SEAs have a tremendous opportunity to leverage the RAR in supporting LEAs and schools to adopt a systemic approach to equitable resource planning and alignment. This brief provides a systematized approach for conducting a meaningful resource allocation review (RAR).

As a result of an intensive four-year design process, field research, and piloting, the Region 15 Comprehensive Center offers state education agency leaders concrete examples of resource inequities, decision-making considerations, and ways to reduce the RAR burden on LEAs and schools.