Toolkits

The National Charter School Resource Center produces and gathers templates, best practices, and videos from supporting education organizations to provide the ultimate resource bank for the charter sector.

Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools: Tools to Support Authorizer Data Collection Toolkits01 Jun, 2021 This toolkit is a self-guided resource for authorizers to identify indicators of distress, audit their current data collection methods for evaluating indicators of distress, and… Read More

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Starting Strong: Best Practices in Starting a Charter School ToolkitsCannata, M., Thomas, G., & Thombre, Z., Vanderbilt Peabody College04 May, 2021 This report provides guidance, along with a collection of best practices, for individuals or groups interested in starting a new charter school, or for founders with a newly… Read More

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Logic Model Toolkit: A Resource for Current and Prospective Grantees of Charter School Programs Toolkits14 Apr, 2021 The Logic Model Toolkit is designed to help prospective and current Charter School Programs (CSP) grantees develop and revise logic models to guide project implementation and… Read More

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Grants Management, State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Toolkits

Policy Framework for High-Quality Charter Authorizing Practices Toolkits15 Mar, 2021 The State role in creating strong authorizing environments is critical. By legislating and creating State requirements in policy, States guide authorizers in using best practices… Read More

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Charter Schools and Students Experiencing Homelessness: Practices and Recommendations for Success ToolkitsSchoolHouse Connection11 Feb, 2021 The report is an explainer for charter schools of the McKinney-Vento Act, case studies highlighting best practices across charter schools and networks, and provides a library of… Read More

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Charter School Management Organizations, At-Risk Students, Nutrition, Toolkits, Educators, Student Achievement

Strategic Budgeting: Using Evidence to Mitigate the “COVID Slide” and Move Toward Improvement ToolkitsBi Vuong11 Feb, 2021 A strategic budgeting toolkit for SEA and LEA budgeting following COVID-19 losses in revenue. Seems relevant to schools and CMOs as well.

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School Quality Assessment: Where Are You on the Pathway to Success? Toolkits01 Dec, 2020 This resource describes a data-driven school improvement process using reflective and diagnostic questions to help administrators identify where they are in their journey to… Read More

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Planning for Family Engagement in the Charter School Life Cycle: A Toolkit for School Leaders Toolkits23 Nov, 2020 Effective family engagement is an intentional and systematic partnership of educators, families, and community members who share the responsibility for a student’s preparation for… Read More

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Introducing Charter School Governance: The Essential Guide ToolkitsBLUUM01 Oct, 2020 BLUUM has created a series of informative videos that provide a high-level overview of the responsibilities, opportunities and obligations of public charter school board members.… Read More

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Finance and Fundraising, Starting a Charter School, Board Recruitment, Charter School Management Organizations, Board Fundamentals, Toolkits, Board Effectiveness, Board Roles and Responsibilities, Charter School Family and Community, Opening and Expanding, Board Governance

Charter School Facility Refinancing Guide & Toolkit ToolkitsElise Balboni, Bluum, The Charter School Facility Center01 Sep, 2020 An in-depth, step-by-step facilities loan refinancing guide for charter school operators and accompanying planning toolkit.

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Charter School Management Organizations, Financing, Toolkits