Board Fundamentals

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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
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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Board Fundamentals, Board Governance

Featured Publications

Policy Framework for High-Quality Charter Authorizing Practices
Toolkits | 06 Jul, 2020
Measuring Quality: A Resource Guide for Authorizers and Alternative Schools
Reports | 01 Oct, 2019
Shifting to At-Home Learning
Toolkits | 01 Mar, 2020
SMART Objectives Toolkit
Toolkits | 31 Jan, 2020

Featured Events

International School Choice and Reform Conference
Ft. Lauderdale, FL | 17 Jan, 2021 to 20 Jan, 2021
January 17-20, 2021 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida http://iscrweb.org/  
National Charter Schools Week
| 10 May, 2020 to 16 May, 2020
May 10-16, 2020 https://www.publiccharters.org/what-you-can-do/celebrate-national-charter-schools-week 
2020 ASU GSV
San Diego, CA | 30 Sep, 2020 to 01 Oct, 2020
Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2020 San Diego, California https://www.asugsvsummit.com 
NACSA Leadership Conference
Nashville, TN | 12 Oct, 2020 to 15 Oct, 2020
October 12-15, 2020 Nashville, Tennessee https://www.qualitycharters.org/conference-archive  
Aurora Institute Symposium
San Antonio, TX | 25 Oct, 2020 to 28 Oct, 2020
October 25-28, 2020 San Antonio, Texas https://www.inacol.org/symposium/

Featured News

Fiscal Year 2020 Grants to Charter School Developers for the Opening of New Charter Schools and for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (CFDA number 84.282B/E)
News | 20 May, 2020
U.S. Department of Education's Coronavirus Response
News | 12 Mar, 2020
Notice Inviting Applications: Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program--Grants to State Entities (SE Grants) (CFDA number 84.282A)
News | 27 Jan, 2020
New ED Initiative Related to Charter Schools in Opportunity Zones
News | 10 Oct, 2019
Foundation Directs Funding Toward Special Education Charter Schools
News | 13 Sep, 2018

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