To achieve a world where all students—especially those with the greatest learning needs and those furthest from opportunity—attend a school where they can learn and thrive, we have to make transformative shifts in the resources, structures, and practices that underly our public education system. ERS is purpose-built to help district leaders take on this transformational change.
Equipped with more than 20 years of experience, we’ve worked hand-in-hand with over 150 district partners (and counting!) to help them tackle the most pressing challenges of the current moment. It’s all in service of one goal: to create the high-functioning systems that enable teachers and leaders to deliver the best education possible for students.
Our Services for District Partnerships
We design bespoke projects that bring together:
- District need and vision
- ERS expertise and capability
- National research
We equip district leaders with the tools, knowledge, and support needed to unlock resources and transform how they serve students. Here’s how we can help.
- Data Analysis
- Strategy Design
- Implementation Support
- Publications and Research
- Cohorts and Networks
- Tools and Trainings
Our Areas of Expertise
Our dedicated team of education experts specialize in key areas of district transformation:
Strategy, Planning, and Innovation
We help districts move from vision to strategy to action. Our comprehensive approach is grounded in data, research, and evaluative systems to monitor progress along the way.
Financial Sustainability
We help districts drive long-term financial sustainability by developing a deep understanding of their cost structures and revenue drivers and creating a process to assess the ROI of initiatives.
School Design
We help districts redesign structures—from individual school schedules and staffing plans to district-level processes, budgets, and policies—to enable sustainable, scalable change in student experiences.
School Funding
We help districts design and implement funding models that deliver foundational resources to every school and distribute resources strategically and equitably to the highest-need areas.
Teaching Job
We help districts identify and implement the strategic moves needed to reimagine the teaching job and support educators, including analyzing turnover and redesigning compensation structures.
Let’s Work Together.
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