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 2012 SchoolWorks... read more
written by Ledyard McFadden, SchoolWorks Founder and Managing Partner This summer SchoolWorks will turn 20! There are so many things that can be said with confidence about our positive impact and the fun we have had making a productive difference in public education. From our long standing work helping schools assess their... read more
SchoolWorks has been honored to partner with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) since the beginning of 2015. By the close of this school year (2016-17), SchoolWorks, in collaboration with CMSD, will have conducted school quality reviews at approximately 75% of all CMSD schools. When the project began, SchoolWorks... read more
Each new year brings with it an opportunity to reflect, to renew, and to ready ourselves for the challenges ahead. While many of us engage in these activities on our own, the SchoolWorks staff came together in the first week of January to celebrate all of our accomplishments in 2016 and engage in planning and preparation... read more