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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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Silent Recession: Why California School Districts Are Underwater Despite Increases in Funding
Learn how increasing costs are forcing many California school districts to make dramatic program adjustments and reductions, and risk significant deficit spending.
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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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Multiple Paths Forward: Diversifying Mathematics as a Strategy for College Success
This report, written for community college practitioners, details how colleges are creating math pathways that are aligned with students’ programs of study.
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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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Bridging Cultures in Our Schools: New Approaches That Work: Knowledge Brief
This knowledge brief provides a framework for understanding how teachers' culturally driven—and often unconsciously held—values influence classroom practice and expectations, and, when in conflict with
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Scaffolding Writing Through the "Teaching and Learning Cycle"
Help your students become effective writers through scaffolding and the Teaching and Learning Cycle.
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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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Trauma-Informed Practices from Prenatal to Young Adulthood: Voices from the Field
This resource illustrates how trauma-informed practices shape the work of experts and practitioners in the field.
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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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Five Misconceptions About School Shootings
This research brief addresses five common misconceptions about school shootings and their perpetrators and presents a balanced perspective on what can be done to better promote school safety.
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Family Engagement Toolkit: Continuous Improvement Through an Equity Lens
This toolkit offers districts and schools practical planning and evaluation tools designed to engage all families, particularly those of underrepresented and underserved students.
