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July, 2013

Professional Growth & Support Interactive Presentation

A narrated PowerPoint presentation by ERS that introduces the key concepts and findings around teacher Professional Growth & Support. More »

Presentations Videos District Leaders Professional Learning School Leaders Teaching
July 2013

First Steps

Part of a series of ERS publications on teacher compensation, this paper explores four steps districts can take now for sustained impact on teacher effectiveness. More »

Publications Compensation Professional Learning Teaching
May 2013

Professional Growth & Support Case Studies

Four case studies exploring how school systems have implemented a strategic approach to improving teaching effectiveness. More »

Publications Compensation District Leaders Professional Learning School Leaders School Design Teaching
May 2013

Professional Growth & Support Spending Calculator

The Professional Growth & Support Spending Calculator helps quantify all current spending aimed at improving teaching effectiveness. Part I provides worksheets to analyze total... More »

Tools Funding & Portfolio Professional Learning School Leaders Teaching
May 2013

Professional Growth & Support System Self-Assessment

The Professional Growth & Support System Self-Assessment helps school systems evaluate their current Professional Growth & Support strategy. The self-assessment is organized around the... More »

Tools District Leaders Professional Learning School Leaders School Design Teaching
May 2013

A New Vision for Teacher Professional Growth & Support

In this publication, ERS expands the traditional definition of teacher Professional Development to Professional Growth & Support, which includes any use of people, time, and money that... More »

Publications Compensation District Leaders Professional Learning Teaching
April 18, 2013

Teacher Compensation Workshop

This page contains links for the electronic materials to complement the Teacher Compensation Workshop. Additional information need for download is located on your Teacher Compensation... More »

Tools District Leaders Professional Learning School Leaders
April, 2013

ERS' Teacher Compensation Workshop

School districts have the responsibility to design a compensation structure that maximizes their ability to meet teacher recruitment and retention goals within the context of long-term... More »

Presentations Videos Compensation District Leaders Professional Learning School Leaders Teaching
April 2013

Misfit Structures & Lost Opportunities

One out of a series of three ERS publications on teacher compensation, this paper explores how to rethink compensation and career paths to attract and retain the most effective teachers. More »

Publications Compensation District Leaders Professional Learning Teaching
December 19, 2012

The Teaching Job Analyses and Worksheets: Section 3

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 Professional Learning School Leaders Teaching
December, 2012

Rethinking the Value Proposition to Improve Teaching Effectiveness

Rethinking the Value Proposition to Improve Teaching Effectiveness explores the complete set of offerings and experiences provided by a school system to a teacher. We explore what the... More »

Publications Compensation District Leaders Professional Learning School Leaders Teaching
November 2012

Strategic Design of Teacher Compensation

This paper explores typical goals of compensation redesign and implications for five main design considerations, including: base salary, district priority incentives, school roles,... More »

Publications Compensation District Leaders Professional Learning School Leaders Teaching
January 2012

School Budget Hold'em Video: Investing in Teaching Effectiveness

Our series of School Budget Hold'em winning hands videos illustrates how to reach a target budget reduction while prioritizing different areas. This video shows one way to invest in... More »

Videos Tools District Leaders Funding & Portfolio Professional Learning School Leaders
2009

Strategic Professional Development Review

Before district leaders can expand professional development to better support teachers, they must first determine not only the current investment level but also what that investment is... More »

Publications District Leaders Professional Learning Teaching
2008

Strategic Professional Development Review of the School District of Philadelphia

This report reviews the School District of Philadelphia’s (SDP) use of professional development resources. Despite Philadelphia’s low and unstable funding of professional development, ERS... More »

Publications District Leaders Professional Learning Teaching
May 2007

Toward a Strategic Use of Resources in Saint Paul Public Schools

In the Fall of 2006, Education Resource Strategies (ERS) was invited by Saint Paul Public Schools (SPPS) to study the use of resources in the district and create priority recommendations... More »

Publications District Leaders Professional Learning Standards & Instructional Resources
2004

Inside the Black Box of Professional Development Spending

Standards-based reform has entered a new phase that puts professional development of teachers at the center of the discussion. Research tells us that intensive, high-quality professional... More »

Publications District Leaders Professional Learning Teaching
August 01, 2003

Chicago Public Schools Professional Development Project

This project began as a result of a concern about how to strengthen the professional development of teachers and leaders throughout the Chicago Public Schools. Leaders of the district as... More »

Publications District Leaders Professional Learning Teaching Standards & Instructional Resources
January 2003

Rethinking District Professional Development Spending to Support School Improvement

School districts across the country already invest significant sums of money each year in professional development to improve schools and teacher practice. The five districts studied here... More »

Publications District Leaders Professional Learning Teaching
December 1999

Professional Development Spending in the Boston Public Schools

ERS supported Boston Public Schools and the Boston Plan for Excellence-Boston Annenberg Challenge in conducting an in-depth analysis of the district’s existing professional development... More »

Publications District Leaders Professional Learning Teaching Standards & Instructional Resources

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