Charter School Family and Community

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A diagnostic tool for school leaders to identify alternatives to school-based policing
Critical Questions and Steps for Leaders to Reduce or End School-…
This resource for school and network leaders synthesizes the history…
Toolkits | 12 Jun, 2020
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Charting the Course to Equity: K-12 Leaders of Color and Student Success
This study by the California Charter Schools Association considers the potential positive impacts…
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A Tale of Two Grantees: How AppleTree Institute and Hiawatha Academies Are Using CSP Funds to Make a Difference in…
How have CMOs expanded and replicated high-quality schools? The National Charter School Resource…
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Shifting to At-Home Learning
This toolkit provides school and network leaders with a framework to plan for improving their…

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The Charter Connection - March 2022 Newsletters01 Mar, 2022 A Message from the U.S. Department of Education’s Charter School Programs (CSP) Program Director, Dr. Anna Hinton Every year as we approach the month of February, I inevitably… Read more
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Grants Management, State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Communications, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Student Achievement, Policy Maker, Increasing Achievement, Leadership, Funding
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The Charter Connection - November 2021 Newsletters18 Nov, 2021   First Things First - Thank You! 2021 was full of challenges and triumphs for educators and students as many of you navigated the return to in-person school. In response, NCSRC… Read more
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State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Policy Maker, Opening and Expanding, Policy, Increasing Achievement, English Learners, Leadership, Funding
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Capacity-Building Guide for Founding Native American Charter Schools Toolkits07 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
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Starting a Charter School, State Education Agency, Authorizing, Charter School Management Organizations, At-Risk Students, Charter School Family and Community, Opening and Expanding, Board Governance, Facilities
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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
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Grants Management, State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Policy Maker, Opening and Expanding, Policy, Increasing Achievement, Operations and Compliance, Special Education, English Learners
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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
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Innovative Instruction, Charter School Management Organizations, Charter School Family and Community, Policy Maker, Increasing Achievement
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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
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School Culture, Charter School Management Organizations, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Student Achievement, Opening and Expanding
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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
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State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Policy Maker, Policy, Board Governance, Increasing Achievement, Operations and Compliance, Leadership
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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.
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Colorado Charter Schools, State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Performance Management, Charter School Family and Community
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Special Education 101 for the Charter Sector Webinar 11 Mar, 2021 to 11 Mar, 2021 One goal of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is to "Expand opportunities for students with disabilities (SWDs)... and other traditionally underserved students to attend… Read more
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State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Increasing Achievement, Operations and Compliance, Special Education, Leadership
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The Charter Connection - February 2021 Newsletters18 Feb, 2021 What's Happening Here's what you may have missed from NCSRC in the past few months: Assessing School Quality This NCSRC tool can lead schools' data-driven school improvement… Read more
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Positive Models and Practices, State Education Agency, Authorizing, Charter School Management Organizations, School Community Development, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Policy Maker
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Featured Publications

How 2017-2019 State Entity Grantees Are Using Technical Assistance Set-Aside Funds
Reports | 10 Feb, 2022
Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools, Part 2: The Roles and Perspectives of Charter School Leaders and Board Members
Reports | 04 Oct, 2021
How Charter Schools Can Leverage Community Assets through Partnerships
Reports | 16 Jun, 2021
School Quality Assessment: Where Are You on the Pathway to Success?
Toolkits | 01 Dec, 2020
A Synthesis of Research on Charter School Facilities
Reports | 06 Oct, 2020

Featured News

CSP Announces 2021 Credit Enhancement Grantees
News | 21 Oct, 2021
Credit Enhancement Grants for FY2021 Posted by ED
News | 24 Jun, 2021
Family Engagement Toolkit Featured in NAFSCE Webinar
News | 25 May, 2021
New Blog Post Highlights NSCRC's State Profiles
News | 05 Mar, 2021
FY2020 Grants to Charter School Developers for the Opening of New Charter Schools and for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (CFDA #84.282B/E)
News | 20 May, 2020
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