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Charter School Tools July Newsletter

As you gear up for the 2011-12 school year, check out Charter School Tools for helpful information and exciting new tools to ensure a successful opening. 

 

Student Code of Conduct

Student Handbook

Staff-Parent Interaction Policy

Classroom Safety Checklist

 

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2011 National Charter School Conference
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Presenters: Joe Keeney (4th Sector Solutions/Charter School Tools), Richard Moreno (Charter School Services Corporation), Richard O'Neill (Renaissance School Services)

 

Charter schools are multi-million dollar independent businesses with complicated demands for financial and business management, human resources, technology and compliance. To meet those diverse needs within the constraints of tight operating budgets, a new industry of business management service providers has emerged. This session explores outsourcing models, roles and responsibilities, and best practices in charter school business management.

 

Charter Schools Leading the Special Education Revolution

Presenters: Gina Plate (California Charter Schools Association), Alice Parker (Former CA State Director of Special Education)

California is committed to increased options for charter schools when serving students with special needs. Innovative models offer an infrastructure to serve increased numbers of students across a broader range of services.  

 

Everybody Needs a Coach

Presenters: Allan Bonilla (Region X111 ESC)  
  
Learn how to incorporate coaching strategies into your leadership style, leading to the creation of a collaborative school culture. Real leadership coaching brings out the creativity and individuality of all faculty members, which enables all to be successful.

 

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Budgeting & Scheduling for School Success

Budgeting & Scheduling for School Success - This presentation discusses what drives teacher staffing, how many teachers does a school need, education and staffing efficiency, staffing other positions, and scenario with financial constraints.
Submitted by: Glenn Turtel  

 

Principal Development: Selection, Support, Evaluation
This tool explores the practices of three organizations - charter management organizations (CMOs) Achievement First (AF) and Green Dot Public Schools, and national nonprofit New Leaders for New Schools - identified as leaders in principal development. This tool is organized into three key activities related to principal development: 1) selecting leaders, 2) training leaders, and 3) evaluating leaders, and aims to identify the best practices and protocols within each activity.
Submitted by: NewSchools Venture Fund

 

Standard Timesheet Form
The Standard Timesheet Form - 2010 is an Excel standard timesheet form includes six sections for your school employees to keep track of time worked.
Submitted by: Charter School Tools

 

Policies for Charter Schools

Policies for Louisiana Charter Schools - "Best Practice" for Student/Parent and Employee Handbooks.

Submitted by: Stefanie Allweiss

 

Job Descriptions Handbook

Job Descriptions Handbook includes all of the Charter School Tools job descriptions in one place! Use this tool as a complete list of hiring for your new school or simply adding school positions. This is a complete list of all the job descriptions listed on Charter School Tools. There is a linked table of contents to each job description that includes the job title, job responsibilities, and job qualifications.

Submitted by: Charter School Tools

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New Tool Additions 
Charter School Tools continues to add new tools everyday. Here are just a few that were recently added and are available to download for FREE!

 

Director of Student Data & Reporting

Student Information Manager

Student Information Data Manager I


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Calendar of Events  July

7.31.11 - NC Alliance for Public Charter Schools 2nd Annual Charter Schools Conference

 

USAC (Universal Service Administrative Company) will be offering E-Rate Fall Applicants Trainings. For more information or to register, click here.

 

If you would like to submit a calendar event to Charter School Tools, email the event information to info@charterterschooltools.org.

 

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Book of the Month

Leap of Reason: Managing Outcomes in An Era of Scarcity

If you are thinking about upgrading your performance management systems and capability, read Pat Brantley's chapter "What It Takes: Building a Performance-Management System to Support Students and Teachers" in Mario Morino's new book Leap of Reason: Managing Outcomes in An Era of Scarcity.


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