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Webinar Oct 15, 2015 ▶ Recording

Spotlight: St. Petersburg Collegiate High School

Presented by Principal Starla Metz

St. Petersburg Collegiate High School has just opened their doors for their twelfth year. The school offers high school students the opportunity to graduate with both a high…

Topics: School Operations
Webinar Oct 8, 2015 ▶ Recording

Keys to Effective Fundraising

Presented by Jane Watt, Chairperson of Marco Island Academy

Many charter schools throughout the State need to raise funds to help support their program, especially newer schools. Many board members and school leaders do not have the…

Topics: Finance & Budget
Webinar Sep 28, 2015 ▶ Recording

Preparing for Survey Two – Ensuring Your School Is Funded

Presented by Ms, Kendra Jahnke of the Department of Education’s Bureau of PK-12 Education Information Services

The Florida Educational Finance Program provides funds to public schools, including charter schools. The funding is based on the data reported during the state reporting weeks. The first…

Topics: Finance & Budget
Webinar Aug 27, 2015 ▶ Recording

Spotlight: Bay Haven Charter Academy

Presented by Dr. Tim Kitts, Chief Education Officer

Bay Haven Charter Academy opened in 2001 with just over 200 students and has grown into a network of schools serving nearly 3,000 students, receiving almost exclusively “A”…

Topics: School Operations
Document Aug 12, 2015

Equipment Responsibility Form

This is a sample form the school may wish to use when issuing expensive equipment to individual staff members, such as a laptop computer, to ensure employees understand…

Topics: Finance & Budget
Webinar Aug 6, 2015 ▶ Recording

Spotlight: Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate High School

Presented by Kristine Bennett, Principal

Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate High School is a public charter school opened in 2007. Founded by Pro Football Hall of Fame Bucs Linebacker Derrick Brooks and the Edward J.…

Topics: School Operations
Document Aug 5, 2015

Car Pooling Registration

Charter Schools are required to ensure that transportation is not a barrier to attendance. One way that might be part of the school’s plan is to develop a…

Topics: School Operations
Document Aug 5, 2015

Parent Volunteer Survey

Parental involvement is one indicator of school success. Schools who are strategic about volunteering will try to match volunteer opportunities to the strengths of parents, and to utilize…

Topics: School Operations
Document Aug 5, 2015

Publicity Waiver

This is a sample form that a school may wish to adopt to obtain parent permission to take pictures of students and use those pictures for school publicity.

Topics: School Operations
Document Aug 5, 2015

Sample School Behavior Program

This is a sample document to lay out a school’s behavioral program, the types of behavior incidents as well as possible consequences for them.  Includes an acknowledgment for…

Topics: School Operations
Document Aug 5, 2015

Student Emergency Release and Medical Information

This sample form is form the school can adapt to collect necessary medical an emergency release information for students. Schools should adopt (or use the district’s) form which…

Topics: School Operations
Resource Jun 24, 2015

Chart of Accounts

Charter Schools are required to utilize the Financial and Program Cost Accounting and Reporting for Florida Schools, commonly known as the Red Book. This document breaks down the…

Topics: Finance & Budget