“A Synthesis of Research on Charter School Facilities” examines the…
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A Tale of Two Grantees: How AppleTree Institute and Hiawatha Academies Are Using CSP Funds to Make a Difference in…
A Tale of Two Grantees: How NYSED and NCDPI are Using CSP Funds to Make a Difference in Their States
A Strategic Approach to School Improvement Using the Four Domains
Don’t Stop Improving: A Strategic Approach to School Improvement Using the Four Domains
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Risk in Charter School Lending: Indicators of Distress and the Charter School Growth Fund’s Approach to Risk Management
Webinar16 Sep, 2020 to 16 Sep, 2020
Charter school lenders make decisions every day about which schools to provide financial support to while weighing the risks associated with making those decisions. The purpose of this… Read more
Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools Part 1: The Role and Perspective of Charter School Authorizers
Reports21 Sep, 2020
Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools labels and categorizes the indicators of distress that authorizers encounter as a school’s quality begins to decline. This report can… Read more
A Tale of Two Grantees: How NYSED and NCDPI are Using CSP Funds to Make a Difference in Their States
Webinar11 Aug, 2020 to 11 Aug, 2020
How are State Entity (SE) grantees working to make an impact in their States? The National Charter School Resource Center connected with leaders from the North Carolina Department of Public… Read more
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
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
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
CMO Grantee Profiles
Profiles
Read about the CMO grants to AppleTree Schools (2019), Brooke Charter Schools (2017), Family Life Academy Charter Schools (FLACS) Inc. (2017), and Hiawatha Academies (2017). The profiles… Read more
Don’t Stop Improving: A Strategic Approach to School Improvement Using the Four Domains
Webinar13 May, 2020 to 13 May, 2020
State Entity grantees gathered to explore how to strategically adjust or initiate school improvement actions in the immediate, short-, and long-term using the Four Domains for Significant… Read more
Preparation for Replication: Case Study of AECI
Case Study20 Mar, 2020
Introduction
More than 4,000 charter schools around the country operate as independent, “mom and pop” schools without the supports of charter management organizations (CMOs).1 These… Read more
Four Domains for Significant and Sustainable Charter School Improvement: A Systems Framework for the Charter Context
ReportsAimee Evan, Steve Canavero (WestEd)04 Feb, 2020
WestEd’s Four Domains for Significant and Sustainable Charter School Improvement builds on their Four Domains Framework for Rapid School Improvement, which has been used in more than 25… Read more