City Schools of Decatur uses the allotted Charter System Funds to cover a portion of the salaries for our Instructional Coaches at each school who provide critical hands-on professional learning for all teachers. Funds also support the instructional frameworks used in our schools: Expeditionary Learning, Primary Years International Baccalaureate, Middle Years International Baccalaureate and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. Finally, City Schools of Decatur uses Charter System funds to help cover the cost of NWEAís Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)- a computer-based, adaptive assessment that determines instructional level and measures student growth.