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Indirect Costs Decoded Webinar29 Apr, 2020 to 29 Apr, 2020 This webinar is designed to provide guidance to CSP grantees about Indirect Cost Rates and how they apply to their grants, including: How to know if a cost is allowable, How to… Read more
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Developing and Updating Performance Agreements for Credit Enhancement Grantees Webinar16 Apr, 2020 to 16 Apr, 2023 Credit Enhancement (CE) grantees gathered for a webinar focused on developing and updating performance agreements for their CSP grants. The content included an overview of… Read more
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April 2020 Newsletter Newsletters15 Apr, 2020 Welcome to The Charter Connection! The National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC) acknowledges the unprecedented state of schools and the education system during the ongoing… Read more
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Charter School Facilities: Emerging Trends ReportsNational Charter School Resource Center23 Mar, 2020 This report covers national and regional trends impacting the current landscape of charter school facilities, and describes three ongoing trends: Trend 1: Geographic and… Read more
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State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Charter School Family and Community, Policy Maker, Facilities
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Preparation for Replication: Case Study of AECI Case Study20 Mar, 2020 Introduction More than 4,000 charter schools around the country operate as independent, “mom and pop” schools without the supports of charter management organizations (CMOs).1… Read more
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State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Charter School Family and Community, Policy Maker, Opening and Expanding
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The SMART Approach: Strategies for Making Objectives SMART Webinar19 Feb, 2020 to 19 Feb, 2020 CSP grantees gathered for a webinar focused on developing SMART objectives and measures in support of Charter School Program grants. The event was based on NCSRC’s resource, SMART… Read more
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State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Charter School Family and Community
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February 2020 Newsletter Newsletters19 Feb, 2020 Welcome to The Charter Connection! That’s right: we’re The Charter Connection now. Last issue, you voted for a new name for the National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC)… Read more
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SMART Objectives Toolkit ToolkitsThe National Charter School Resource Center31 Jan, 2020 The SMART Objectives Toolkit from the National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC) is designed to help prospective and current Charter School Programs (CSP) grantees develop… Read more
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State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Opening and Expanding, Increasing Achievement, Operations and Compliance, Funding
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December 2019 Newsletter Newsletters04 Dec, 2019 Welcome to the National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC) Newsletter! NCSRC is back!  First, a brief reintroduction: the NCSRC is an initiative of the U.S. Department of… Read more
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Your National Charter School Resource Center: An Introduction to the Next Phase for CSP Grantees Webinar21 Nov, 2019 to 21 Nov, 2019 CSP grantees gathered for a webinar re-introduction to the National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC). NCSRC project staff and Program Officers from the Charter School… Read more
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Your National Charter School Resource Center: An Introduction to the Next Phase for Credit Enhancement Grantees Webinar20 Nov, 2019 to 20 Nov, 2019 Credit Enhancement CSP grantees gathered for a webinar reintroduction to the National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC). NCSRC project staff and Program Officers from the… Read more
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Your National Charter School Resource Center: An Introduction to the Next Phase for State Entity and State Education Agency Grantees Webinar19 Nov, 2019 to 19 Nov, 2019 State Entity CSP grantees gathered for a webinar re-introduction to the National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC). NCSRC project staff and Program Officers from the Charter… Read more
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An Analysis of the Charter School Facility Landscape in Louisiana ReportsCharter School Facilities Initiative30 Jan, 2019 In the spring of 2018, the National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC), the Colorado League of Charter Schools (the League), the Louisiana Association of Public Charter… Read more
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Louisiana Charter Schools, Planning and Designing, State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Military, State Reports, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Facilities
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An Analysis of the Charter School Facility Landscape in Oklahoma ReportsCharter School Facilities Initiative30 Jan, 2019 In the spring of 2018, the National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC), the Colorado League of Charter Schools (the League), the Oklahoma Public School Resource Center (OPSRC… Read more
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Oklahoma Charter Schools, Planning and Designing, State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Military, State Reports, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Facilities
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Behind the Scenes: The Critical Support Roles that Charter Schools Program Credit Enhancement Recipients Play to Improve Charter School Facilities Access ReportsNational Charter School Resource Center18 Jan, 2019 Charter schools have always had difficulty finding affordable buildings. In response, charter school supporters have explored many policy and market approaches, ranging from… Read more
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Finance Resources, State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Financing, Policy Maker, Facilities
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