Tools & Publications

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  August 2020

  COVID-19: Toolkit for Districts and Schools

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

  Remote Learning Checklist

  Building a strategic schedule is a challenge every school leader faces, every year. Now, with so many systems moving to remote learning, the scheduling challenge is as complicated as... More »

  Publications Tools COVID-19 District Leaders School Leaders School Design
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  August 2020

  COVID Comeback Models

  Publications Tools COVID-19 District Leaders School Leaders School Design Teaching School Support & Accountability
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  July 30, 2020

  The Economics of Transitioning from Remote to In-Person School

  Because returning to in-person instruction too soon and without comprehensive health and safety measures will lead to dire risks and consequences, many districts are choosing to... More »

  Publications COVID-19 District Leaders School Leaders School Design
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  July 22, 2020

  Comeback Costs Calculator

  We developed this district cost calculator to help district finance teams assess the biggest areas of new investments and incremental spending they should be prepared for in SY20-21. This... More »

  Tools District Leaders Funding & Portfolio School Leaders
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  July 09, 2020

  Education Resource Equity in 2020-21

  Go to the Guides Teams of school, district, and community leaders are working tirelessly to identify solutions that respond to budget uncertainties, meet students’ increased needs, and... More »

  Publications District Leaders School Leaders School Design
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  July 09, 2020

  Putting Our Money Where Our Values Are

  Read Now COVID-19 is affecting everyone — but it is not affecting everyone equally. For students of color and many students with higher needs — including students from low-income... More »

  Publications District Leaders School Leaders School Design
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  June 18, 2020

  District Re-Entry Models: Key Trade-Offs Calculator

  Supporting a high-level, district-wide assessment of re-entry plan feasibility More »

  Tools District Leaders COVID-19 Funding & Portfolio
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  Updated June 18, 2020

  ERS Briefing: Decision Points for COVID Comeback Models

  Everyone agrees that school in the fall cannot look the same as it did before the pandemic. Education leaders must organize people, time, and money to make up for learning losses, help... More »

  Publications District Leaders COVID-19 School Leaders School Design
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  May 27, 2020

  ERS Briefing: Capturing FY20 Savings (or Not) in School Districts

  In the wake of COVID-19, school systems face a daunting set of challenges as they plan for the 2020-2021 school year — including meeting students’ increased academic and social-emotional... More »

  Publications District Leaders Funding & Portfolio
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  January 30, 2020

  ERS Briefing: Supporting School Turnaround

  Read the Briefing In turnaround schools, traditional approaches to school improvement (and some say, even the recent seven billion dollar federal investment in school improvement)... More »

  Publications ESSA District Leaders School Design Turnaround
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  January 21, 2020

  Reporting for Equity: Financial Transparency Guide

  A guide outlining the 5 principles of equity-focused spending reporting, including essential questions and examples of effective reporting practices. More »

  Presentations Equity District Leaders Funding & Portfolio
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  November 20, 2019

  The Strategic CFO

  3 mindsets and 5 core functions to help CFOs align resources to strategy More »

  Publications District Leaders Funding & Portfolio
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  Districts at Work: Tulsa Tales Mini-Podcast

  Real stories from real districts: How Tulsa Public Schools supported professional development for teachers — on a budget More »

  Presentations Videos District Leaders Professional Learning Funding & Portfolio School Leaders School Design Leadership
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  ERS’ Work in California: Ensuring Every Child Is Ready for Tomorrow

  State Leaders States
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  Education Resource Strategies, April 9, 2019

  Districts at Work

  Profiles of eight school systems transforming how the central office supports schools, and seeing student results More »

  Equity District Leaders Professional Learning School Design Teaching Leadership
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  Toolkit: Advice for New Superintendents

  As a new superintendent - whether it's your first time in that role or just new to a community- you'll face a tremendous number of challenges. The key is knowing where to begin. More »

  District Leaders Leadership Toolkits
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  February 12, 2019

  Seizing the Moment for Transformation—Whether Facing School Budget Cuts or Adding Back Revenue

  Nine ways school systems can empower schools and restructure resources for student success More »

  District Leaders Funding & Portfolio State Leaders Teaching
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  November 15, 2018

  Toolkit: New Teacher Support

  All school and district leaders want to grow their new teachers into effective educators who stay at their schools - yet most feel constrained by limited budgets. But it is possible to... More »

  District Leaders Professional Learning Teaching Toolkits
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  January 2019

  Transforming School Funding: A Guide to Implementing Student-Based Budgeting

  Student-Based Budgeting (SBB) allocates dollars based on enrollment and student need. In this blog, you will find tools and key elements for decision making as you consider SBB for your... More »

  District Leaders Equity Funding & Portfolio Student-Based Budgeting
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  January 02, 2019

  School Design Packet

  Through years of research and practice around school resource use, we have found that high-performing, high-growth schools are responding to the changing context in education by using... More »

  Tools District Leaders School Leaders School Design
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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 »

  Tools District Leaders School Leaders Community Engagement
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  November 15, 2018

  Growing Great Teachers - New Strategies to Support New Teachers

  Every year, school districts welcome – and then lose – thousands of promising new teachers. For too many, the job is overwhelming, which can lead to teacher shortage in schools. How can... More »

  District Leaders Professional Learning Teaching
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  November 08, 2018

  Resource Equity: A Primer for State Boards of Education

  At the 2018 NASBE annual conference, Karen Hawley Miles presented on Strategies to Foster Resource Equity to an audience of about 100 state leaders More »

  Equity State Leaders States
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  October 01, 2018

  What is Resource Equity?

  In this working paper, we've identified many - often hidden - "dimensions of equity," and we explain how each links to student outcomes, identify typical sources of inequities within... More »

  Publications ESSA District Leaders Equity
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  August 2018

  Weighted Student Funding

  Weighted Student Funding has become a popular initiative for district leaders who seek to allocate scarce resources to schools, especially in the face of stubborn achievement gaps,... More »

  Presentations District Leaders Funding & Portfolio Student-Based Budgeting
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  September 10, 2018

  Toolkit: What is Student-Based Budgeting? How can it drive student learning?

  SBB is a funding system whereby dollars follow students based on student need, and can help increase funding transparency, equity, and flexibility. More »

  Equity District Leaders Funding & Portfolio Student-Based Budgeting Toolkits
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  June 2018

  Low Teacher Salaries 101

  In 40 states, the real value of teacher salaries declined from 2010 to 2015. How we got here, why it matters, and how we can pay teachers fairly and strategically. More »

  Compensation District Leaders State Leaders
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  June 5, 2018

  Bridging the Budget Gap and Accelerating Student Learning in Los Angeles Unified (LAUSD)

  The ERS Resource Map for LAUSD analyzes resource allocation across the district, with a special emphasis on distribution of funding; teacher compensation, strategic retention, and... More »

  Presentations District Leaders Funding & Portfolio
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  March 6, 2018

  Toolkit: Advancing Equitable School Funding under ESSA

  The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) gives states new financial transparency tools to better understand and become leaders for resource equity, but only if they are used well. These... More »

  Presentations ESSA State Leaders States