11:15 am – 12:30 pm continued Charter School Board Service 101: What to Do and How to Do it Well Governance
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Charter school governance experts from Charter Board Partners will share their Standards for Highly Effective Charter School Boards that answer the question ‘’Now that I’m on the board, what do I DO?’’ This interactive, case-based session will dive into the standards, share strategies for creating and sustaining effective boards and help board members learn how to play their role well. Carrie Irvin and Simmons Lettre, Charter Board Partners Charter Schools as Catalysts for Community Development
Demystifying Social Media for Charter Schools Instruction
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A hands-on session that will teach charter schools the tactics and tips for using social media as a communications and marketing tool to help build your school’s online presence and better engage with prospective families. Join Noodle’s Chief Marketing Officer Jeff Herbst to learn social media best practices! Jeff Herbst, Noodle
Family and Community Partnerships for Digital Learning Success Instruction
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Learn how to develop digital learning partnerships with families and communities that increase digital access and Operations ••• Lagoon IJ literacy; advance student-owned learning that connects The facility challenge that every charter school faces is not them to their passions, peers, communities and careers; just a problem to be solved - it can also be an opportunity improve collaboration among teachers, students, families and for engagement in the community. Participants in this community organizations; and create more opportunities for session will hear from several leaders who have led efforts learning that transcend traditional school walls. to create charter school facilities that are transformational Michael Robbins, SPAN Learning & for their neighborhoods and cities. Collaborative Communications Group Richard Berlin, Harlem RBI/Dream Charter School; Michael Duffy, Great Oaks Foundation; Carmen Maldonado, From Red to Black: Rebuilding After a Financial Crisis Canyon-Agassi Charter Facilities Fund; Riccardo Stoeckicht, Community Education Building Operations Lagoon K
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DC Public Charter School Board Best Practices and Lessons Learned Governance
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We will share and discuss academic, financial and community best practices and lessons learned from a case study on the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board (DC PCSB), one of the oldest charter authorizers in the country overseeing more than 100 schools serving more than 36,000 students. The case study is expected to be published mid-2014. Tomeika Bowden, Naomi DeVeaux and Lin Johnson, DC Public Charter School Board; Alex Doty, FSG
Talking about finances isn’t sexy, but it’s a necessary conversation for all schools. In the early 2000s, ICEF Public Schools in South Los Angeles launched an aggressive growth campaign and fell into financial difficulties that nearly led to the network’s closure. Learn what led to the near disaster and how strong leadership, school-based budgeting and strategic planning have stabilized ICEF. Greg Brendel, ICEF Public Schools Going to the Chapel: The Advantages and Challenges of Charter School Mergers Operations
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An increasing number of charter operators are partnering with other charters to serve more children and ensure long-term sustainability. While this innovation has a lot of advantages, managing the process of bringing together strong, entrepreneurial leaders is fraught with challenges. Learn from leaders currently managing this process and learn from their mistakes and successes. Jacqueline Elliot, PUC National; Ravi Gupta, RePublic Schools; Alan Rosskam, Breakthrough Schools
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