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Marshall Street's Resource Library
Marshall Street has always stayed close to schools and built around the problems educators and leaders are trying to solve. That work has taught us a great deal about how adults grow, how teams work together, and what it takes for good ideas to stick inside a school.
Here you’ll find tools, guides, and lessons from what we’ve built with schools over time. We share them because they’re useful, and we add to this library as our work grows.
Here you’ll find tools, guides, and lessons from what we’ve built with schools over time. We share them because they’re useful, and we add to this library as our work grows.
Research to Impact PRactices
These collections are for teachers and for school and system leaders working to strengthen practice across classrooms and teams. They come from a network of 10 public charter school networks that worked together from 2019 to 2023 to improve learning for Black and Latinx students with disabilities experiencing poverty. Each collection pairs research with case studies and guidance from that work. Alongside them are briefs and playbooks on continuous improvement and spreading strong practice across schools and networks.
Opening Doors to Collaboration
Practical guidance for general and special education teachers who share students. Covers co-planning, analyzing student work together, and co-teaching, with a Green Dot Public Schools case study and guides for launching and coaching collaborative teams.
- Introduction
- Overview
- Literature Review
- Chapter 1: Co-Planning for Differentiated Instruction
- Chapter 2: A Collaborative Approach to Student Work Analysis
- Chapter 3: Achieving High-Impact Co-Teaching: A Gradual Release Model
- Case Study: How Quarterly Professional Development Cycles Helped a Network Maximize Data-Driven Co-Planning for Co-Teachers: Green Dot Public Schools
- How-To: Launch Effective Collaborative Teams
- How-To: Establish Coaching for Collaborative Teams
- Conclusion
Turning the Page to Secondary Literacy
Adolescence is not too late to build reading skills. This collection shows secondary educators how to pinpoint reading gaps, match students to the right intervention, build fluency and word reading, and track progress.
- Introduction
- Overview
- Literature Review
- Chapter 1: Guiding Literacy Interventions through Tiered Assessment
- Chapter 2: Repeated Reading: Building Oral Reading Fluency in Secondary Readers
- Chapter 3: Developing Multisyllabic Word Reading Skills in Adolescent Readers
- Chapter 4: Strengthening Timely Interventions through Goal Setting and Progress Monitoring
- Case Study: Enhancing Educator Capacity to Implement Evidence-Based Reading Interventions for Secondary Readers
- How-To: Assessment of Adolescent Readers
- Conclusion
Navigating Data for Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
How classroom, school, and network teams can use data to see what students need and respond quickly. Covers data cycles, team routines, and student conferencing, with case studies from Green Dot Public Schools and STRIVE Prep and a guide to designing a data dashboard.
- Introduction
- Overview
- Literature Review
- Chapter 1: Implementing Routine Data Cycles to Rapidly Address Student Needs
- Chapter 2: Establishing Effective Data Routines in School-Based Teams
- Chapter 3: Student Conferencing for Life and Academic Skills
- Case Study: How Network Leaders Use Data to Respond to School-Based Needs: Green Dot Public Schools
- Case Study: How to Improve Family Engagement with Text Messaging: STRIVE Prep
- How-To: Design and Prototype a Data Dashboard
- Conclusion
Igniting Postsecondary Aspirations
How schools can help students with disabilities plan for life after high school and follow the path they choose. Covers transition teams, work-based learning partnerships, and summer support after graduation, with two case studies from Uncommon Schools.
- Introduction
- Overview
- Literature Review
- Chapter 1: Building School-Based Transition Teams to Accelerate Student Progress Toward Postsecondary Goals
- Chapter 2: Establishing External Partnerships to Strengthen Work-Based Learning Opportunities
- Chapter 3: Providing Summer Transition Programming for Postsecondary Success
- Case Study: Partnering with Families to Expand Enrollment in Community-Based Programs: Uncommon Schools
- Case Study: Developing Relationships Between Students and Alumni Success Coaches: Uncommon Schools
- Conclusion
Anchoring Emotions
Based on the Anchor program at Mastery Schools, this collection shows how neighborhood schools can support students with emotional and behavioral disabilities alongside their peers. Covers peer mentorship, timely behavioral feedback, and the data and evaluation systems behind the program.
- Introduction
- Overview
- Chapter 1. Building Student Leaders: Peer-to-Peer Mentorship for Secondary Students
- Chapter 2: Providing Timely Behavioral Feedback Across Classrooms
- Case Study: Maximizing Student Progress through Data-Informed Systems
- Case Study: Refining Program Implementation via Quarterly Collaborative Evaluation at Mastery Schools
- Conclusion
Briefs & Playbooks
The preceding collections show the practices. These briefs and playbooks tell the story behind them: how a network of schools was built, what its members learned each year, and what it took to spread strong practice. They also include a step-by-step guide for teams starting their own improvement work.
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Marshall Street's programs support adults at different stages of their careers, from people exploring or entering education through teachers, teacher leaders, aspiring principals, and system leaders. Each program is designed for a specific role and stage. Together, they help partners build stronger, more representative benches and connect talent work across the organization.