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Menu of services
The process of creating a charter school is daunting at best – in fact it is truly an adventure in all the best and worst meaning of the term. Each founding group will bring to the table a unique vision supported by various resources. It is not possible to accurately generalize about a specific founding group’s needs as they develop their applications. In this document MCSN has identified a menu of services from which each client school’s founders can select based on their needs. MCSN will offer workshops, small group, and individual support, training and technical assistance as well as hands on assistance in writing the charter application and implementing the school’s start-up.
MCSN has prepared this menu of potential fee for service resources that founding groups can include in their applications for Pre-Planning, Planning and Design, and Implementation Grants.
At the lower end of the cost spectrum MCSN will offer a workshop series to support schools from the initial planning stage, through the post approval process, and finally through their initial implementation stage. Estimated cost per school: $2,000 to $5,000
At an intermediate level MCSN will supplement the workshop based training with application review as well as intensive small group and individual coaching/support. Estimated cost per school: $5,000 to $10,000
The maximum level of service will include workshop based training, application review, intensive small group and individual coaching/support as well as substantial writing of charter applications, policies and procedures, and grant applications. Estimated cost per school: $10,000 to $20,000
Services will include some or all of the topics listed below, tailored to each founding group’s needs. Services will be provided by Joni Berman, President, Maryland Charter School Network with the assistance of a number of professional consultants and organizations. Additional consulting services can be purchased at hourly rates ranging from $60-125/hour depending on the nature of the services and the service provider.
Stage I. Planning and Writing a Charter School Proposal
- Identifying and Recruiting Your School’s Founders
- Comprehensive School Design - Charter Drafting
- Mission and Vision
- Developing a clear mission and vision
- Creating objective, measurable goals and objectives
- Community Involvement
- Education Plan
- Targeted students – grade levels, demographics, geographic area, at-risk, etc.
- Educational philosophy
- Curriculum
- Pedagogy
- Alignment with state standards
- Special education and LEP
- Business/Financial Plan
- Preparing a school budget: 1 year; 5 year, and 18 month cash flow projections
- Financial management – GAAP, policies, audit
- Development and fundraising
- Grant writing workshop
- Management Plan
- Build strong governing boards that focus on results
- Board Governance
- Leadership Training
- Policy Development
- Personnel
- Teacher recruitment and securing contracted services.
- Planning for Start-up
- Facility Plan
- Property procurement,
- Lease negotiations,
- Facility assessment,
- Zoning
- Planning for physical improvements
- Evaluation Plan – Both Student and School
- Defining and Measuring Student Performance
- Mandatory testing & NCLB
- Performance Measures and Outcomes
- Reporting
- Annual report
- Charter School Legal Issues - MD Charter School Law
- District Mandates
- Charter School Incorporation
Stage II: Post Approval and Early Implementation of a Charter School
- Building Cohesion among Founders
- Mission and Vision
- Maintaining adherence to mission and vision
- Implementing goals and objectives
- Community Involvement
- Education Plan
- Recruiting Targeted Students
- Refining educational philosophy, pedagogy, and curriculum
- Purchasing educational materials
- Implementing Special Education and LEP policies and procedures
- Business/Financial Plan
- Finalizing school budget for year one with cash flow projections
- Implementing financial management – GAAP, policies, audit
- Development: grant writing and fundraising
- Management Plan
- Build strong governing boards that focus on results.
- Implementing board governance
- Board and leadership training
- Policy development
- Approving a personnel policy
- Teacher recruitment and securing contracted services.
- Planning for Start-up
- Facility Plan;
- Property procurement
- Lease negotiations
- Facility assessment
- Permits
- Making physical improvements
- Purchasing furniture and equipment
- Evaluation Plan – Both Student and School
- Defining and Measuring Student Performance
- Mandatory testing & NCLB
- Performance measures and outcomes
- Reporting and annual report
- Charter School Legal Issues - MD Charter School Law
Contact
Maryland Charter School Network
P.O.Box 1033
Baltimore, MD 21203-1033
Ph: (800) 689-3795
Fax: (800) 689-3795
info@mdcharternetwork.org
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