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CSR Practitioner's Guide to SBR - COMPONENT VIII

Schools planning for CSR programs must include high-quality external support and assistance from an experienced technical assistance provider. Often schools will contract with an external model to provide this piece (see SBR & Models), or hire other consultants. It is not an area of educational policy that has been researched widely or rigorously; however, the following resources spring from professional knowledge that may help practitioners as they plan for or evaluate their programs.


Resources on External Support and Assistance:

High Quality Technical Assistance (2002) - National Clearinghouse for Comprehensive School Reform
This report by Wendy Russell of RMC Research Corporation offers a summary of professional wisdom on high-quality technical assistance for planning, implementing, and evaluating reform.
http://www.centerforcsri.org/pubs/bench/benchsp02.pdf