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Introducing Charter School Governance: The Essential Guide ToolkitsBLUUM01 Oct, 2020 BLUUM has created a series of informative videos that provide a high-level overview of the responsibilities, opportunities and obligations of public charter school board members. Real-life… Read more
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Finance and Fundraising, Starting a Charter School, Board Recruitment, Charter School Management Organizations, Board Fundamentals, Board Effectiveness, Board Roles and Responsibilities, Charter School Family and Community, Opening and Expanding, Board Governance
Charter School Governing Board Composition: A Toolkit for Board Members ToolkitsThe National Charter School Resource Center12 Jun, 2018 Every child deserves to attend an excellent school. Public charter schools are governed by independent boards, and great charter schools need great boards. Serving on a charter school board… Read more
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Board Recruitment, Charter School Management Organizations, Board Fundamentals, Board Effectiveness, Board Roles and Responsibilities, Board Governance
Governance FAQs ToolkitsCharter Board Partners25 May, 2016 The Charter Board Partners has compiled a list of frequently asked questions about charter school boards. The publication provides clarifying information about the role of charter school… Read more
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State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Board Fundamentals, Educators, Board Roles and Responsibilities, Board Governance
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Essential Ingredients of Good Bylaws ToolkitsCharter Board Partners26 Feb, 2016 This tool provides great advice about creating strong bylaws from a lawyer with extensive experience advising charter school boards.  
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Charter School Management Organizations, Board Fundamentals, Board Governance

Featured Publications

Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools, Part 2: The Roles and Perspectives of Charter School Leaders and Board Members
Reports | 04 Oct, 2021
How Charter Schools Can Leverage Community Assets through Partnerships
Reports | 16 Jun, 2021
Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools: Tools to Support Authorizer Data Collection
Toolkits | 01 Jun, 2021
School Quality Assessment: Where Are You on the Pathway to Success?
Toolkits | 01 Dec, 2020
A Synthesis of Research on Charter School Facilities
Reports | 06 Oct, 2020

Featured Events

American Association for Teaching and Curriculum - 2021 Annual Conference
Albuquerque, NM | 07 Oct, 2021 to 09 Oct, 2021
The theme of this year's annual conference is Creativity and the Muse, with a focus on creativity and the “muses” (or…
Florida Charter Schools Conference 2021
Orlando | 20 Oct, 2021 to 22 Oct, 2021
The Florida Charter School Alliance will host their 2021 meeting from October 20 - 22. Exact location TBD.
Missouri Charter Schools Leadership Conference
Columbia, MO | 06 Oct, 2021 to 07 Oct, 2021
The Missouri Charter Public School Association introduces the first Annual Missouri Charter Schools Leadership…
NCSRC Webinar: Indicators of Distress - The Role of Leaders and Board Members
| 27 Oct, 2021
Join the National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC) to explore the key concepts in Identifying Indicators of…
Trauma-Informed Schools Institute
| 04 Nov, 2021 to 05 Nov, 2021
The Trauma-Informed Schools Institute is a two-day conference designed to build the capacity of educators to implement…

Featured News

Credit Enhancement Grants for FY2021 Posted by ED
News | 24 Jun, 2021
Family Engagement Toolkit Featured in NAFSCE Webinar
News | 25 May, 2021
New Blog Post Highlights NSCRC's State Profiles
News | 05 Mar, 2021
FY2020 Grants to Charter School Developers for the Opening of New Charter Schools and for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (CFDA #84.282B/E)
News | 20 May, 2020
U.S. Department of Education's Coronavirus Response
News | 12 Mar, 2020
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