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Addressing Unfinished Learning After COVID-19 School ClosuresIn this guide, we focus more directly on the instructional challenges posed by school closures. In particular, we present district curriculum leaders and staff with an instructional framework for addressing unfinished learning and learninglosses, as well as a review of essential skills and content in English language arts and mathematics to support access to grade-level content in key grade transitions for all students.50 PagesJune 2020
Catalog of Instructional Tools to Help Schools and School Districts Implement College- and Career Readiness Standards6 pagesAugust 2017
Supporting Excellence: A Framework for Developing, Implementing, and Sustaining a High-Quality District CurriculumA framework that provides instructional leaders and staff with a core set of criteria for what a high-quality curriculum entails. This guide includes annotated samples and exemplars from districts around the country. It also provides actionable recommendations for developing, implementing, and continuously improving upon a district curriculum, ensuring that it reflects shared instructional beliefs and common, high expectations for all students.72 pagesJuly 2017
Indicators of Success: A Guide for Assessing District Level Implementation of College and Career-Readiness StandardsA set of indicators districts might use to track their progress on implementation of college- and career-readiness standards.55 pagesSpring 2016
Implementing the Common Core State Standards: Year Three Progress Report from the Great City SchoolsThe Council of the Great City Schools surveyed the progress urban public school districts are making in implementing the CCSS. This report presents the results from this third-year survey.61 pagesDecember 2014
Implementing Common Core Assessments, Challenges and RecommendationsThe purpose of this booklet is to help school districts across the country get ready for the new PARCC and SBAC assessments in English language arts. The booklet will briefly summarize important features of both major common core assessments—PARCC and SBAC—outline major challenges that school districts will need to attend to when planning for these assessments, and present proposals and recommendations to school districts to help them in the planning process.68 pagesSeptember 2014Indicators of Success, A Guide for Assessing District-Level Implementation of College-and Career-Readiness StandardsThis document is designed as a self-assessment tool for districts to gauge their progress in implementing college- and career-readiness standards. While we hope that the document is useful to a wide range of staff throughout the district, the tool was primarily designed to help central office leaders and staff assess implementation at a systems level.55 pagesSeptember 2014
Communicating the Common Core State StandardsA Resource for Superintendents, School Board Members and Public Relations Executives.52 pagesOctober 2013
