-to-School Supports for English Learners
English Learners (ELs) were tremendously impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and require special consideration as schools prepare for a… Read more

A Strategic City-Based Framework for Effectively and Efficiently Educating Students with Disabilities
ReportsLauren Morando Rhim23 Jul, 2021
The Center for Learner Equity published a framework that introduces critical components of a strategic, city-based framework, along with details regarding how this can lead to… Read more

Doing What’s Best For Kids: Breakthrough’s Response to the Pandemic
Publication Rebeca Diaz01 Jul, 2021
Breakthrough Public Schools received a CSP dissemination grant to share best practices related to facilities. When schools closed do to COVID, Breakthrough shifted practices to… Read more

How Charter Schools Can Leverage Community Assets through Partnerships
Reports16 Jun, 2021
Community partnerships empower charter schools by strengthening their capacity to serve the needs of students, families, and staff through deliberate partnerships with community-… Read more

Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools: Tools to Support Authorizer Data Collection
Toolkits01 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

Starting Strong: Best Practices in Starting a Charter School
ToolkitsCannata, M., Thomas, G., & Thombre, Z., Vanderbilt Peabody College04 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

Colorado Charter School Guidebook 2021-2022
ToolkitsColorado Charter School Institute01 May, 2021
The CSI Guidebook is designed to support CSI School Leaders and school staff.

Restorative Practice Toolkit: Promoting Attachment Regulation Competency & Health
ToolkitsFinger Lakes Community Schools22 Apr, 2021
The resources provided in this toolkit are a compilation of collective restorative practice training efforts, including best-practice tools from Partners in Restorative… Read more