ERS, July 2010
This web-based tool is designed to help you dive into the transformational strategies that lead to better resource use, ResourceCheck asks you a series of questions, and then tallies and…
Before schools can systematically implement a district’s vision for excellent school practices, district leadership must clearly articulate exactly what school strategies they believe will improve student learning. Many districts have…
A report prepared by ERS with the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University reviewing how stated policies for Professional Development and Curriculum are translated at the district, school, and classroom level. In addition, the teams present findings on the district infrastructure and its capacity to use information and…
by Jonathan Travers and Barbara Christiansen
ERS, April 2010
In this case study of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Strategic Staffing Initiative, Education Resource Strategies (ERS) and the Aspen Institute tell the important story of how one district is harnessing the critical levers of school leadership and teaching excellence to turnaround schools in the context of a larger school system. The system’s…
by Karen Hawley Miles and Stephen Frank
Corwin Press 2008
How can schools best use the resources they already have? That question is at the heart of this inspiring book for school and district administrators challenged with increasing student performance…
by Karen Hawley Miles
Educational Leadership, September 2001
The focus on creating accountable standards-based schools is pushing districts and schools to more clearly define their goals and priorities for student learning. This analysis focuses on realigning spending and staffing in five ways by defining priorities for student performance.
ERS, 2005
Upon becoming CPS Superintendent, Rosa Blackwell enlisted ERS to conduct a comprehensive review of professional development needs, spending, and activities in an effort to better integrate professional development activities with district-wide performance objectives. The recent analysis expanded upon many of the issues identified in an audit by ERS in 2000-2001,…
ERS & Annenberg Institute for School Reform, 2004
Prepared by Education Resource Strategies and the Annenberg Institute for School Reform, This report reviews BCPSS’s use of professional development resources and identifies areas for investment as part of a state-specified audit for improving the district’s operations and performance.
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