Learning Modules
The National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC) is pleased to offer self-guided learning opportunities for today’s busy professionals. Explore the following modules at your own pace, diving deep into the content whenever works best for your schedule. Each module presented below includes recorded tutorials, workbooks, additional resource links, and more to help you gain mastery of the topics presented.
All Learning Modules

2022 Charter School Programs Pre-Application Webinars
Grants Management, State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations

Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools: A School Leader and Board Member Master Class
Charter School Management Organizations, Policy, Board Governance, Increasing Achievement, Operations and Compliance, Leadership
This asynchronous learning experience is designed to help charter school leaders and governing board members leverage NCSRC’s Indicators of Distress research in their own context. It includes findings related to the experiences of charter schools as they show early warning signs of decline and two webinars to support leaders and board members in applying the indicators of distress in their schools. It also includes facilitated discussion videos to help schools engage in dialogue about their own practices.

Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools: An Authorizer Master Class
State Education Agency, Policy Maker, Policy, Board Governance, Increasing Achievement, Operations and Compliance, Leadership
This asynchronous learning experience is designed to help charter school authorizers leverage NCSRC’s Indicators of Distress research in their own practices. These two reports and two webinars can support authorizers establish an early warning system for schools in their portfolios who may be exhibiting signs of distress.

English Learners in Charter Schools: A Learning Experience Focused on English Learner Instruction – Part 2
English Language Learners, State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Policy Maker, English Learners
This asynchronous learning experience is designed to help charter schools reflect upon how they are transitioning EL students back to in-person learning. It offers expert advice and guidance to help ELs flourish academically through rigorous in-person instruction, supportive learning environments, and ongoing family engagement.

Charter Schools in Opportunity Zones Master Class
Finance Resources, State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Financing, Policy Maker
This master class provides information on how charter schools can use Opportunity Zone (OZ) funding as part of their facilities financing, and how investors and philanthropists can work with charter schools in OZs to enhance community development.

English Learners in Charter Schools: A Learning Experience Focused on English Learner Instruction - Part 1
State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, English Learners
Nearly one in every 10 students nationally are classified as an English Learner (EL). Charter schools are uniquely positioned to serve EL students based on the autonomy in the charter promise and their ability to be nimble in response to community and student needs. This multi-part learning experience provides charter school leaders and directors of academic learning with an overview of EL education and available resources to support EL education in charter schools. It also includes brief profiles and lessons learned of two Charter School Programs grantees who are experiencing results in educating EL students.

Leading in the Unknown: A Self-Guided Learning Experience Focused on Leadership
State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Leadership
Strong leadership skills are essential for charter sector leaders to navigate the challenging times ahead of their organization during an unprecedented academic year and beyond. Leading in the Unknown is a four-part series featuring charter sector experts who provide real world applications on leading teams through change, maintaining a strategic focus, tracking success, and sustaining impact. Each module in the series includes three components – a webinar with implementation strategies and guided self-reflection workbook, and an interview with a charter school leader on putting the content into practice.