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Future Ready Schools®

Advancing Innovation and Equity in America’s Schools

Future Ready Schools® (FRS) helps innovative educators ensure that each student graduates from high school with the agency, passion, and skills to be a productive, compassionate, and responsible citizen.

Through FRS’s tools and resources, district and school leaders apply evidence-based practices resulting in engaging student-centered learning environments that empower robust learning opportunities, anytime, anywhere.

The FRS network focuses on leadership. We help district teams set a vision for the student outcomes and school experiences that today’s modern learners need to thrive. We emphasize goal setting using our research-based framework that advances policies to equitably deliver strong instruction, personalized professional learning, and creative community partnerships. Coupled with robust technology infrastructure and sustainability models – we build leadership capacity so that  school systems can offer flexible, rigorous, and equitable learning opportunities to each student.

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Now, more than ever, the nation’s schools face high demands to prepare students for an information-rich, high-tech, entrepreneurial, global economy that requires a highly skilled, knowledgeable, flexible, and capable workforce. FRS provides educators with research-based tools, resources, and capacity building that facilitates the modernization of schools and districts that support personalized, student-centered learning. 

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The FRS Way

We believe every child—regardless of the zip code they call home—must graduate from high school and deserves

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Why Our Work Matters

Nearly 17 million of America’s 53.1 million children are unplugged from instruction because their families lack home internet access. This “homework gap,” has contributed to significant opportunity gaps, particularly for students from marginalized communities. Beginning in spring 2020, many districts tapped federal, state, and local funding to provide all students with the connectivity and devices necessary for home-based remote learning. Now, the Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and subsequent federal investments provide ample opportunities for education leaders to close opportunity gaps and realize the promise of technology for America’s public school students. FRS can help ensure that this investment is not squandered.

Now, more than ever, the nation’s schools face high demands to prepare students for an information-rich, high-tech, entrepreneurial, global economy that requires a highly skilled, knowledgeable, flexible, and capable workforce. Today, 80 percent of good-paying jobs require postsecondary education, according to Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce.

However, in 2017, fewer than 50 percent of Americans ages 25–64 years held a quality credential beyond high school, according to the Lumina Foundation. The statistics are even more alarming for Americans from historically underserved groups; only about 24 percent of Latinos and about 30 percent of African Americans held an associate’s degree or higher in 2017.

This is a momentous time for education. Closing the digital divide and the homework gap remains one of America’s most consequential challenges. The need to systemically address opportunity gaps resulting from our students’ lack of ubiquitous technology access and devices—at home and school—is now an urgent economic, social, and moral imperative for our nation’s future success.

Tools and Resources

FRS provides educators with research-based tools and resources that facilitate the modernization of schools and districts that support personalized, student-centered learning. FRS tools and resources include the following:

All tools and resources are aligned with the evidence-based Future Ready Framework and focus on instructional leadership and systemic reform.

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Our Work

FRS’ tool and resources help support district and school leaders  with the modernization of schools and the implementation of personalized, student-centered learning.

Virtual Event, Webinar | Budget and Resources, Collaborative Leadership, Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, Future Ready Schools, Robust Infrastructure

Future Ready Round Table Discussion – Demystifying Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) in Education

March 28, 2023 2:00-3:00 PM

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Virtual Event | Future Ready Schools, Librarians

Future Ready Librarians® April Summit

April 1, 2023 11:00 AM-1:00 PM

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Event, Virtual Event, Webinar | Collaborative Leadership, Community Partnership, Future Ready Schools, Professional Learning, Social and Emotional Learning

Everyday Social-Emotional Learning Practices That Make A Difference

April 19, 2023 2:00-2:45 PM

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In-person Event | Future Ready Schools, Librarians

FRS Leadership Forum in Ohio

June 13, 2023 9:00 AM-3:00 PM

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In-person Event | Future Ready Schools, Librarians

FRS Leadership Forum in California

September 26, 2023 9:00 AM-3:00 PM

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Event, In-person Event | Future Ready Schools, Librarians

FRS Leadership Forum at Vermont Fest

November 1, 2023 9:00 AM-3:00 PM

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March 23, 2023

Blog | Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, Digital Learning, Future Ready Schools, Librarians

Enhance Your Curriculum With Engaging Lessons & Videos

Are you looking for new engaging lessons that will keep your students engaged in learning? @media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-42d3aa1{flex:1 1 calc(16.9% – var(–stk-column-gap,0px) * …
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March 21, 2023

Podcast | Collaborative Leadership, Future Ready Schools, Librarians, Literacy, Social and Emotional Learning

Creating a Culture of Well-ness (with Crystal Mendoza and Dr. Valerie Paredes)

Librarian Crystal Mendoza and Counselor, Dr. Valerie Paredes share their unique collaboration to create a Mindfulness Corner at the ILC in UTRGV Harlingen Collegiate …
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March 17, 2023

Podcast | Future Ready Schools

Dialing Up Connections (with Dr. Sheryl Abshire)

This week on UnDisruptED, Adam and Carl are joined by one of the matriarchs of EdTech, Dr. Sheryl Abshire @sherylabshire)! Listen along as the …
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