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How do our building and district-level policies and practices support SLCs?
Building/District Support takes the form of policies and practices that enable SLC teachers to function in the ways described in the other sections of this site. A fundamental form of support needed for SLCs to thrive is sufficient autonomy for SLC teams to respond flexibly to the needs of their students.
Continuous Improvement Tools
- Small Learning Communities Self-Assessment Tool (PDF 4.39M)
Forms
- Identify Gaps Between Existing and Desired Practice: Building-level support for SLCs (PDF 124K)
- Identify Gaps Between Existing and Desired Practice: District-level support for SLCs (PDF 116K)
Source Reallocation: staffing & schedules
- How Resources are Allocated for Staffing and Scheduling (PDF 36K)
This chart provides a general comparison of staffing and scheduling in comprehensive secondary schools with SLCs. - High School Staffing Analysis tool (PDF 16K)
- Staff Asset Map tool (PDF 12K)
- Sample schedules: Creating More Instructional Time with Fewer Students (PDF 16K)
- Academic Department Functions Analysis (PDF 28K)
- High School Course Offerings Analysis (PDF 16K)
