News & Events

SchoolWorks President and Former Authorizer Kim Perron is joined by Dr. Travis Woulfe, the Executive Director for Improvement and Innovation for Rockford Public Schools in Rockford, Illinois to discuss the ins and outs of district-level charter school authorizing. This webinar features a 30-minute conversation followed by a 10-minute live Q&A with participants.

SchoolWorks’ Managing Director of Leadership Supports, Betty Dao-Ivey, and a Co-Leader of SchoolWorks’ 2023 Advancing Equity Cohort, Lyn Bajaj, sit down with Crosstown High’s Director of Growth and Sustainability, Ginger Spickler, and Crosstown’s DEI Advisor, Quinn Kathrineberg. Learn how Crosstown’s team spearheads equity initiatives across the school, including key learnings, reflections on the challenges involved, and their tangible successes to date.

Managing Director of Instructional Supports Jake Schmitz sat down with leaders from Pittsfield Public Schools to discuss how they incorporated The Science of Reading (SOR) across Pittsfield’s 14 schools. The webinar on March 6th focused on elementary schools, and the webinar on March 12th focused on secondary schools. Both conversations explored the district’s journey in deciding to implement SOR, the hurdles they faced, their successes, and the structures they identified as essential to ensure ongoing excellence.

Managing Director of Quality Reviews Jay Adams discusses with Framingham, Massachusetts’ District Leaders how they tackled a new district-level strategic plan and how they created an instructional framework, rooted in best practices, to better meet the needs of their students and to continue uplifting their teachers and school leaders.