Toolkits

The National Charter School Resource Center produces and gathers templates, best practices, and videos from supporting education organizations to provide the ultimate resource bank for the charter sector.

School Quality Assessment: Where Are You on the Pathway to Success? Toolkits01 Dec, 2020 This resource describes a data-driven school improvement process using reflective and diagnostic questions to help administrators identify where they are in their journey to… Read More

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Planning for Family Engagement in the Charter School Life Cycle: A Toolkit for School Leaders Toolkits23 Nov, 2020 Effective family engagement is an intentional and systematic partnership of educators, families, and community members who share the responsibility for a student’s preparation for… Read More

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Introducing Charter School Governance: The Essential Guide ToolkitsBLUUM01 Oct, 2020 BLUUM has created a series of informative videos that provide a high-level overview of the responsibilities, opportunities and obligations of public charter school board members.… Read More

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Policy Framework for High-Quality Charter Authorizing Practices Toolkits06 Jul, 2020 The State role in creating strong authorizing environments is critical. By legislating and creating State requirements in policy, States guide authorizers in using best practices… Read More

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Critical Questions and Steps for Leaders to Reduce or End School-Based Policing ToolkitsBellwether Education Partners12 Jun, 2020 This resource for school and network leaders synthesizes the history of school-based policing since the 1950s. The included slide deck presents a summary of the research on school… Read More

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Shifting to At-Home Learning ToolkitsTNTP01 Mar, 2020 This toolkit provides school and network leaders with a framework to plan for improving their approach to serving all students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The framework includes… Read More

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SMART Objectives Toolkit ToolkitsThe National Charter School Resource Center31 Jan, 2020 The SMART Objectives Toolkit from the National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC) is designed to help prospective and current Charter School Programs (CSP) grantees develop… Read More

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Natural Disaster Preparation and Response: A Toolkit for Charter Schools ToolkitsThe National Charter School Resource Center26 Dec, 2018 More than 25 million Americans—almost eight percent of the population—were affected by natural disasters in 2017. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which is an… Read More

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Indiana Charter School Board Charter School Pre-Opening Checklist ToolkitsIndiana Charter School Board25 Sep, 2018 The Indiana Charter School Board (“ICSB”) provides newly approved charter school organizer this pre-opening checklist as a guide to ensure all required activities are completed… Read More

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Indiana Charter School Board Start-Up Manual ToolkitsIndiana Charter School Board25 Sep, 2018 The purpose of the Indiana Charter School Board (“ICSB”) Start-Up Manual is to assist newly-awarded charter recipients with the completion of ICSB’s Pre-Opening Checklist items.… Read More

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