Facilities Planning
What We Offer
Facilities Planning
Our experts in planning, design, financing, and construction can help you explore your school’s facilities project, whether it’s a renovation or new construction. The FCI-Support team can help you build the budget, establish expectations, and create an action plan to acquire or expand a school’s facilities. Whether you’re doing long-range planning for a facility years in the future or are about to embark on a new project starting soon, our experts can review your plans and make sure you’re headed in the right direction.
The nonprofit organization that works with the Florida Charter Institute to provide support, Building Hope, has been helping charter schools all over the U.S. to finance, build and operate their facilities since 2003. Our team’s knowledge is deep and diverse — and is available to schools through the CSU.
Facilities Planning
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Read moreSetting Up Your Financial Systems for Successful Monitoring
May 20, 2024The new fiscal year is here, making it the perfect time to set your school up for effective and efficient financial monitoring. Consider the following questions: Does your chart of accounts align with your budget? Does your workflow support clean and accurate data input? What reports should you regularly review to ensure revenues and expenses are in check? When should you consider a budget amendment? Dana Vignale, Charter Support Manager for Building Hope and former Director of Finance for a network of charter schools, will guide you and your team through tips, tricks, and best practices to ensure your school is on the right track for financial monitoring. This webinar is beneficial for Executive Directors, Heads of School, Directors of Finance, and Board Members.
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How can we help your school?
We’re here…because we’ve been there. The FCI-Support team of consultants is eager to share what we’ve learned from developing, leading, and growing schools. Turn to us for tested strategies and tools collected from some of the country’s most successful charter school leaders and advocates.