Toolkit takes the best practices of award-winning schools and organizes them into a step-by-step planner for designing and implementing professional development.
Principal as Instructional Leader: Designing a Coaching Program That Fits
Brief examine the role of the principal as instructional leader, including activities such as assessing needs and goals, selecting a coaching strategy, and implementing and supporting the coaching program.
Instructional Coaching
Brief looks at instructional coaching and elements to look for when selecting, preparing, and evaluating coaches for effectiveness.
Facilities Financing: New Models for Districts that are Creating Schools New
Report outlines the most promising emerging solutions charter schools have sought to ways to meet their facilities needs.
Out of the Box: Facilities Financing Ideas for Charter Schools
Report provides creative ideas for financing charter school facilities based on pioneering schools’ experiences
Charting a Clear Course: A Resource Guide for Building Successful Partnerships between Charter Schools and School Management Organizations
Resource guide aims to help charter school boards forge successful relationships with school management organizations.
How National Organizations Can Support the New Schools Strategy
Report looks at national organizations that are moving to create – and support – new schools in the charter sector to further their own mission.
How Can Virtual Schools Be a Vibrant Part of Meeting the Choice Provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act?
Paper outlines different models for how districts and states could use virtual schools to meet the choice provisions of NCLB.
Demystifying Special Education in Virtual Charter Schools
Report describes how federal and state special education guidelines must be adapted for educating students with disabilities in virtual charter schools.
Rethinking Special Education for a New Century
Book proposes making the nation’s special education system more outcome-oriented and less procedure oriented.
Ohio Value-Added Primer: A User's Guide
Guide is designed to help understand the basics of value-added, and what it means for schools and children in Ohio.
Revamping Education Data: Cutting-Edge Strategies from Other Sectors
Paper explores two cutting-edge trends that have revolutionized organizations in other sectors” data mining and crowd sourcing.