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Leading in the Unknown: A Self-Guided Learning Experience Focused on Leadership

Introduction Strong leadership skills are essential for charter…

Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools Part 1: The Role and Perspective of Charter School Authorizers

Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools labels and categorizes the indicators of…

Indicators of Distress and What They Mean in the Charter Sector: A Webinar for Charter Sector Stakeholders Introducing…

Charter school stakeholders from across the country joined together to explore findings from NCSRC’…

The Death Spiral: Identifying Early Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools (A Conversation with Authorizers)

Charter school authorizers from across the country joined together to explore the findings of NCSRC…

A diagnostic tool for school leaders to identify alternatives to school-based policing

Critical Questions and Steps for Leaders to Reduce or End School-Based Policing

This resource for school and network leaders synthesizes the history of school-based policing since…

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A Strategic Approach to School Improvement Using the Four Domains Webinar30 Jun, 2020 to 30 Jun, 2020 "Empathy and sympathy cannot lead to academic apathy. COVID is the catalyst for all to refine schools." -Quest Academy Wondering how your peers are tackling school improvement in the wake… Read more

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Charter School Management Organizations, Opening and Expanding, Operations and Compliance, Leadership

A Tale of Two Grantees: How AppleTree Institute and Hiawatha Academies Are Using CSP Funds to Make a Difference in Their Communities Webinar29 Jul, 2020 to 29 Jul, 2020 How have CMOs expanded and replicated high-quality schools? The National Charter School Resource Center connected with leaders from AppleTree Institute and Hiawatha Academies to find out… Read more

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State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Charter School Family and Community, Policy Maker, Opening and Expanding, Increasing Achievement, Operations and Compliance, English Learners, Leadership

SE Grantee Profiles Profiles Read about the SE grants to the Indiana Department of Education (2017), the New York State Education Department (2018), the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (2018), and the… Read more

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Opening and Expanding, Policy, Leadership

The State of the Charter Sector: What You Need to Know About the Charter Sector Today ReportsBellwether Education Partners22 Jan, 2019 Bellwether Education Partners (Bellwether) summarizes policies and trends and the current status of charter schools in the United States in this January 2019 presentation. The data in the… Read more

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State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Policy Maker, Discipline, Opening and Expanding, Policy, Board Governance, Increasing Achievement, Operations and Compliance, Special Education, English Learners, Leadership, Facilities, Funding

Case Study: AppleTree Case Study06 Apr, 2016 The National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC) recently observed a successful and expanding network of charter schools for three- and four-year-olds and documented findings in a… Read more

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District of Columbia Charter Schools, Innovative Instruction, Charter School Management Organizations, Performance Management, Teacher and Principal Effectiveness, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Student Achievement, Teacher Training and PD, Increasing Achievement, Leadership

New School Development: A Toolkit for Charter Support Organizations and Charter School Founders ToolkitsThe National Charter School Resource Center10 Apr, 2018 The National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC) released a new toolkit to help Charter Support Organizations (CSOs) and charter school founders find key resources on opening a new… Read more

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Planning and Designing, Starting a Charter School, Communications, State Reports, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Recruitment and Retention, Opening and Expanding, Operations and Compliance, Leadership

Deep Community Engagement at the Native American Community Academy (NACA) Case Study15 Feb, 2018 Students who attend the Native American Community Academy (NACA) demonstrate academic achievement, proficiency, retention, graduation, and college attendance rates that far outpace their… Read more

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New Mexico Charter Schools, Positive Models and Practices, School Culture, Charter School Management Organizations, School Community Development, Replication, Educators, Charter School Family and Community

Authorizer Voices: Serving Students with Unique Needs ToolkitsNACSA25 Sep, 2017 The fifth video short in NACSA's Authorizer Voices series centers on how authorizers ensure access to charter schools for students with unique needs. Authorizers first give parents… Read more

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School Culture, Communications, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Leadership

August 2017 Newsletter Newsletters17 Aug, 2017 Case Study on Valor Collegiate Academies The National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC) produced a case study on Valor Collegiate Academies, an intentionally diverse charter management… Read more

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School Culture, State Education Agency, Board Recruitment, Charter School Management Organizations, At-Risk Students, State Reports, Board Effectiveness, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Special Education

Bridging the District-Charter Divide to Help More Students Succeed ReportsRobin Lake, Sarah Yatsko, Sean Gill, Alice Opalka01 Jan, 2017 Animosity between school districts and charter schools has been the norm since the nation’s first charter school opened in 1992, but that is now starting to change. In at least 35 urban… Read more

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District-Charter collaboration, Leadership