Tools & Publications

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  March 12, 2019

  Weighted Student Funding

  ERS has partnered with a number of districts on implementing weighted student funding (WSF), which is also known as fair student funding or student-based budgeting. This presentation... More »

  School Funding Student-Based Budgeting Presentations
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  October 2017

  Budget Hold’em for Districts

  Budget Hold'em for Schools is more than a game, it’s an interactive exploration of the thoughtful trade-offs school administrators have to make in these challenging budget times. More »

  Tools District Leaders
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  April 2017

  Connected Professional Learning for Teachers

  Teachers need more support to meet the demands of college and career ready standards. Where can schools systems find the money, staff, and time to provide truly transformational... More »

  Compensation Publications District Leaders School Leaders ERS in California
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  May 2011

  A Strategic Spending Review of Syracuse City School District

  ERS final report summarizing research on the Syracuse City School District (SCSD) and the participative community “work-out” process that was held in response to research results. The... More »

  School Design Special Education School Funding School Partners and Community School Support Presentations District Leaders
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  April 01, 2013

  How to Facilitate a School Budget Hold’em Session

  Education Resource Strategies recently hosted a webinar on how to play the budget trade-off game called School Budget Hold'em. The game lets district leaders, and anyone involved in the... More »

  Presentations Videos
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  April, 2013

  ERS' Teacher Compensation Workshop

  School districts have the responsibility to design a compensation structure that maximizes their ability to meet teacher recruitment and retention goals within the context of long-term... More »

  Teaching Professional Learning Presentations Videos
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  March 23, 2013

  DREAM

  You can do less with less, or you can change your district's cost model by rethinking how schools and systems are structured. DREAM allows you to adjust key cost levers in your district... More »

  Leadership School Support Tools
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  March 18, 2013

  Standards District Story: Washington, D.C.

  Ten years ago, D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) had 65,000 students. Today it has fewer than 45,000. The severe enrollment decline was a wake-up call for the district. Starting in 2007, DCPS... More »

  Standards and Curricula Presentations Videos
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  March 18, 2013

  School Funding Systems Analyses and Worksheets: Section 1

  The School Funding System worksheet series includes analysis sheets on the spending variation per pupil and worksheets with step-by-step instructions to help you calculate and measure... More »

  School Funding Tools
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  March 18, 2013

  School Funding Systems Analyses and Worksheets: Section 2

  The School Funding System worksheet series includes analysis sheets on the spending variation per pupil and worksheets with step-by-step instructions to help you calculate and measure... More »

  School Funding Tools
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  March 14, 2013

  Turnaround Case Studies

  “Turnaround Case Studies” is an analysis of strategies to turn around low-performing schools undertaken by six large urban districts and four education management organizations. These... More »

  Turnaround Presentations
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  March 13, 2013

  School Budget Report for School District of Philadelphia: 2008-2009

  In the fall of 2007, Education Resource Strategies (ERS) was invited by Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission to conduct a Resource Use Analysis for the School District of Philadelphia... More »

  School Funding Presentations
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  March 2013

  Leadership District Story: Charlotte

  In 2006, Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District made a bold move. It began to strategically staff a subset of its lowest-performing schools with its district’s best principals. Five years... More »

  Leadership Presentations Videos
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  March 2013

  Partners District Story: Charlotte-Mecklenburg

  Despite success turning around many of its lowest-performing schools, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District found that nine of its schools were still struggling. To improve these... More »

  School Partners and Community Presentations Videos
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  March 2013

  Teaching District Story: Washington, D.C.

  Over the past decade, D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) has faced severe enrollment decline–from 65,000 students to 45,000. As a result, the district took a hard look at their... More »

  Teaching Presentations Videos
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  March 2013

  Funding District Story: U-46, Elgin, Illinois

  In 2008, the U-46 School District in Illinois faced a budget deficit of $45 million. Instead of deciding to do less with limited funds, the district worked with the school board and... More »

  School Funding Presentations Funding & Portfolio
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  March 2013

  School Support District Story: Denver

  By transforming its central office from a compliance watchdog to a service and strategic partner, Denver Public Schools (DPS) was able to leverage data, technology, and training to... More »

  School Support Presentations Videos
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  February 28, 2013

  School System 20/20 Infographic

    The School System 20/20 infographic lets you see the possibilities for system transformation through ERS' seven-strategy framework. It illustrates the challenges to reallocating... More »

  Leadership School Partners and Community School Support Standards and Curricula Tools
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  January 28, 2013

  Resource Check™

  This web-based tool is designed to help you dive into the transformational strategies that lead to better resource use. Resource Check is a questionaire that tallies and analyzes your... More »

  Leadership School Partners and Community School Support Standards and Curricula Tools
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  December 19, 2012

  School Design Analyses and Worksheets: Section 1

  The School Design worksheet series includes worksheets with step-by-step instructions to help you calculate and measure effective school design and portfolio management. These analyses... More »

  School Design Tools
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  December 19, 2012

  School Design Analyses and Worksheets: Section 2

  The School Design worksheet series includes worksheets with step-by-step instructions to help you calculate and measure effective school design and portfolio management. These analyses... More »

  School Design Tools
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  December 19, 2012

  School Design Analyses and Worksheets: Section 3

  The School Design worksheet series includes worksheets with step-by-step instructions to help you calculate and measure effective school design and portfolio management. These analyses... More »

  School Design Tools
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  December 19, 2012

  School Design Analyses and Worksheets: Section 4

  The School Design worksheet series includes worksheets with step-by-step instructions to help you calculate and measure effective school design and portfolio management. These analyses... More »

  School Design Tools
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  December 19, 2012

  School Design Analyses and Worksheets: Section 5

  The School Design worksheet series includes worksheets with step-by-step instructions to help you calculate and measure effective school design and portfolio management. These analyses... More »

  School Design Tools
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  December 19, 2012

  The Teaching Job Analyses and Worksheets: Section 2

  The Teaching Job worksheet series includes worksheets with step-by-step instructions to help you calculate and measure teaching effectiveness. These analyses can help identify your... More »

  Teaching Tools
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  December 19, 2012

  The Teaching Job Analyses and Worksheets: Section 3

  The Teaching Job worksheet series includes worksheets with step-by-step instructions to help you calculate and measure teaching effectiveness. These analyses can help identify your... More »

  Teaching Tools
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  December 19, 2012

  The Teaching Job Analyses and Worksheets: Section 4

  The Teaching Job worksheet series includes worksheets with step-by-step instructions to help you calculate and measure teaching effectiveness. These analyses can help identify your... More »

  Teaching Tools
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  December 19, 2012

  The Teaching Job Analyses and Worksheets: Section 5

  The Teaching Job worksheet series includes worksheets with step-by-step instructions to help you calculate and measure teaching effectiveness. These analyses can help identify your... More »

  Teaching Tools
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  December 18, 2012

  The Teaching Job Analyses and Worksheets: Section 1

  The Teaching Job worksheet series includes worksheets with step-by-step instructions to help you calculate and measure teaching effectiveness. These analyses can help identify your... More »

  Teaching Tools
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  October 2012

  Fair Student Funding in Baltimore City

  This full report of Baltimore Public Schools (City Schools) explores the implementation process and results of a fair student funding system. Fair Student Funding in Baltimore City (PDF) More »

  School Funding Student-Based Budgeting Presentations Publications