How Can I Make Choice Happen?

Developing a public school choice program can seem daunting. The good news is you don't need to reinvent the wheel. Choice is already thriving in hundreds of diverse districts across the country, and much can be learned from their experiences. Their efforts have yielded stories and examples that offer ideas and insights, as well as tools and artifacts that can be adapted or used as models. A collection of such resources is now available on this website.

Don’t expect to find a universal action plan or a step-wise checklist. When it comes to choice, districts start at different points, have different needs and resources, and operate in different contexts. The website was conceived with this variability in mind. Its offerings derive from a range of districts, some like yours, some not. The point isn't to identify the districts most similar to yours, but to look across all the practices and choose those that are most workable for your circumstances or that can serve as a model for tailoring something more suitable to your needs. So keep an open mind. And be sure to browse the tools we've provided for you.