Schedule collaboration during summer months or existing professional development days to overcome staff time constraints¶

Strategy · All strategies
Evidence · no claims cited

Description¶

To address limited school staff time as an obstacle to cross-sector collaboration, the report recommends that funders and districts devote resources to finding specific ways to work around time constraints. Options named include "offering collaborative opportunities in the summer months, incorporating them into existing professional development days, or otherwise" restructuring when collaboration occurs.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Districts and funders must devote resources to identifying specific opportunities to overcome time constraints.

Constraints¶

• Addresses the time obstacle specifically; the report does not claim this alone resolves other barriers to collaboration.

Target Learners¶

• School staff and teachers in district and charter schools

Target Learning Goals¶

• Sharing effective practices across district and charter sectors

Related Strategies¶

• Use cross-sector collaborative tasks (classroom observation, operations alignment, curriculum development) as vehicles for educator professional development
• Facilitate cross-sector collaboration so charter and non-charter high schools share best practices on their respective strengths
• Facilitate educator networks and knowledge-sharing hubs for educational AI

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• McCullough, M., Heinkel, L., & Keating, B. (2015). District-Charter Collaboration Grant Implementation: Findings from Interviews and Site Visits. Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/districtcharter-collaboration-grant-implementation-findings-from-interviews-and-site-visits