The Impact of School Restarts—Lessons from Four Indianapolis Schools
Report analyzes how enrollment, demographic, and student performance data changed following the restarts of four charter schools in Indianapolis, IN.
The Impact of School Restarts: Lessons from Four Indianapolis Schools
In this report, Public Impact considers the impact of four charter school restarts in Indianapolis, IN. Researchers analyzed how enrollment, demographic, and student performance data changed following the restarts, and how those changes compared to other low-performing schools in which the district was also making significant improvement efforts. In addition, Public Impact interviewed the restart operators, district representatives, and the leader of an influential city-based education organization to identify the processes, challenges, and opportunities restarts offer.
Entry Level Consultant
Employment Opportunities—Entry-Level Consultant
Public Impact is seeking candidates for an Entry Level Consultant position, with a start date of Summer 2020. Deadline for applications is October 14, 2019!
Project L.I.F.T.’s Legacy
Learning from Project L.I.F.T.—Legacy of a Public-Private School Turnaround Initiative
Report examines successes, challenges, and lessons from a private-public district turnaround initiative.
Learning from Project L.I.F.T.: Legacy of a Public-Private School Turnaround Initiative
In 2011, some of Charlotte’s leading private and corporate foundations formed a partnership with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to implement innovative school turnaround interventions affecting use of talent, time, and technology, and engaging parents and communities at West Charlotte High School and its feeder elementary and middle schools. In this report, Public Impact provides an overview of the Project L.I.F.T. strategy and reflects on successes, challenges, and lessons from the initiative. Though L.I.F.T. fell short of its very lofty and highly publicized goals, its legacy includes the launch of Opportunity Culture in district schools and significant insights about how private foundations can work with public school districts to implement innovative ideas that help turn around low-performing schools.
Systems Support Associate
Employment Opportunities—Systems Support Associate
Public Impact is seeking candidates for a Systems Support Associate position, with a start date of Fall 2019. Deadline for applications is October 7, 2019!
How Can We Extend the Reach of Great Teachers? A Q&A with Stephanie Dean on Opportunity Culture
Ahead of the Heard, August 14, 2019, By Chad Aldeman
How should we train teachers? How do we ensure that all students have access to great teaching?
Those questions are at the heart of many education policy debates. While it may be difficult to “raise the bar” on the teaching profession by erecting barriers to entry, recent studies show that teacher coaching and teamwork offer more promise as ways to help young teachers improve their practice and to create a real career ladder within the teaching profession.
In order to find out more about how this work is going in schools, I reached out to Stephanie Dean, the vice president of strategic policy advising and a senior consulting manager at Public Impact. In that role, Dean is working with schools and districts to implement what they call “Opportunity Culture,” a way to re-organize schools into collaborative leadership teams. Read the full interview…
