"SARC Bites" is our free email newsletter about accountability reporting. Each issue contains a mix of news and opinion, as well as links to other sources you may find helpful. You can find prior issues from the links below. And you can subscribe free. (Most recent issues at top.)

We also occasionally post advisories about new developments in California's accountability laws. See the SARC Bite Advisory archive.

• Issue 41: Going the Distance to Reach Parents
• Issue 40: Next Year’s Forecast: Less Money, More Work, Faster SARCs
• Issue 39: A Wish List for SARCs on Their 20th Birthday
• Issue 38: Taming the translation challenge of SARCs and more
• Issue 37: SARC Reform Legislation Should Aim at the Parent Connection
• Issue 36: Are SARCs Turning Farther Away from What They Were Intended to Be?
• Issue 35: Senate Bill 1510 Is Likely To Require SARCs by February 1
• Issue 34: Your SARCs Should Produce a Return on Your Investment
• Issue 33: What Is the Real Cost of Your SARCs and What Do You Have to Show For It?
• Issue 32: State SARC Report Format, Used by Many Districts, Gets a Harsh
                    Evaluation by UCLA Law School Study
• Issue 31: Self-Reporting of School Results is Both a Burden and a Gift
• Issue 30: Dense SARCS May Leave Your Public Puzzled and Perturbed
• Issue 29: Your SARCS May Be More Popular Than You Think
• Issue 28: State Board Adds More to SARCs and a News Story Probes SARCs Missing in Action
• Issue 27: SARCs Influence School Board Races and Parcel Tax Elections More Than You Think
• Issue 26: SARCs Get Attention from Higher-Ups: Compliance Ramps Up
• Issue 25: SARCs Can Be Your Rapid Response Tool, Countering News Articles' Negative Spin
• Issue 24: District Annual Reports: More Than an NCLB Compliance Exercise
• Issue 23: Are You Including Financial Indicators of Your District's Health in Your SARCs?
• Issue 22: Elections Require That You Tell Your Story All Year Long
• Issue 21: Resourceful Educators are Putting Accountability Reports to Work
• Issue 20: Are You Maximizing the Return-on-Investment of Your Accountability Reports?
• Issue 19: The CDE Releases Long-awaited SARC Template Specifications
• Issue 18: CDE Releases New SARC Guidelines
• Issue 17: What is the Real Cost of Not Printing Your SARCs?
• Issue 16: The Facts About Your Teachers Are Not Only in Your SARCs
• Issue 15: How to Report the Baffling STAR Test Score Release to Your Public
• Issue 14: NCLB wants your SARCs printed and distributed
• Issue 13: New SARC Templates Released
• Issue 12: SB 575 and New SARC Policies Promise Even More Complex Reporting
• Issue 11: What It Takes to Make Your SARCs Legal
• Issue 10: The Five-Step Program to Cutting SARC Costs
• Issue 9: Say Goodbye to the Era of Police-It-Yourself Accountability
• Issue 8: Does the High School Exit Exam Belong in Your SARCs?
• Issue 7: The Spirit and the Letter of Accountability Reporting in NCLB
• Issue 6: Education Jargon Should Have No Place in Your SARCs
• Issue 5: The Best Looking Accountability Reports This Side of the Rockies
• Issue 4: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in Accountability Reporting
• Issue 3: Summary Reports Save Money and Succeed with Parents
• Issue 2: Federal Law now Requires District Level Accountability Reports
• Issue 1: Do Parents Really Read Your Annual School Reports?

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