Community-Based Authorizing: Current and Evolving Strategies
WestEd
A brief that explains the different ways charter school overseers gather and use input from local community members and organizations
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WestEd
A brief that explains the different ways charter school overseers gather and use input from local community members and organizations
National Indian Child Care Association
NICCA toolkit with resources and templates for building a family support services program within a tribal child care or early learning program
National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA)
A short case study comparing a charter school application that clearly showed community support with one that didn't, to illustrate why listening to families early on matters
National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC)
A planning guide for people starting a new charter school, including a worksheet for mapping out local community members and families to involve early on
National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE) and USDOE
Federal resource package with action guides for improving school climate, written for school and community stakeholders
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); ASCD
A widely used national framework that shows schools how to connect physical health, mental health, and learning into one coordinated approach