CCSR steering committee as multi-partisan stakeholder advisory structure¶

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Description¶

The CCSR steering committee is a deliberately multi-partisan advisory body of 23 members representing institutional members (CPS, the Illinois State Board of Education, the Chicago Principals and Administrators Association, the Chicago Teachers Union) and individual researchers, civic leaders, and reform advocates, meeting six or seven times each school year. Its five tasks are 'giving input into the research agenda, reviewing research designs, shaping the interpretation of preliminary results, providing feedback on final reports, and assisting with dissemination.' Beyond improving research, the committee builds the city's capacity for reform dialogue and turns members into champions who translate findings into policy and practice.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Members representing diverse reform voices, opinions, and experiences
• Researchers presenting preliminary findings and penultimate drafts for committee feedback

Constraints¶

• The committee is advisory only, not directly involved in governance or management

Target Learners¶

• District leadership, union representatives, reform organization leaders, and researchers in Chicago

Target Learning Goals¶

• Building shared interpretation of research findings and cross-stakeholder dialogue on school reform

Related Elements¶

• CCSR longitudinal data archive on Chicago Public Schools
• Individualized school reports (ISRs) tracking schools on core research-linked indicators
• Public and patient involvement (PPI) panel embedded across all stages of the AAC evidence synthesis

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Melissa Roderick, John Q. Easton, and Penny Bender Sebring. (2009). A New Model for the Role of Research in Supporting Urban School Reform. Consortium on Chicago School Research at the University of Chicago Urban Education Institute. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/ccsr-new-model-role-research-supporting-urban-school-reform