Charter Schools

Session 1 (1 of 3)- On Demand Webinar Governance Foundations: An Introduction to the First Three Virtual Professional Development Sessions

Strengthening Board-Authorizer Partnerships- May 2026

COMPLETE PDF FOR BOARD AUTHORIZER SESSION – MAY 2026

PRESENTATION – GOVERNANCE AUTHORIZER PARTNERSHIPS – April 2026

Evaluating-Contracts-March-2026- PowerPoint

Strengthening Governance and Management/School Leader Partnerships- April 2026

Evaluating Contracts: Tools for Accountability- March 2026

Evaluating Contracts – March 2026: PowerPoint

Growth Planning: Expanding Impact, Not Just Enrollment- February 2026

Ensuring Effective Financial Oversight – January 2026

HANDOUT PDF PACKET – ENSUURING EFFECTIVE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT – JANUARY 2026

Data Driven Governance for Student Achievement – November 2025

PDF of 12 9 25 Data Driven Governance for Student Achievement Session Handouts – December 2025

Strategic Oversight vs Micromanagement- Webinar

Strategic Oversight vs Micromanagement – November 2025 Powerpoint

Navigating your role as a new board member: Webinar

Navigating your role as a new board member: Powerpoint

Board Roles and Responsibilities: Webinar

Financial Oversight: Webinar

Board Culture: Webinar

Leading with Purpose Presentation – October 2025

Leading with Purpose Webinar

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Mission-Driven_Governance_Application_Handout

• Acquainting Yourself with Board Policy

• Bringing Order to Meetings
• SAMPLE Board Culture Statement – HANDOUT – Establishing a Positive Board Culture – 2024 2025
• Roberts Rules Cheat Sheet Package – Bringing Order to Meetings – January 2025

• Establishing a Positive Board Culture- Webinar
• Establishing a Positive Board Culture – HANDOUT
• ETHICAL CONDUCT – Establishing a Positive Board Culture
• SAMPLE Board Culture Statement – HANDOUT
• FINAL presentation – Board Culture – November 2024

• Navigating your role as a new board member – audio
• Navigating your role as a new board member – PowerPoint
• Why Can’t We All Just Get Along – PowerPoint
• Why Can’t We All Just Get Along – board interview questions
• Why Can’t We All Just Get Along – communication plan
• Why Can’t We All Just Get Along – professional and ethical conduct

• How to Ensure the Safety and Welfare of Students PWPT – January 2024
• How to Ensure the Safety and Welfare of Students Webinar

• How to Protect Against Charter School Closure
• Contract at a Glance- Handout – MCCSA Webinar
• Wise Questions Template – SAMPLE – Handout – MCCSA Webinar

• How to Engage in Legislative Advocacy Webinar
• How to Engage in Legislative Advocacy – Presentation – October 2023
• SAMPLE COMMUNICATIONS FRAMEWORK – Legislative Advocacy – November 2023

• Assessing Health and Purpose – Part I
• Assessing Health and Purpose – Part II – September 2023

• Becoming an Effective Board President – September 2023
• Board President Practical and Leadership Skills – September 2023
• How to Be a Good Board Chair
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• Using Board Policy to Inform Decision Making
• Board’s Appropriate Role in Parent/Community Complaints

• Transparency Requirements: How to Ensure Your Board is Complying 
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• Board Recruitment Strategies: How to Recruit Board Members Effectively
• Board Matrix Succession Planning and Profile – July 2023
• 10 Questions to Ask a Prospective Board Member – July 2023

• Board/School Leader Relationships: How to Ensure a Positive Working Relationship with Your School Leader
• Board Development Committee – Assignment Description – July 2023

• Governing Beyond the School Year
• Governing Beyond the School Year – PowerPoint – 2022 2023

• Governing Over the Unexpected
• SAMPLE COMMUNICATIONS FRAMEWORK – Governing Over the Unexpected – February 2023

• Assessing your Governance Work
• Assessing your Governance Work – PowerPoint – 2022 2023 [Recovered] (1)

• What’s to be in 2023- Webinar
• ACTION PLAN TEMPLATE
• What’s to be in 2023 – PowerPoint Presentation – 2022

• From Meetings to Minutes Webinar
• From Meetings to Minutes PowerPoint
• Minutes Package Handout for November 8 Webinar – LSSU – October 2022
• OnBoard_Everything-You-Need-to-Know-About-Meeting-Minutes

• What’s New in 2022

• Evaluating Critical Relationships – Presentation – April 2022
• Evaluation Process – All Providers of Educational Services – March 2022
• Understanding Student Achievement (and Growth) Scores:  The Basics
• Understanding the Charter Contract PPT – January 2022
• The Role of the Board Presentation – November 2021

On-Demand Sessions

• Are you Informed Yet?  How to Manage Information Overload in Your Governance Role
• Suspension and Expulsion:  The Appropriate Role of the Board
• Recruitment 101:  The Role of the Board, Mission and Culture
• The Finance and Academic Alignment:  Painting and Seeing the Big Picture

