We invite educators to explore the following resources that offer valuable information on how to best support schools and students.
NCS Freshman On-Track Toolkit
The NCS Freshman On-Track Toolkit is a collection of protocols, reports, resources, and artifacts used by our experienced Coaches in their daily work to help schools better support students through the critical first year of high school. Read more…
NCS Postsecondary Success Toolkit
The NCS Postsecondary Success Toolkit is a collection of protocols, reports, resources, and artifacts used by our experienced Coaches in their daily work to help schools better support students to graduate from high school ready to succeed in college. Read more…
A Capacity-Building Model for School Improvement
A Capacity-Building Model for School Improvement paper captures the model and history of the Network for College Success (NCS), and situates our work within current research. It uses Freshman On-Track as an example of how the NCS model builds school-level capacity for improvement. The paper was written in collaboration with the UChicago Consortium on School Research. Read more…
Practice-Driven Data Paper
NCS, the UChicago Consortium on School Research, and the To&Through Project use a practice-driven data approach when working with educators in the Chicago Public Schools. This paper is designed to share the lessons we have learned about how, when, why, and under what conditions we have seen the use of data support real, sustainable, and remarkable improvement in the outcomes of Chicago’s youth. Read more...
Our Research Base
NCS professional learning draws on the unique resources of the UChicago Consortium on School Research to provide coherent and research-validated frameworks for our work. The research helps schools understand and implement new evidence-based practices to dramatically improve student otucomes. Read more...