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New Tool Additions
Charter School Tools is bringing you new tools from the Colorado Charter Schools conference. If you missed the conference, no problem - here are some of the presentations contributed to Charter School Tools.
Building and Sustaining a Supportive Relationship Between the Board and School Administrator - Nora Flood with Colorado League of Charter Schools Charter school boards and school leaders need to work together to provide effective and sound leadership at charter schools. Having well-defined and understood roles and responsibilities, a fair evaluation system, and clear policies that are used in practice are a few steps schools can take to support strong relationships between the board and administration.
Collaboration: Charters Sharing Practices for Success -Yvette Brown with Academy Charter School
Charter schools have the unique option of utilizing the most innovative and impactful practices to advance both students and teachers. As we venture into the age of increased accountability for performance, it is important for charter schools and teachers to have the resources necessary for them to be successful.
Recruitment, Hiring and Employment Agreements - Cinda Daggett with The HR Department This tool provides guidance on hiring, employment relationships between personnel and the school, and HR-related document retention. The session will include tips and best practices on hiring practices; a review of employment contract and offer letters, including how to determine which is best for your school; and guidance on navigating document retention in order to be in compliance with all relevant regulations. Also download the Employment Record Retention Requirements handout tool from this presentation.
School Choices in Social Media tool will prepare charter school leaders and staffers for social media demands in the public school world, and will demonstrate proper use of social media websites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.
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Featured Article
Charter School Tools featured article this month is by Frank Martinelli with The Center for Public Skills Training. Mr. Martinelli specializes in training and consultant services to nonprofits since 1976.
Positioning Your Charter School Board for Strategic Leadership - Part 1
Are you interested in building an active and strategically oriented board of directors? You are not alone. According to a recent survey of regional and national studies about nonprofits' greatest challenges, board effectiveness was cited as the most frequent concern. Read the full article
This article is a two-part series. The second part will be published in the April Charter School Tools newsletter.
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 Book of the Month
For too long and for too many children our education system has not worked. Yet in the face of these struggles, there are principals, superintendents, and coaches who have built extraordinary schools-not just once, but multiple times. What sets these leaders apart? Leverage Leadership demonstrates that exceptional school leaders succeed because of how they use their time: what they do, and how and when they do it. By consistently using seven core principles or "levers," each minute of their day is leveraged to maximal results.
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