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Charter School Governance: Starting the School Year with a Strong Foundation
Presented by Christine Mentis, Governance Program Director, Charter Support Unit
Join us for an insightful webinar on “Charter School Governance: Starting the School Year with a Strong Foundation” of the School Year Best Practices.” This session will delve…
2024-25 Salary Increase Allocation Calculator
Presented by Curtis Fuller, Florida Charter Institute
The Department of Education recently released the 2024-25 Salary Increase Allocation paperwork due to the state by October 1, 2024. Charter Schools must report their information to their…
FL Salary Increase Allocation Calculator 2024-25
Since 2020, Florida has included the “Teacher Salary Increase Allocation” in the Florida Educational Finance Program. Originally, the state allocated $500-million to raise teacher salaries to a target…
An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure: Identifying Schools in Early Distress
Presented by Aimee Evan
Schools don’t just decline all at once or out of the blue. Rather, decline stems from unaddressed issues that grow and permeate over time. In this session, participants…
Biggest Legal Mistakes Charter Schools Make
Presented by Thomas Sternberg
This is a general overview of legal matters we see facing charter schools, the legal length each take (demand letters all the way through trials depending on the…
Blueprint for Success: Startegies to Support Your Facility Plan
Presented by Richard Moreno
What strategies should charter school governing boards put in place to help put them in a better position to be able to make their facilities goals come true?…
Bond Financing: Post-Issuance Compliance and Reporting
Presented by Braxton Padgett, Arnold Law Firm
Many charter schools have financed facility acquisitions and expansions with the proceeds of tax-exempt bonds. These types of financings impose requirements on borrowers post-closing related to reporting, the…
Charter Schools Movement Panel Discussion
The closing session for the conference closed with a panel of charter school experts who answer questions regarding the charter school movement and what Boards thesmelves should be…
Creating Data Dashboards: How Boards Can Collect Data & Accureately Make Decisions
Presented by Cametra Edwards, Jennifer Hines
In this session, boards discover how to leverage data to drive student success and make informed decisions. Exploring the collaborative process between boards and school leadership in identifying…
Dealing with Chaos Before It Happens: Crafting Policies that Prevent the Worst
Presented by Curtis Fuller, FCI
Based on two real life examples at charter schools that have gone through some significant conflict over the last two years, what systems could have been put in…
Developing a Powerhouse IT Strategy
Presented by Brian Haden, Technology Lab
Join presenters from Technology Lab as they talk about how to develop an IT infrastructure for a charter school that will ensure the school has what it needs…
Effective Governing Board Meetings
Presented by Kathleen Schoenberg
Operating productive, efficient board meetings can help attract and retain quality board members. This session discusses the “ins and outs” of great board meetings. We cover legal requirements…