Tools & Publications

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  September 14, 2022

  Bridging the Divide: How Tulsa Built Sustainable Improvement Systems to Connect Vision, Strategy, and Implementation

  A Unique Approach to Continuous Improvement At its core, TPS’ continuous improvement work builds off of other familiar approaches from the field of education: It engages a diverse... More »

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  August 16, 2022

  How to Enable Transformational Change in K-12 School Districts

  "Do Now, Build Toward" (DNBT) is a sustainable approach to transformation that builds on research, incorporates practical limitations, and uses a community-driven, iterative framework. More »

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  August 09, 2022

  Building a Racial Equity Office to Give All Students a Path Toward Success

  If we’re going to give all students the experiences, support, and structures to ensure their success, we need to make sure that each individual student has what they need to... More »

  Publications Equity District Leaders Leadership Learn Community Engagement Learn More
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  July 13, 2022

  Teacher Turnover During COVID: New Data and Insights

  Has Teacher Turnover Spiked During COVID? It Depends Where You Look The pandemic has had a profound and widely documented effect on students and educators, leading many... More »

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  July 06, 2022

  10 Steps to Become an Equity Detective

  Learn how to become an “equity detective”: a leader who actively looks for and takes action to address structural and systemic inequities in schools and school systems. More »

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  Spring 2022

  ESSER Guidance for School Staffing, Spending, and Scheduling

  The ESSER Guidance for School Staffing, Spending, and Scheduling guides provide a blueprint for organizing resources for a sustainable ESSER investment strategy—one that has an immediate... More »

  Publications Tools District Leaders Professional Learning School Leaders School Design Leadership School Support & Accountability Community Engagement Toolkits
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  Aug 31, 2021

  Investing ESSER Funds Equitably

  The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t impacted all students in the same ways. For many students - including students from low-income backgrounds, students of color, students with disabilities, and... More »

  Publications Equity District Leaders State Leaders Leadership School Support & Accountability
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  Schools Start Here Series

  The Schools Start Here series dives into the resource side of ESSER strategy and planning. These guides offer a blueprint for how to organize resources as part of a sustainable ESSER... More »

  Publications Equity District Leaders Funding & Portfolio Professional Learning School Leaders School Design School Support & Accountability Community Engagement
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  May 2021

  COVID-19 Reopening and Recovery: Toolkit for Districts and Schools

  From equitably meeting students' increased needs, to planning new budgets, to creating safe and effective models for hybrid and fully-remote learning — the options facing districts and... More »

  Equity District Leaders COVID-19 School Leaders State Leaders Leadership School Support & Accountability Community Engagement Toolkits
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  August 2020

  COVID Comeback Models

  Explore concrete examples of possible student groups, schedules, and staff roles for various hybrid models. More »

  Publications Tools COVID-19 District Leaders School Leaders School Design Teaching School Support & Accountability
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  December 2018

  The Strategic System Snapshot | Mini

  A 10-minute self-assessment tool that helps district leaders and others identify which of your strategies are likely to lead to student success—and where there are opportunities to improve. More »

  Funding & Portfolio School Design Teaching School Support & Accountability Standards & Instructional Resources Community Engagement
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  May 2017

  It Takes a System: A Case Study of Denver Public Schools (DPS)

  Over the last decade, Denver Public Schools (DPS) became one of the fastest-improving large districts in the country—achieving significant improvement across all student subgroups. Unlike... More »

  Publications Special Education Compensation District Leaders Professional Learning Funding & Portfolio Student-Based Budgeting School Leaders School Design Teaching Leadership School Support & Accountability Turnaround
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  December 2014

  Spinning Straw into Gold

  K–12 education resources are often allocated non-strategically, with schools spending time and money on activities that have little relationship to student outcomes. States can help... More »

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  March 15, 2013

  Essential School Practices

  Before schools can systematically implement a district’s vision for excellent school practices, district leadership must clearly articulate exactly what school strategies they believe... More »

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  March 2013

  Leadership District Story: Charlotte-Mecklenburg

  In 2006, Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District made a bold move. It began to strategically staff a subset of its lowest-performing schools with its district’s best principals. Five years... More »

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  March 2013

  School Support District Story: Denver

  By transforming its central office from a compliance watchdog to a service and strategic partner, Denver Public Schools (DPS) was able to leverage data, technology, and training to... More »

  Videos District Leaders School Support & Accountability
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  March 2013

  Why Now?

  Hear from: Sam Franklin, Executive Director of the Office of Teacher Effectiveness, Pittsburgh Public Schools Brian Pick, Deputy Chief Academic Officer, D.C. Public Schools Alyssa... More »

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  February 28, 2013

  School System 20/20 Infographic

  The School System 20/20 infographic lets you see the possibilities for system transformation through ERS' seven-strategy framework. It illustrates the challenges to reallocating people,... More »

  Presentations District Leaders Leadership School Support & Accountability Standards & Instructional Resources
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  December 19, 2012

  The Teaching Job Analyses and Worksheets: Section 4

  The Teaching Job worksheet series includes worksheets with step-by-step instructions to help you calculate and measure teaching effectiveness. These analyses can help identify your... More »

  Tools School Leaders Teaching School Support & Accountability
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  January 2011

  Turning Around the Nation’s Lowest Performing Schools

  Across the country, states and school districts are focusing on turning around the nation’s lowest-performing schools. This focus on school turnaround, while welcome, is not new. And... More »

  Publications District Leaders School Leaders School Support & Accountability Turnaround
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  September 2010

  Turnaround Schools Resource Guide

  Turnaround efforts at individual schools will not result in widespread, sustainable change without fundamental shifts in the way districts evaluate school, student, and teacher needs and... More »

  Publications District Leaders School Support & Accountability Turnaround
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  April 2010

  Breaking the Cycle of Failure in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

  In this case study of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Strategic Staffing Initiative, Education Resource Strategies (ERS) and the Aspen Institute tell the important story of how one district is... More »

  Presentations Publications District Leaders School Leaders School Design Teaching School Support & Accountability Turnaround
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  2008

  The Strategic School

  How can schools best use the resources they already have? That question is at the heart of this inspiring book for school and district administrators challenged with increasing student... More »

  Publications District Leaders Funding & Portfolio School Leaders School Design Teaching School Support & Accountability