• Assessing the Transition from Virtual to In-Person Meetings
• Self Examination for Virtual Meetings
• Role of the Officer Bylaw Descriptions – July 2021
• The Role of the Officer
• The Establishment and Effective Use of Committees
• Updated Board Committee Assignment Descriptions – MCCSA – July 2021
• Committee Meeting Guidance – MCCSA – July 2021

• Governance vs. Management
• Governance vs management – July 2021
• Crisis Management Handout – July 2021

• Managing Your Finances

• 10 Questions to Ask a Prospective Board Member
• Board Matrix Succession Planning and Profile – July 2021
• Board Succession Planning

April

• Governing in a post-pandemic environment- Owning the Future -Webinar
• Governing in a post-pandemic environment – Owning the future – Powerpoint

March

• Board Succession Planning 101
• 10 Questions to Ask a Prospective Board Member
• Charter School Board Succession Planning Profile Worksheet for Board Succession Planning Mini Webinar – March 2021
• Board Succession Planning Committee Matrix for Succession Planning Mini Webinar – March 2021

February

• Governing in a post-pandemic environment- Owning board culture webinar
• Governing in a post-pandemic environment – Owning board culture .ppt
• in-gc-the-abcs-of-boardroom-dynamics-noexp
• SAMPLE Board Culture Statement – February 2021
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New Board Member Webinar

New Board Member “Orientation” Webinar

November

• Governing in a post-pandemic environment webinar
• Governing in a post-pandemic environment – Owning your budget .ppt – CURRENT (4)
• Proposed Budget Review and Planning Process (1)

October

• Six Tips for Making Remote Meetings Successful

• Governing in a post-pandemic environment – Owning student learning .ppt (1)
• Owning student learning Webinar
• SAMPLE COMPLETED Board Leadership Worksheet to Student Learning Goals – October 2020

September

• Owning Your Governance Role During Change (Webinar #1)
• Governing in a post-pandemic environment – Owning your governance role .ppt
• Proposed Decision Making and Accountability Framework – Webinar Series – MCCSA – September 2020 (1)
• Professional and Ethical Conduct Handout – September 2020 (1)
• Board Matrix Succession Planning and Profile – September 2020 (1)
• Board Leadership – Self Evaluation Criteria – September 2020 (3)

Board Gear Short Videos

• Board Roles and Responsibilities
• Board Officer Roles
• Serving as a Public official
• Committee Structure
• Board Meetings

Other

• National Charter Schools Board Training
• Educational Goals
• Board Blunders: The Top 10 Mistakes Made by Charter School Boards and How YOU Can Avoid Them
• Positive Relationships with Students – Dr. Damon Arnold
• NACSA Authorizer Videos

PowerPoints

• Vision and Leadership
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• Fund Balance Analysis
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May 2020

• Fiscal Year Finale Webinar
• A Blue Print for Back to School
• Fiscal Year Finale PowerPoint

April 2020

• Board Best Practices: Old and New Business Webinar
• Best Board Practices: Old and New Business PowerPoint

February 2020

• Board Best Practices: Reporting Webinar 
• Board Best Practices: Reporting PowerPoint

January 2020

• Ensuring Efficient and Orderly Meetings PowerPoint
• Ensuring Efficient and Orderly Meetings Webinar 
• Roberts Rule of Order Jan 2020
• Proposed Agenda – Annual Organizational Meeting – January 2020
• Proposed Agenda with Budget Hearing – January 2020

October 2019

• Preparing, Reviewing, and Managing the Agenda Webinar
• Preparing, Reviewing, and Managing the Agenda PowerPoint
• Wise Questions Template

July 2019

• July 2019 Retreat Resources and Materials
• Tips for Effective Not-For-Profit Governance Podcast

February 2019

• Assessing School Services PowerPoint
• Assessing School Services Webinar
• SAMPLE Services Transition Timeline
• SAMPLE RFP
• SAMPLE Communications Plan
• RFP Interview Question Guide
• Performance Gap Analysis Handout

January 2019

• Evaluating Your ESP PowerPoint
• Evaluating Your ESP Webinar

November 2018

• Managing Your Management Agreement PowerPoint
• Managing Your Management Agreement Webinar

June 2018

• Managing Your Board: The What, When, Why, and How of Effective Board Management PowerPoint
• Managing Your Board: The What, When, Why and How of Effective Board Management Webinar

April 2018

• Becoming a Leadership Board PowerPoint
• Becoming a Leadership Board Understanding and Implementing Best Practices Webinar

February 2018

• Building an Effective Board Team PowerPoint
• Board Roles and Functions Presentation

December 2017

• Communicating – Ensuring Vision Integrity Through Effective Communication Webinar
• Communication PowerPoint 

October 2017

• Three Legged Stool Webinar
• Three Legged Stool PowerPoint