Investing American Rescue Plan Funds, Strategically and Effectively, Guidance for School Districts

The purpose of this document is to lay out a framework for the nation’s large city school systems to spend new Covid-19 federal dollars strategically and effectively. It sets out overarching goals for the use of funds; articulates broad investment strategies; defines principles for the effective use of funds; articulates things that school districts should avoid doing as they plan for investing these new dollars; and asks a series of questions that leaders and stakeholders should ask themselves as they embark on planning, implementation, and evaluation efforts. The document also draws on lessons learned from previous infusions of federal dollars and summarizes the main provisions of the federal legislation and agency guidance.

Managing for Results in America's Great City Schools, 2021, Results from Fiscal Year 2019-2020

Academic Key Performance Indicators, 2021 Report

Advancing Instruction and Leadership in the Nation’s Great City Schools: A Framework for Developing, Implementing, and Sustaining High-Quality Professional Development

English Language Learners in America’s Great City Schools

Improving Special Education Services in the Sacramento Unified School District

https://www.cgcs.org/cms/lib/DC00001581/Centricity/Domain/4/SacramentoSpecialEducation.pdf

Indicators of Success: A Guide for Assessing District Level Implementation of College and Career-Readiness Standards

https://www.cgcs.org/cms/lib/DC00001581/Centricity/Domain/87/Indicators%20of%20Success%20FINAL%20web%20view.pdf

A Framework for Re-envisioning Mathematics Instruction for English Language Learners

https://www.cgcs.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&ModuleInstanceID=312&ViewID=7B97F7ED-8E5E-4120-848F-A8B4987D588F&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=2751&PageID=257

Souvenir Journal

https://www.cgcs.org/cms/lib/DC00001581/Centricity/Domain/87/SouvenirJournal2016.pdf

Managing for Results

https://www.cgcs.org/cms/lib/DC00001581/Centricity/Domain/87/Managing%20for%20Results_2016.pdf

Office of Civil Rights

https://www.cgcs.org/cms/lib/DC00001581/Centricity/Domain/4/OCRReport_R4.pdf

Enterprise Risk Management

https://www.cgcs.org/cms/lib/DC00001581/Centricity/Domain/4/EntRiskMan_Report_R5.pdf

Managing for Results in America's Great City Schools

https://www.cgcs.org/cms/lib/DC00001581/Centricity/Domain/4/Managing%20for%20Results%202015.pdf

Student Testing in America's Great City Schools

https://www.cgcs.org/cms/lib/DC00001581/Centricity/Domain/87/Testing%20Report.pdf

School Improvement Grants: Progress Report from America’s Great City Schools

https://www.cgcs.org/cms/lib/DC00001581/Centricity/Domain/87/SIG%20Report%202015.pdf

Beating the Odds: Analysis of Student Performance on State Assessments

https://www.cgcs.org/cms/lib/DC00001581/Centricity/Domain/4/BTO2014.pdf

Implementing the Common Core State Standards: Year Three Progress Report

https://www.cgcs.org/cms/lib/DC00001581/Centricity/Domain/4/CCSS%20Implementation%20Report%20Year%20Three_FINAL.pdf

Good News About Urban Public Schools

https://www.cgcs.org/cms/lib/DC00001581/Centricity/Domain/87/2014 Good News_FINALindd.pdf

Reversing the Cycle of Deterioration in the Nation's Public School Buildings

https://www.cgcs.org/cms/lib/DC00001581/Centricity/Domain/87/FacilitiesReport2014.pdf

Urban School Superintendents: Characteristics, Tenure, and Salary, Eighth Survey and Report

https://www.cgcs.org/cms/lib/DC00001581/Centricity/Domain/87/Urban%20Indicator_Superintendent%20Summary%2011514.pdf