“A Synthesis of Research on Charter School Facilities” examines the…
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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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Educator Diversity Matters: Strategies for Charter Leaders to Recruit, Hire, and Sustain Teachers of Color
Webinar12 Jan, 2023 to 12 Jan, 2023
NCSRC hosted a webinar in January 2023 titled "Educator Diversity Matters: Strategies for Charter Leaders to Recruit, Hire, and Sustain Teachers of Color" to help charter school leaders… Read more
Better Goals. More Learning. Using Student (re)Engagement Levels to Create Meaningful Goals and Measures
ReportsNational Charter Schools Institute 01 Jan, 2021
Accountability systems that rely on traditional measures, particularly since the beginning of the pandemic, have not consistently yielded useful data on student learning and engagement… Read more
How 2017-2019 State Entity Grantees Are Using Technical Assistance Set-Aside Funds
Reports10 Feb, 2022
Charter School Programs (CSP) State Entity (SE) grantees are required to use at least 7% of their CSP funding to provide technical assistance (TA) to subgrant applicants and charter school… Read more
When Your Reputation Precedes You
Webinar01 Feb, 2022 to 01 Feb, 2022
NCSRC hosted an interactive webinar, titled “When Your Reputation Precedes You,” to help charter school leaders identify issues regarding their school’s reputation and how failing to… Read more
Disseminating Best Practices - A Primer for State Entity Grantees of the U.S. Department of Education’s Charter School Programs
Reports14 Dec, 2021
State Entity (SE) grantees of the Charter School Programs are required to share best practices with charter schools and other public schools in their state as a component of their grant.… Read more
Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools: A School Leader and Board Member Master Class
Learning Module
Introduction
As a school leader or board member, your goal is to provide students attending your charter school with a well-rounded and high-quality education while positioning your school… Read more
Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools: An Authorizer Master Class
Learning Module
Introduction
Charter school authorizers are committed to fostering high-quality educational opportunities for all students. To fulfill this objective, it is imperative for authorizers to… Read more
Preparing, Preventing, and Responding to Stave Off Distress in Charter Schools
Webinar27 Oct, 2021 to 27 Oct, 2021
NCSRC hosted an interactive webinar to support charter school leaders and board members in applying the findings from the report Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools, Part… Read more
Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools, Part 2: The Roles and Perspectives of Charter School Leaders and Board Members
Reports04 Oct, 2021
Although school failure and school improvement are complex challenges that look different in different contexts, patterns and trends associated with schools in distress are emerging. This… 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 annually… Read more