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  July 18, 2016

  Data Decisions Brief #4: How Much Free Time Do 12th Graders Really Have?

  Our School System 20/20 series of briefs, Data Decisions, highlights common opportunities school systems have to yield big results for students by adjusting their current resource use. It... More »

  Publications Videos School Leaders
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  April 21, 2016

  Schoolwide Values, Systems, and Routines at Ridge Road Middle School [Video]

  See how Ridge Road Middle School in Charlotte, NC, transformed its student and adult culture through instituting strong schoolwide systems and routines. More »

  Videos School Leaders School Design
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  April 18, 2016

  Data-Driven Instruction at Queens Metropolitan High School [Video]

  Data-driven instruction is the systematic use of common, standards-based assessments and other data to track student progress and adjust instruction and support—to drive meaningful... More »

  Videos School Leaders School Design
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  April 12, 2016

  Shared-Content Teaching Teams at UP Academy [Video]

  See how UP Academy in Dorchester, a neighborhood in Boston, MA, has made dramatic academic improvements by focusing on strategic collaboration among teachers. More »

  Videos Professional Learning School Leaders School Design Teaching
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  March 16, 2016

  Revere High School Adopts Co-Teaching Model to Better Support Students with Disabilities [Video]

  Revere High School—located just outside Boston, MA—is successfully serving its students with disabilities using the co-teaching method. The school set up inclusive classrooms led by... More »

  Videos School Leaders School Design Teaching
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  March 16, 2016

  The Freshmen Academy of Revere High School [Video]

  When Dr. Lourenço Garcia became principal of Revere High School in 2012, he recognized that this traditional school design would need to change to better serve students and meet rising... More »

  Videos District Leaders School Leaders School Design
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  November 2015

  A New Vision of Partnership Between Districts and States [Video]

  In this video, school district leaders from New York State share their plans for reallocating resources to meet student needs, and their vision for the state to help them succeed. More »

  Videos States
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  July 22, 2015

  Making Dollars Work for Students

  Want to learn more about Student-Based Budgeting and how can it drive student learning? See Our Latest Toolkit   This webinar is based on our publication, Following the Dollars to the... More »

  Videos District Leaders Funding & Portfolio School Design
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  May 2015

  Data Decisions Brief #1: Prioritizing 9th Grade Math

  These short papers highlight common opportunities school systems have to yield big results for students by adjusting their current resource use. It is based on ERS' 10 years of close... More »

  Publications District Leaders School Leaders Teaching Standards & Instructional Resources
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  February 13, 2015

  Building Professional Development [Video]

  See what the individual professional growth process looks like at the Match Community Day Charter School in Boston. This video illustrates the training, observations, and coaching... More »

  Videos Professional Learning Teaching
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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 »

  Publications State Leaders School Support & Accountability States
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  June 03, 2014

  Boston Public Schools: School Autonomy Working Group

  ERS worked with a cross-functional team from the Boston Public Schools (BPS) in 2014 to assess the role of school autonomy in improving student outcomes. This video pulls together some of... More »

  Videos School Design
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  June 3, 2014

  The Path Forward

  Researchers explored the effects of current school autonomy structures on Boston's public school operations and leadership, and looked at case studies from five other U.S. cities, drawing... More »

  Videos District Leaders Leadership
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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
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  June 2013

  Student-Based Budgeting Video

  This short video was created to offer advice to principals considering implementing a student-based budgeting system, also known as weighted-student funding. More »

  Videos Funding & Portfolio Student-Based Budgeting
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  April 2013

  School Budget Hold'em Video: Balancing Quality with Big Savings

  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 balance quality... More »

  Videos Presentations Funding & Portfolio School Leaders
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  April 01, 2013

  How to Facilitate a School Budget Hold’em Session

  Education Resource Strategies recently hosted a webinar on how to play the budget trade-off game called School Budget Hold'em. The game lets district leaders, and anyone involved in the... More »

  Presentations Videos District Leaders Funding & Portfolio
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  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
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  March 18, 2013

  Standards and Instruction District Story: Washington, D.C.

  Ten years ago, D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) had 65,000 students. Today it has fewer than 45,000. The severe enrollment decline was a wake-up call for the district. Starting in 2007, DCPS... More »

  Videos District Leaders School Leaders Standards & Instructional Resources
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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 »

  Publications District Leaders School Leaders School Design School Support & Accountability
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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 »

  Presentations Videos District Leaders School Leaders Leadership School Support & Accountability
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  March 2013

  Partners District Story: Charlotte-Mecklenburg

  Despite success turning around many of its lowest-performing schools, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District found that nine of its schools were still struggling. To improve these... More »

  Presentations Videos Community Engagement
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  March 2013

  School Design District Story: Denver

  Denver Public Schools (DPS) took an innovative look at how it could support individual school efforts to restructure and align resources—people, time, and money—to drive student achievement. More »

  Presentations Videos District Leaders School Leaders School Design
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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

  Teaching District Story: Washington, D.C.

  Over the past decade, D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) has faced severe enrollment decline–from 65,000 students to 45,000. As a result, the district took a hard look at their... More »

  Videos School Leaders Teaching
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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 »

  Videos District Leaders Leadership School Support & Accountability Standards & Instructional Resources
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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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  November 2012

  Transform Now Video

  Our video illustrates why now is the time to take bold action to transform our school systems. Please share it and join the movement of district leaders dedicated to transforming school... More »

  Videos District Leaders School Leaders State Leaders Leadership
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  April 2012

  School Budget Hold'em Video: Targeting Turnaround Schools

  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 target... More »

  Videos Tools Turnaround