Entries tagged with: Budget

Resource Mapping Resource Mapping Summary Report:
Presentation to the DPS Board

Education Resource Strategies, January 17, 2012

ERS’ public presentation to the Denver Public Schools Board of Education. See an example of resource mapping results and how this kind of analysis can reveal a road map for how to most effectively and efficiently meet goals for improving instruction.

Tags: school systems, tough times, resource allocation, strategic designs, district, budget, denver

Transformation or decline?Transformation or decline?:
Using tough times to create higher-performing schools

by Karen Hawley Miles
Kappan, October 2011

ERS Executive Director Karen Hawley Miles writes about strategies for restructuring, going in depth on four changes districts should consider to alleviate budget pressure while improving student performance.

Tags: tough times, schools, district, budget

PIE NetworkAct Now to Transform School Systems

by Karen Hawley Miles and Karen Baroody
PIE Network, September 2011

This article identifies seven priorities that could help districts invest in transformation. It then reviews the barriers that prevent change and the steps state policy makers can take to overcome the barriers.

Tags: school systems, tough times, resource allocation, teaching effectiveness, school design, human capital, schools, strategic designs, teaching, district, budget