Operations and Compliance

Featured Operations and Compliance Resources

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A Synthesis of Research on Charter School Facilities
“A Synthesis of Research on Charter School Facilities” examines the…
Reports | 06 Oct, 2020
Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools
Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools Part 1: The Role and Perspective of Charter School Authorizers
Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools labels and categorizes the indicators of…
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Indicators of Distress and What They Mean in the Charter Sector: A Webinar for Charter Sector Stakeholders Introducing…
Charter school stakeholders from across the country joined together to explore findings from NCSRC’…
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The Death Spiral: Identifying Early Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools (A Conversation with Authorizers)
Charter school authorizers from across the country joined together to explore the findings of NCSRC…
A diagnostic tool for school leaders to identify alternatives to school-based policing
Critical Questions and Steps for Leaders to Reduce or End School-Based Policing
This resource for school and network leaders synthesizes the history of school-based policing since…

All Operations and Compliance Resources

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Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools: Tools to Support Authorizer Data Collection Toolkits01 Jun, 2021 This toolkit is a self-guided resource for authorizers to identify indicators of distress, audit their current data collection methods for evaluating indicators of distress, and assess… Read more
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State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Policy Maker, Policy, Board Governance, Increasing Achievement, Operations and Compliance, Leadership
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Supporting Charter Schools in Serving SWDs Webinar25 Mar, 2021 to 25 Mar, 2021 One goal of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is to "Expand opportunities for students with disabilities (SWDs)... and other traditionally underserved students to attend charter schools… Read more
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State Education Agency, Increasing Achievement, Operations and Compliance, Special Education
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Special Education 101 for the Charter Sector Webinar11 Mar, 2021 to 11 Mar, 2021 One goal of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is to "Expand opportunities for students with disabilities (SWDs)... and other traditionally underserved students to attend charter schools… Read more
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State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Increasing Achievement, Operations and Compliance, Special Education, Leadership
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The Arts in Charter Schools ReportsCassandra Quillen, Education Commission of the States, Arts Education Partnership09 Sep, 2020 This report highlights strategies six charter schools (located in the District of Columbia, Louisiana, Maryland, and North Carolina) are using to provide arts education to students and… Read more
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Charter School Management Organizations, Educators, Sports and Art, Increasing Achievement
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Charter Schools and Students Experiencing Homelessness: Practices and Recommendations for Success ToolkitsSchoolHouse Connection11 Feb, 2021 The report is an explainer for charter schools of the McKinney-Vento Act, case studies highlighting best practices across charter schools and networks, and provides a library of resources… Read more
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Charter School Management Organizations, At-Risk Students, Nutrition, Educators, Student Achievement
Presentation Title Image We are Family: Planning for Family Engagement in the Charter School Life Cycle
We are Family: Planning for Family Engagement in the Charter School Life Cycle Webinar16 Dec, 2020 to 16 Dec, 2020 Charter school leaders from across the country gathered virtually to explore the National Charter School Resource Center’s (NCSRC) newest resource, Planning for Family Engagement in the… Read more
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State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Opening and Expanding, Increasing Achievement, Operations and Compliance, Leadership
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School Quality Assessment: Where Are You on the Pathway to Success? Toolkits01 Dec, 2020 This resource describes a data-driven school improvement process using reflective and diagnostic questions to help administrators identify where they are in their journey to achieve success… Read more
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State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Performance Management, Educators, Increasing Achievement, Operations and Compliance, Leadership
Presentation Title Image Indicators of Distress and What They Mean in the Charter Sector
Indicators of Distress and What They Mean in the Charter Sector: A Workshop for School Leaders on Using the Early Indicators of Distress Webinar12 Nov, 2020 to 12 Nov, 2020 Charter school leaders and board members from across the country joined together to explore the findings of NCSRC’s Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools report. During the… Read more
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State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Operations and Compliance, Leadership
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A Synthesis of Research on Charter School Facilities Reports06 Oct, 2020 “A Synthesis of Research on Charter School Facilities” examines the current state of charter school access to facilities, including facility acquisition and ownership, and facility funding… Read more
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State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Charter School Family and Community, Policy Maker, Opening and Expanding, Policy, Board Governance, Operations and Compliance, Facilities, Funding
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Indicators of Distress and What They Mean in the Charter Sector: A Webinar for Charter Sector Stakeholders Introducing New Research Related to the Early Indicators of Distress Webinar30 Sep, 2020 to 30 Sep, 2020 Charter school stakeholders from across the country joined together to explore findings from NCSRC’s new report, Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools Part 1: The Role and… Read more
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Featured Publications

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
Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools Part 1: The Role and Perspective of Charter School Authorizers
Reports | 21 Sep, 2020
Critical Questions and Steps for Leaders to Reduce or End School-Based Policing
Toolkits | 12 Jun, 2020

Featured Events

NCSC21: National Charter Schools Conference
Virtual | 20 Jun, 2021 to 23 Jun, 2021
The National Charter Schools Conference (NCSC) is the largest national gathering of charter school professionals. It is…
NC Association for Public Charter Schools 2021 Virtual Conference
Virtual | 15 Jul, 2021 to 22 Jul, 2021
The North Carolina Association for Public Charter Schools Conference is the largest state gathering of North Carolina…
Public Charter School Alliance of South Carolina: 2021 Annual Leadership Summit
Columbia, SC | 20 Jul, 2021 to 21 Jul, 2021
The Leadership Summit provides the venue for charter school peers to come together and exchange ideas on how to…

Featured News

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
Notice Inviting Applications: Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program--Grants to State Entities (SE Grants) (CFDA number 84.282A)
News | 27 Jan, 2020
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