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Products
and Publications
SERVE
develops, publishes, and distributes a variety of research-based
studies, training materials, policy briefs, brochures,
and videotapes. These informative products and publications
are guides to available resources, current issues in
education policy, and examples of exemplary educational
programs. Below are the product and publication offerings
for School and District Improvement:
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How
Class Size Makes a Difference (2002) 
This
2002 SERVE publication summarizes findings from several
major state-level class size reduction initiatives, including
Tennessee's Project STAR, Wisconsin's SAGE program, and
California's class size reduction initiative. It also discusses
SERVE's class size reduction research in Burke County Schools
(NC) and Draper Elementary School (Rockingham County, NC).
The publication includes conclusions and recommendations
for class size reduction implementation, classroom instruction,
professional development, and research and evaluation. It
offers information for a variety of audiences, including
policymakers, parents, and state-, district-, and school-level
educators.
Financing
Class Size Reduction (2005)
This publication examines resource issues related to successful
class size reduction program implementation. The finance guide
provides definitions of class size reduction terminology with
implications for understanding class size research; guidelines
for financing class size reduction implementation; case studies
of successful class size reduction implementations at little
or no extra expenditure; and a summary of class size reduction
cost-benefit considerations. It also includes a comprehensive
bibliography.
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Comprehensive
School Reform
Comprehensive School Reform Model Implementation Research
(2001)
This
SERVE research features an analysis of 38 CSR schools within
the SERVE region.
From 1999 to 2001, SERVE conducted an intensive study of
38 CSR schools in 38 school districts across Alabama, Florida,
Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
The 38 CSR sites in the study represented a purposeful sample
that includes both rural and urban schools as well as elementary,
middle, and high schools, plus a cross section of school
reform models. The early impressions of this study along
with a status report of the first year of the study are
available online.
UCR
is a SERVE online resource that provides background information
about Comprehensive School Reform, research aligned to
its 11 components, and relevant external links.
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