To complete the second stage of the Classrooms First Commission's work and develop draft recommendations, commission members broke into smaller work groups focused on shared services, in-district efficiency, and realignment. These work groups met from January to March 2012 to craft draft recommendations that provided a roadmap to more streamlined school districts.
To develop the draft recommendations the work groups reviewed the research provided to the commission during the first stage, while drawing upon the public input submitted to the commission during public hearings and through an online survey.
Each group was made up of commission members, invitees from stakeholder organizations, and education experts.