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If you would like a hard copy of any of these reports, please call the PEBC office at 303.861.8661.

Bridging Words and Worlds
In this document, published October 2010, PEBC lays out a six-part Framework of Effective Instruction for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners (“CLDL Framework”) that names key components of the teaching practice and student learning that is most central for CLD students. The framework is built around enduring understandings both for teachers and for students: what is most important for them to understand in order to be most successful in their shared endeavor.

The Time Is Now: Improving School Leadership
The work of school leaders has changed dramatically. Leaders working in public schools today are being asked to do what no system has ever before accomplished: ensure that each child, every day, in every school, achieves at high levels intellectually, socially and emotionally. This paper, published November, 2008, describes the context of current school leadership in K-12 public education, and presents PEBC’s Leadership Framework as an important way to reframe school leaders’ work.

From Surviving to Thriving: Strategies for Success in a High-Stakes Accountability System
This report, published in October 2006, describes the context of current high-stakes accountability systems in K-12 public education, offers frontline recommendations for challenging and improving the system, and outlines ways in which PEBC staff development can help teachers, schools and districts not just survive—but thrive—under the high-stakes accountability system.

Investing in the Next Generation: How Education Drives Colorado’s Economic Future
The quality of Colorado’s education system, from early childhood education through K-12 and higher education, is key to its economic future and the quality of life its citizens enjoy. This 2004 report provides a foundation for establishing Colorado’s commitment to public education as an essential investment in its future and the key to maintaining its economic advantages and prosperity.