Education Resource Strategies (ERS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming how urban school systems organize resources—people, time, technology, and money—so that every school succeeds for every student.
Following are three of their new publications that focus on improvements at the school level:
Designing Schools That Work: Organizing Resources Strategically for Student Success
Building off The Strategic School by Karen Hawley Miles and Stephen Frank, this new guide presents 12 principles of strategic school design and several portraits of schools putting them into action. For example, you can learn about strategies to build or improve:
- Teacher teaming
- Personal relationships and school culture
- Targeted and dynamic learning resources
For more information, please visit: http://tinyurl.com/p4vqghv
School Check: A Tool for School Leaders
This quick self-assessment tool allows school leaders to begin planning strategically by doing a “healthy school check-up” and asking, “Where am I using my resources strategically, and where am I not? Where should I consider increasing investment or reducing spending?” An entire leadership team can take School Check and compare results.
For more information, please visit: http://tinyurl.com/noupd6t
School Scheduling Tools
These templates allow school leaders to create their new master schedule with the principles of strategic school design in mind. It also includes pre- and post- scheduling questions to ensure that your schedule meets your school’s needs and vision.
For more information, please visit: http://tinyurl.com/qz9zzzb
