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Planning Today for Tomorrow’s Success

Planning Today for Tomorrow’s Success. The Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement. Our Mission. The Center’s mission is to help schools organize, plan, implement, and sustain improvement. What is The Center?. Based in DC, we are federally funded

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Planning Today for Tomorrow’s Success

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  1. Planning Today for Tomorrow’s Success The Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement

  2. Our Mission The Center’s mission is to help schools organize, plan, implement, and sustain improvement.

  3. What is The Center? • Based in DC, we are federally funded • Was connected with past federal CSR program • We are neutral • All materials and activities are research-based and are free • Learning Point Associates (LPA), based in Naperville, IL, is our mothership • There are four people in our office – but through LPA, we have access to many more people

  4. Our Products and Services • Our Ask-an-Expert service • Our research-based materials • Our district-level, on-the-ground technical assistance

  5. Ask-an-Expert • From LA: “I’m looking for…research or data…on (1) the number of and (2) the success rates related to school performance/improvement of charter schools that are run by local organizations/persons compared to charter school that are operated by national organizations (Edison schools, KIPP, etc.).”

  6. Ask-an-Expert • From CA: “Do you have specific studies about STEM schools?” • From PA: “We’re searching for a comprehensive middle school reading program that is flexible enough to use with all levels. Of course it must be researched based. I'm not finding any out there. Do you know of any?”

  7. Our materials • Newsletters • Issue Briefs • Research Briefs • Policy Briefs • Webcasts and DVDs of those webcasts

  8. Our newsletters • Very practitioner-friendly • Persevere to be current and topical • About 1500 words • Useful for a school-based professional development session, PLC-based conversation, or…

  9. Titles of a few newsletters • Getting to "Got It!” Helping Mathematics Students Reach Deep Understanding • Serving Recent Immigrant Students Through School-Community Partnerships • Maximizing the Impact of Teacher Collaboration • Using Positive Student Engagement to Increase Student Achievement

  10. The Center’s algebra webcast

  11. The Center’s webcast • “Yes, the webcast was great”…and the “Center’s web site has a wealth of information. I'll be passing this information along to other districts.” • Jo Ann Miller, Professional Development Chair, Catoosa (OK) Public Schools

  12. More on The Center’s webcast • “Yes, I found the webcast useful…Many of the topics that you hit are areas which have been big discussion topics in my workshops…This was good because it reinforces what I am working on in northern Michigan…Thank you again for the time you put into the webcast. It allows access to quality discussions for people like me that are somewhat isolated.” • Judy Falk, GIS Teacher, Gaylord (MI) Community Schools

  13. Technical assistance partnerships • District of Columbia Public Schools • American Civil Liberties Union • Elmira City (NY) Public Schools • Ithaca (NY) Public Schools • Spotsylvania (VA) Public Schools • DC’s Public Charter School Board

  14. What else do we do? • Presentations at district-level and state-level meetings, national and state-level conferences, etc. • State-level technical assistance (NC) • The Center’s self-administered school review tool

  15. Our School ReviewProcess Guide • A free, easy-to-follow, systematic process for schools to collect and analyze data and plan for school improvement – without having to employ consultants

  16. It includes • Step by step instructions for convening a leadership team, developing a mission and vision, and planning the school improvement process • Electronic matrices for collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative school data • Field-tested surveys for gathering perceptual data from school and community stakeholders • Template for developing the school improvement plan

  17. Based on six research-supported quality indicators for successful schools • Strong curriculum • Effective instructional practices • Effective use of student performance data • Positive school culture focused on achievement • Effective school leadership • Parental involvement

  18. And it’s free • The School Review Process Guide is for distribution to schools at no cost • Ready this fall, in electronic format and hard copy

  19. Any questions or comments?

  20. at Learning Point Associates E-Mail:Abner.oakes@learningpt.org 1100 17th St NW, Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20036 202-223-6725 General Information:877-277-2744 www.centerforcsri.org

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