Tools for action
Tools that give you a real answer, not a brochure.
Each tool takes your context — your role, your stage, your state, your capacity — and returns a tailored read you can put in front of your team. Free to use. Nothing you enter in these tools leaves your browser until you choose to send your plan or a request.
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District Readiness Assessment
Built from our Perkins-aligned needs-assessment and capacity playbook: 24 items across six domains — leadership & vision, staffing, curriculum & instruction, partnerships, facilities & safety, finance & sustainability. You get one of three honest readings — Ready to Launch, Ready for a Pilot, or Capacity-Building Required — plus a domain-by-domain readout and next moves for your weakest domains.
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Request a Policy Analysis
Tell us about the pathway or model you are planning and your state. You receive a response within two to three business days with a first read on your plan, what working with S4IS could look like, and a link to book a 30-minute planning conversation. Requests are welcome from every state.
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Stakeholder Map
List the people and groups who shape your pilot, place each by influence and commitment, and get a next move for each one: who belongs at the governance table, who needs to see a working program, and which employer could anchor it. Saves with your plan.
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Next Steps by Role
Choose your role (superintendent, principal, CTE director, counselor, teacher, board member, or community or employer partner) and your stage on the step path. You get next steps for the next 30, 90 and 365 days, each linked to the guide that explains it.
Find your next steps →These tools are free to use on this site. They're part of the S4IS membership toolkit — partner facilitators and screening hosts may link here freely but may not redistribute the tools themselves.