From evaluating schools’ social emotional learning programs to facilitating charter management organization board retreats to developing site visit protocols for charter school authorizers, The Learning Collective continued to expand its services and partnerships across ten states in 2024.
- Led the renewal visits of 16 charter schools authorized by Chicago Public Schools, including cutting-edge examinations of schools’ social-emotional learning supports of its students and staff members.
- Facilitated board retreats for charter management organizations including Beginning with Children Foundation and TMSA.
- Updated protocols and trained staff at San Joaquin County Office of Education on how to conduct annual site visits.
- Supported Academy of the City on a range of needs including: student-led classroom discussions; school culture improvement; school leader evaluation; board evaluation; board retreat facilitation; strategic plan modification, implementation and monitoring; and student recruitment campaigns.
- Acted as the exclusive third-party reviewer of all groups applying to establish new schools with New Orleans Public Schools (NOLA-PS) for the fifth consecutive year.
- Led the evaluation of new charter applications for Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board.
- Conducted new school application reviews for Indiana Charter School Board, State of Nevada Public Charter School Authority and Tennessee Public Charter School Commission.
- We continued providing external reviews of CA charter schools to help schools meet the requirements of the California Department of Education’s PCSGP program.
- Participated in the site visit to a school authorized by the Washington State Charter School Commission.
We’re looking forward to continuing many of these projects and partnerships in 2025!