Charter schools that are struggling to sustain high-quality education can course-correct by identifying indicators of distress—the characteristics and patterns that occur early in a charter school’s decline. By identifying these indicators early, charter authorizers can provide timely intervention to prevent school decline and ensure positive educational experiences for students.

This self-paced, multimedia guide enables authorizers to identify indicators of distress with tools and resources divided into three modules:

  • Identifying Indicators of Distress – Understand the indicators of distress and how you can use your data collection practices to identify indicators across groups of schools.
  • Auditing Data Collection and Analyzing Indicator Data Trends – Review indicators of distress and analyze which indicator categories appear most frequently in your portfolio.
  • Assessing and Embedding Indicators Into Data Collection Activities – Review and reflect on your charter school data and create an action plan for integrating the indicators of distress into your current data collection and review mechanisms.

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Put the Guide into Action with the A-GAME Community

Developed by the National Charter Schools Institute, Momentum Strategy and Research, and WestEd, A-GAME: Measure What Matters is a community of education leaders from schools, boards, districts, authorizers, and state education agencies to predict and prevent schools from declining and to create innovative, customized school improvement goals. To join the community, create a login on the A-GAME Community Dashboard at CharterNetwork.org. Join today to access valuable resources created by authorizers for authorizers.