Serivces
Charter School Consulting
I remember when I began the adventure of starting my first charter school, I was excited and oh so overwhelmed. I had no idea where to start and was incredibly grateful for those people who supported me on my journey. I found solace in knowing that even though it was new for me, there were people out there who had walked this road before. I needed to search them out and learn from their successes and mistakes. I want to be that person for you, I am here to take your hand and guide you on this new path.
As a charter school consultant I will be your support system. Answering questions when they come up and guiding the process of opening a school, and/or growing the services that you already offer. This will look unique for each situation, and we will work together collaboratively to reach your goals.
+ Expand each title to learn more about how we can work together.
+ Design Team
- How do you start a school? I can help in getting you started!
- Guidance on school design and the steps you should take to determine what curricular model is the best fit for your community.
- Help in community building and making connections with local businesses and organizations.
- Supporting the process of establishing a governance board, legal entity, and formal meetings.
- Weighing the pros and cons of instrumentalities and non-instrumentalities and deciding what authorizing structure will work best for your school: district or independent.
- Sharing leadership and meeting model options for your design team and future school.
- Development of the vision and mission of your school.
- Looking at DPI Charter School grant options and explaining charter school channels of funding.
- Developing an organizational timeline.
+ Administrative
- Pedagogical models
- Financial and budgeting guidance
- Business operations
- Community engagement
- Volunteers
- Shared leadership and collaborative leadership models
- School culture
- Performance monitoring
- Recruitment and retention of students
- Professional and staff development
+ Governance Board
- Effective governance
- Board development
- Decision making models
- Defining roles and responsibilities of each school realm
- Local, state and federal charter school and organizational requirements
- Short and long-term planning
- Strategic planning
- Board operations
- Organization structure development: roles and responsibilities
- School leadership evaluation
- Charter school board evaluation
- Fundraising
- Committee development
- Performance monitoring
- Community engagement
+ Authorizer
- Charter school development
- Legal authorizer process and procedures
- Charter school performance monitoring
- Accountability measures
- Roles and responsibilities
- Oversight and charter school support
- Instrumentality and non-instrumentality options
- Budget development and roles of a fiscal agent
+ Marketing and Outreach
- Developing vision and mission
- Fundraising and goal setting
- Community outreach
Coaching
Packages Include:
1-hour weekly leadership meetings
1 -our weekly email/resource support
Monthly planning team/board meeting guidance and attendance (includes meeting preparation and 2 -our meeting, travels expenses are billed separately and include state mileage reimbursement)
Monthly professional development (collaborative decision on topic, 1 hour presentation and preparation)
* 3 month, 6 month, 12 month, or individualized coaching packages available.
Individual Services
With your design team, leadership team, Governance Board, or school staff we can explore specific topics no matter where you are in the process.
Initial planning to an operating school, these trainings will serve as guides and mentorship through your process.
+ Workshops and Trainings
- Shared/Collaborative Leadership
- School Leadership Structures
- Consensus Decision Making
- Governance Board Roles and Responsibilities: Effective Governance
- Long & Short Term Strategic Planning
- School Planning & Development
- Successful Authorizer/School Relationships
- Community Building
- Outreach and Fundraising
- Vision and Mission Development/Guidance
+ A La Carte Services
- Authoring of WI DPI Planning/Implementation and Expansion Grant application
- Non-Profit Development
- Articles of Incorporation
- Employer Identification Number Application (EIN)
- Bylaw Development
- Budget support/development
- School Modification Form completion
- Performance Measures Development
- Authoring Charter Contract
- Development of Handbooks: student/family, staff, Governance Board, etc...
- Policy and Procedure Development
- Drafting enrollment and lottery process
- Hiring process and job postings
At your service
I am here to support your charter school actualization and/or professional learning in the authentic way that works best for you and your team. I encourage you to start with a free 30 minute consultation with me so I can learn more about your goals. We can then dig into what services make the most sense for your unique needs.