With the recent passage of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) in December 2020, conversations around ESSER funding seem to be popping up in more and more education spaces. Now, with the addition of new funds from the American Rescue Plan, released on March 24, 2021, our team wanted to share some […]
Administrators
Learning While School is Closed: What Comes Next?
These days, it’s so 2019 to think about business as usual for our nation’s schools. Now that we’re several months into schools being closed because of COVID-19, there are some early lessons and challenges to reflect on that will help school leaders and staff think about and plan for the start of the 2020-21 school […]
Creating a School Culture that Makes Kids Want to Return
Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking with Rob Love, Founding Dean of Culture at our partner school Vanguard Collegiate of Indianapolis, and was thrilled to learn more about Vanguard’s success using Schoolrunner to promote a positive school culture. As he reflected on what’s worked so well, Rob explained how Vanguard is leveraging Schoolrunner […]
Fundraising Secret Series: Explore the Fundraising Potential of Your Next Event
Watch the Full Webinar here! Transforming Your School’s Next Event into its Next, Big Fundraiser As you consider how to make the greatest impact for your students, think of data as your most powerful asset. Schoolrunner equips school and district leaders with data, ensuring they can use robust information to directly address students’ areas of […]
Grant Writing 202 (Webinar): Evaluation – Tips to Track Your Program’s Success
Just about anyone giving out money wants to see a return on investment. This is the case for big companies – and grant makers. When it comes to foundations and other private donors, the people sending you money hope it will result in measurable improvement at your school, program, or whatever they’re investing in. Most […]
Rethinking Detention
The word “detention” stirs up a distinct physical and emotional reaction in us. Maybe it resurfaces a negative memory of sitting silently in a classroom, staring the blackboard while your friends play outside on the playground. Maybe it invokes a feeling of shame or fear. Regardless, for most of us, it’s not a positive or restorative […]
Maximizing the Effectiveness of Exit Tickets
Last month’s blog featured Hanna Jadin, Founding Dean of Students at Milwaukee Excellence Charter School, which is in its second year of serving 6th and 7th graders. In March, we highlighted their seven step process for using data to inform academic and cultural changes. They’re doing so much cool stuff with data that we couldn’t stop with […]
Making Adjustments for Real Impact
Hanna Jadin is the Founding Dean of Students at Milwaukee Excellence Charter School, which first opened its doors in the 2016-2017 school year and currently serves 240 6th and 7th graders. Milwaukee Excellence is located in 53206, an area featured in the documentary, “MILWAUKEE 53206” as the highest incarcerated zip code in the country. Their school […]
How Can Data Promote Equity in Education?
Throughout the last few decades, the “achievement gap” – meaning the difference in academic performance between different student groups defined by race, gender, native language, learning disability, etc. – has come to the forefront of the national education discussion. The Bush administration’s No Children Left Behind Act (NCLB), the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), and […]
Using Standards-Based Grading to Drive Deeper Learning
Stephanie Gallegos, Principal of Lake County Intermediate School, wanted to get her school ahead of the curve with standards-based grading, but did not want to burden her already busy teachers with more paperwork. Stephanie was noticing inconsistencies in how her teachers integrated standards-based instruction and grading into their classrooms. The school did not have […]
