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Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools Part 1: The Role and Perspective of Charter School Authorizers
Indicators of Distress and What They Mean in the Charter Sector: A Webinar for Charter Sector Stakeholders Introducing…
The Death Spiral: Identifying Early Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools (A Conversation with Authorizers)
Critical Questions and Steps for Leaders to Reduce or End School-Based Policing
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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

Understanding High-Impact Monitoring Findings for SE Grantees
Webinar 21 Jul, 2021 to 21 Jul, 2021
This webinar featured CSP, NCSRC, and WestEd representatives in discussion about monitoring findings within the State Entity (SE) grant program.
Topics of discussion included:
An… Read more

Non-SEA SE Grantee Symposium
Webinar 14 Jul, 2021 to 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

Checklist for Peer Review Plan Elements: A Resource for CSP State Entity Grantees
Toolkits13 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

Checklist for Subgrantee Monitoring: A Resource for CSP State Entity Grantees
Toolkits13 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

Identifying Distress in Charter Schools: A Workshop for Authorizers and State Departments of Education
Webinar 17 Jun, 2021 to 17 Jun, 2021
NCSRC hosted an interactive workshop to support authorizers and state departments of education in using its Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools: Tools to Support… 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