SchoolWorks Contributors Sarah Rapa and David Hartman Writing a charter school application is an immense amount of work. But the process is also an opportunity to ensure that the prospective school will be a place where students—and staff—thrive. In order to answer the application’s detailed questions, founders... read more
SchoolWorks Contributor: Betty Dao In November 2011, Chicago Public Schools introduced the Chicago Leadership Collaborative (CLC) – a structured partnership between Chicago Public Schools and principal development programs. Its purpose was to create a pipeline of highly-qualified leaders to meet the district’s... read more
SchoolWorks Contributor: Kate Wheeler Recently, SchoolWorks Director of Project Management, Kate Wheeler, following a school quality review, led an action-planning session for a team of school leaders. When the SchoolWorks team shared the findings obtained by observing classrooms, the school leaders nodded in agreement.... read more
The Three Worst Mistakes Charter School Authorizers Make SchoolWorks Contributors: Kim Wechtenhiser and David Hartman Let’s face it. Authorizing charter schools is demanding, complicated, compliance-ridden, highly sensitive (and often politically-charged) work. And because many authorizers operate with a skeleton... read more
Can impact be measured in poetry? We think so. The KIPP Successor Prep Cohort is an intensive training program that helps rising KIPP school leaders develop the skills and resources to manage change, plan for transition, develop a strategic plan, coach teachers, and manage staff performance. Since 2013 SchoolWorks... read more