Time for Charter Schools’ Strategic Planning
The academic aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic continue affected students across the country. While the pandemic led to many students’ unfinished learning, it also created a unique opportunity to reflect on how schools could best meet the needs of their students. The Learning Collective can help schools and their boards of directors determine the best […]
Large-Scale Charter Renewal Visits
Chicago Public Schools has engaged The Learning Collective to lead the in-person renewal visits, and report writing on those visits, of dozens of its authorized charter schools. The evaluations are one or two days in length and focus on one or more of the following areas:
TLC Leads 5-Year Goal Setting for all Tennessee Public Schools
During the 2019-20 academic year, The Learning Collective worked with the Tennessee State Board of Education to lead its board and staff members in a strategic planning and goal-setting process and to develop a new Master Plan. It was an honor to lead the process to develop the five-year direction for all Tennessee public schools representing approximately 1,000,000 […]
University Supported Guide for 2022-23 School Planning
The Center for Charter Schools at Central Michigan University (CMU) teamed with The Learning Collective and Venn Education (Venn) to examine the impacts, changes and innovations schools have experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Strategic School Turnaround
In a time where change is the only thing education can count on, schools are challenged to focus on high quality learning and teaching, some schools have lost their focus. The Learning Collective (TLC) and Venn Education (Venn) have partnered to work with charter schools to assess their condition and help them refocus for turnaround. Our […]
20 Takeaways from NACSA and iNACOL Conferences
The Learning Collective recently attended two annual conferences: NACSA / National Association of Charter School Authorizers and iNACOL / International Association for K-12 Online Learning. Keeping the list to just 10 proved too difficult so here are the top 20 takeaways from those conferences:
Private School Blended Learning Planning
The Learning Collective is working with Berkeley Hall School to determine whether blended learning and/or enhanced online learning is an instructional direction the school should pursue. This represents a potential new direction for one of the most venerable independent schools in Southern California. Based on The Learning Collective’s experience presenting at the Online Education […]
Insights from Conference Presentations
The Learning Collective has presented at a couple conferences this spring. Specifically, we’ve presented about blended learning at the inaugural, national Online Education Symposium for Independent Schools (OESIS) and at the California Charter Schools Association’s (CCSA) 20th Annual Conference.