The Education Alliance at Brown University, in partnership with the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) and the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), is pleased to announce the creation of the Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) Support and Capacity Building Program. This program, funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, assists state education agencies and districts in the Northeast region and the Eastern Seaboard with building the capacity of underperforming schools (e.g., schools that have been identified for improvement or corrective action) to engage in inclusive and sustainable school improvement.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
New Documents:
Design Elements of State Systems of Support
This document provides an overview of
the central features of state systems of support and provides guiding questions
to inform policymakers' discussion and analysis of how to best support increasing
numbers of schools identified for improvement.
Overview of Services Provided
This document provides an overview of the services developed by the CSR Support
and Capacity Building program through our work with various states and districts
over the past year. The services described include an Organizational Assessment
process, a Strategic Mapping process, a Strategic Problem Solving process, as
well as other targeted services.
Strategic Mapping Tools and Meeting Materials now available from the January 2007 Network Meeting:
"Strategic Mapping Focusing on English Language Learners"
On January 17-18, 2007, The Education Alliance convened its third Regional Network Meeting at the National Association of Elementary School Principals Offices in Alexandria, Virginia.
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New Publication: Leading with Diversity: Cultural Competencies for Teacher Preparation and Professional Development. more info
Our technical assistance and consultative services promote the value of diversity in our nation's public schools and are based on the premise that inclusive and sustainable school improvement requires explicit respect and recognition of the assets and needs of all students. We pay particular attention to assisting students who are learning English as a second language and who come from disadvantaged backgrounds and different countries.
Our services build upon current research and our long-standing practical experience working with state, district, and school leaders on comprehensive school improvement and addressing the learning needs of English language learners (ELLs). This program's technical assistance and consultative services are offered to states and districts at no-cost.
Specific activities and outcomes include:
- Partnering with a set of targeted districts with high percentages of ELLs to support leadership capacity building and the development of planning tools and strategies that address the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse student populations.
- Partnering with a set of SEAs to engage in intensive capacity building work intended to foster and develop the organizational conditions needed to effectively support inclusive and sustainable school improvement.
- The development and dissemination of customizable professional development modules to assist districts and schools to plan and implement inclusive school improvement efforts, including an analysis of frequently used whole-school reform programs and their alignment with the needs of ELLs.
Please download our CSR
Support and Capacity Building Program Overview for a detailed description of all project activities, supports and expected outcomes.
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