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Open Meeting Law Essentials

Join us live on Jan. 27 for this free charter school board governance training webinar. Or, register to get the recording as soon as it’s available. Though the specifics vary…
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A Charter School Board’s Most Important Role

Arguably, a charter school board’s most important role is its partnership with the CEO. It’s up to the board to hire, evaluate, and support the CEO. The start of the…
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What Is an “Open Meeting Law”?

Whether or not you’re new to charter school governance, you’ve asked this question at some point: What is an “Open Meeting Law”? Or, more likely, you’ve wondered if your charter…
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How to Boost Board Member Engagement (Even in Challenging Times)

Board member engagement is high on a lot of people’s minds right now. Charter school governance certainly has become exponentially more complex amid the pandemic. And, for many, even fully…
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How to Be a BoardSavvy™ Charter School CEO – BoardOnTrack

An effective charter school organization hinges on a strong partnership between the board and its CEO. Yet, most charter school leaders have very little governance experience. But whether you’re leading…
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Opposition to Elimination of USED’s Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) comes from EL Advocacy Groups and Congress

Back in February I wrote about the U.S. Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos’, proposed reorganization of the U.S. Department of Education (USED) that would eliminate the USED’s Office of English…
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Can ESEA (ESSA) Funds be used to Pay EL Teacher’s Salaries?

When I was employed at a state department of education, I monitored school districts for compliance with ESEA requirements for both Title I and Title III. I also contracted with…
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Are Charter Schools Considered School Districts or just Schools?

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) went into effect at the beginning of the 2017-18 school year, forcing districts across the country to evaluate, re-write, and re-translate the parent and family…
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Allowable Uses of COVID Relief: Technology and Construction

States, school districts, and schools have significant flexibility in spending federal COVID relief funds announced last spring.    Public and private schools have $190 billion from three rounds of federal funding grants…
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Polaris Growth Fund Makes Strategic Investment in TransACT Communications

(Seattle, WA, February 21, 2020) TransACT Communications, LLC (“TransACT”), a leading SaaS provider of engagement, compliance and payment solutions for the education market, has received a strategic growth investment from…