External Resources
Office of School, Family, and Community Partnerships
August, 2012This document provides a detailed description of the Office of School, Family, and Community Partnership's programs and activities for parents.
The Efficacy of the LAUSD School Choice Initiative for Student Achievement Outcomes: Early Evidence from the First Year
May, 2012This paper examines the effectiveness of the Los Angeles Unified School Districts' Public School Choice Initiative reform in improving student achievement in the first year of its implementation.
Empowering Parents: How Choice Education Informs Hartford Parents on Options for their Children
May, 2012Achieve Hartford! operates the Choice Education Program to inform Hartford parents about the school options available to their children, while increasing their confidence to become more engaged in their children's education. This report describes and evaluates the second year of the program and identifies key opportunities going forward.
Testimony of Dr. Michael Sharpe
April, 2012Jumoke Academy's CEO Dr. Michael Sharpe actively promoted their organization's legislative priorities, which aligned with agreements in their district-charter collaboration compact with Hartford Public Schools. Here is an example of Jumoke Academy's advocacy work during negotiations of the Connecticut Education Reform BIll.
SCUSD Design Team Updates
March, 2012This web page is a resource for all information regarding SCUSD schools recommended for a Design Team process. Please click on each individual school below for information about upcoming meetings, responses and comments from previous meetings, minutes from Design Team meetings and other useful information.
Chicago School Action Guidelines
November, 2011Published guidelines to help the public and all interested stakeholders better
understand the criteria for school actions. These guidelines are consistent with the recently enacted Illinois Public Act 097-0474 requiring that the CEO publish guidelines outlining the criteria for certain types of school actions. These are the guidelines for the criteria that the CEO will consider for the 2011-2012 school year when considering any of these actions:
● reassignment boundary change,
● phase-out,
● co-location,
● school closure, or
● school consolidation.Letter from Dr. Kishimoto to the Commissioner of Education
November, 2011Hartford Public Schools’ (HPS) Superintendent Dr. Christina Kishimoto actively promoted the district’s legislative priorities, which aligned with agreements in their district-charter collaboration compact. Here is an example of HPS' charter advocacy work during negotiations of the Connecticut Education Reform BIll.
2010 Denver Plan: Strategic Vision and Action Plan
March, 2010Denver Public Schools wrote this Strategic Vision and Action Plan for the district to become a more classroom centered district. Acknowledging that all elements of student, teacher, and parent involvement are crucial, and that all need to focus on the instructional core- providing the best staff and curriculum.
Letter from Dr. Kishimoto to Senate President Pro Tempore
Hartford Public Schools’ (HPS) Superintendent Dr. Christina Kishimoto actively promoted the district’s legislative priorities, which aligned with agreements in their district-charter collaboration compact. Here is an example of HPS' charter advocacy work during negotiations of the Connecticut Education Reform BIll.