Chicago Public Schools Professional Development Project
ERS, 2002
A study of Chicago district Public Schools and tools for aligning professional development to student achievement. Published in partnership with Education Resource Strategies, 2002
Professional Development
Getting to the Heart of School Improvement:
Integrating Professional Development Spending in the Cincinati Public Schools
by Karen Hawley Miles and Matthew Hornbeck
ERS, 2001
After four years of implementing Student’s First, a powerful strategic plan for improving student performance, the Cincinnati Public School System has put structures in place to encourage district wide improvement.
Reinvesting in Teachers:
Aligning District Professional Development to Support a Strategy of Comprehensive School Reform
by Karen Hawley Miles and Matthew Hornbeck
New American Schools, 2000
This article explores options for rethinking how best to support teachers and schools in meeting higher standards.
Professional Development Spending in the Boston Public Schools:
A Joint Report of the Boston Plan for Excellence and the Boston Public Schools
by Karen Hawley Miles, 1999
ERS performed a repeat analysis in 2001 which showed resources being used in much more focused, integrated ways to support the district wide professional development strategy. An additional Professional Development audit, performed by Rachel Curtis, Associate Superintendent for Teaching and Learning, using the ERS coding scheme, has resulted in recommendations…
