2016 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZERS’ LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND DOCUMENTS
Strategic Planning Workshop
Cindy Schumacher, the Center’s executive director, participated in a group presentation regarding strategic planning.
Standing Up to Scrutiny: Designing a Strong Charter Renewal Process
Barb Zeile, the Center’s deputy director for school performance, participated in a group presentation regarding the details of the reauthorization process. This included a timeline of the steps the Center takes throughout a school’s contract term to ensure they are provided the resources necessary to thrive.
- Presentation
- Reauthorization Timeline
- Reauthorization Checklist
- Sample Reauthorization Letter
- Scorecard
Standing Together to Raise our Voice: Building State Coalitions
Cindy Schumacher, the Center’s executive director, participated in a group presentation regarding state coalitions.
Peer-to-Peer: Making Annual Reports Work for Your Office
Amy Van Atten-Densmore, the Center’s director of school operations, participated in a group presentation regarding items to consider when developing performance reports and how data can drive decision making.
- Presentation
- Workbook
- Academic Performance Report
- Operational Performance Report
- Fiscal Performance Report
- Scorecard
2016 NATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOLS CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND DOCUMENTS
Strategic Planning: An Essential Component of Success
Barb Zeile, the Center’s deputy director for school performance, and Julie Kildee, administrator at Holly Academy, presented on the topic of strategic planning.
2015 MICHIGAN SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE PRESENTATION
Setting the Standard: Charter School Accountability
Cindy Schumacher, the Center’s executive director, testified in December 2015 at a Michigan Senate Education Committee hearing regarding the Center’s reauthorization process.
2015 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZERS’ LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND DOCUMENTS
Can This Marriage Last?: The Renewal Process
Cindy Schumacher, the Center’s executive director, participated in a group presentation regarding the details of the reauthorization process. This included a timeline of the steps the Center takes throughout a school’s contract term to ensure they are provided the resources necessary to thrive.
- The Renewal Process Presentation
- Contracting for Renewal Handout
- Reauthorization Timeline
- Organizational Documents
- Reauthorization Checklist
Annual Performance Reporting
The Center is known nationally for their annual performance reporting documents that are provided to schools. In this session Center leadership outlined items to consider when developing performance reports and how data can drive decision making.
- Annual Performance Reporting Workshop Booklet
- Academic Performance Report 2014-15
- Operational Performance Report 2014-15
- Fiscal Performance Report 2013-14
- Scorecard 2013-14
- School Profile Example
2015 FALL INNOVATORS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND DOCUMENTS
Building Capacity in Your Team One by One
How would you describe the students in a teacher’s classroom? Do they all excel at the same things? Do they all learn in the same way? Are all kids the same? Of course not! Educators place great value on the uniqueness of each student and teachers focus on how to best meet the needs of that individual student. In this session, attendees explored the value to applying this concept to the development of our team including identifying and nurturing unrecognized strengths, leveraging mentoring practices to build capacity with limited resources and creating a strong team as a whole by focusing on the individual. This session was presented by Laura Stabler, the Center’s director of academic performance and accountability.
- Building Capacity in Your Team One by One Presentation
- Building Capacity in Your Team One by One Handout
Fostering Student Engagement
Active learning versus compliant behaviors; can you tell the difference? The students look like they are paying attention to the teacher since they are quiet and facing forward. But, are they really engaged in the learning? This session explored the meaning of engagement as it relates to instructional design and delivery to improve student achievement. Engagement strategies were demonstrated and participants left with ideas to enhance active learning in the classroom. This session was presented by Valerie Bailey, a staff member in the Center’s Office of Academic Performance and Accountability.
2015 NATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOLS CONFERENCE PRESENTATION AND DOCUMENTS
Future Success: The Importance and Process of Board Succession Planning
Orlando Castellon, the Center’s director of board appointments and development walks through the role of the board and important aspects to consider with a focus on having a succession plan in place.
2015 SPRING INNOVATORS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE PRESENTATION AND DOCUMENTS
Finance Isn’t Just for Finance Managers
In this session, attendees examined the value of team engagement in finance through mission intentionality and prioritization of outcomes. It’s not about the numbers. It’s about what the numbers achieve! This session was presented by Derrick Stair, the Center’s director of fiscal performance and accountability.
- Finance Isn’t Just for Finance Managers Presentation
- Finance Isn’t Just for Finance Managers Handout
2015 FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CHOICE AND INNOVATION SUBCOMMITTEE PRESENTATION
A Disciplined Approach to Quality Education Options in Michigan
Cindy Schumacher, the Center’s executive director, testified at a Florida House of Representatives Choice and Innovation Subcommittee hearing regarding the Center’s application process.
2014 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZERS’ LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND DOCUMENTS
Site Visits and Educational Program Review
The Center outlines the process for site visits and educational program reviews.
Developing Strong Annual Reports
Reporting on performance to schools is vital to their success. They must have access to the data needed to drive decision making and be able to know the context in which the data is framed.
- Developing Strong Annual Reports Presentation
- Academic Performance Report
- Operational Performance Report
- Fiscal Performance Report
- Annual Scorecard of School Performance
