Fostering Collaboration Between District and Charter Schools: A Toolkit for State and Local Leaders

How can state and local leaders facilitate collaboration between traditional public schools and charter schools? This toolkit, developed by the Mid-Atlantic Comprehensive Center at WestEd, helps state and local policymakers learn from documented successes, address potential barriers, and facilitate cross-sector initiatives to improve education quality in both traditional public schools and charter schools.

The toolkit provides guidance, practical tools and templates, and links to additional resources for each of the following five stages of the collaborative process:

• Committing to a Unifying Purpose
• Assessing the Environment for Collaboration
• Planning
• Implementing
• Sustaining Collaboration