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California Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (CPSEL) Updated Tri-Fold Version
This version of the California Professional Standards for Education Leaders is a quick reference most helpful when used with the updated Moving Leadership Standards Into Everyday Work: Descriptions of Practice.
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Finding a Path Toward Equity: What States Can Learn from the Transformation of California’s School Funding Model
Find out the history of one of California’s most significant education reforms, and learn valuable lessons applicable to all states pursuing a more equitable and transparent K–12 funding system.
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Continuous Improvement in Practice
Learn about the concept of continuous improvement, both in theory and in practice.
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Developing District Plans for NGSS Implementation: Preventing Detours and Finding Express Lanes on the Journey to Implement the New Science Standards
This evaluation report describes lessons learned by school districts that are developing and using master plans to implement NGSS.
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Four Domains for Rapid School Improvement: A Systems Framework
This framework assists educators in rapid school and district improvement efforts through turnaround leadership, talent development, instructional transformation, and culture shift.
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Sense-Makers, Messengers, and Mediators of the New Mathematics Standards: Math Coaches in the Math in Common Community of Practice
Learn how coaches are supporting math standards implementation in school districts.
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Fostering Academic Success for English Language Learners: What Do We Know?
This publication synthesizes information from several authoritative sources in order to foster better educational practice and accountability for the success of English language learners.
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Developmental and Behavioral Screening Guide for Early Care and Education Providers
If developmental concerns are caught early on, early care and education providers can help ensure young children receive the support and services they need.
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Evidence-Based Improvement: A Guide for States to Strengthen Their Frameworks and Supports Aligned to the Evidence Requirements of ESSA
This guide provides an initial set of tools to help states and school districts understand and plan for implementing evidence-based improvement strategies.
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A Cross-State Evaluation of MIND Research Institute’s Spatial-Temporal Math on Math Performance
This report presents the findings from an assessment of mathematics outcomes in elementary schools across multiple states that were provided with the ST Math program.
