Policies | Charter Support Unit

Webinar Assistive Technology One of the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Act is ensuring students have the services and equipment that they need in order to be provided a free and appropriate public education. Charter Schools may be required to provide an implement assistive technology for students who are enrolled at the…	Document Complete Sample Policy Manual This sample policy manual provides a sample comprehensive policy manual that schools can use to craft their own policy manual. It is strongly recommended that schools do not just adopt this policy manual, but instead use it as a reference to develop a policy manual that will work well with the school in accordance…
Webinar Enrolling for Next Year: Marketing, Lottery, Etc. Just when you feel your finally starting to get a handle on this school year, it’s time to realize that next year is only six months away, and the recruitment, marketing and planning for next year needs your attention. This presentation will focus on some key ideas to remember when…	Webinar From the Courtroom to the Classroom: Understanding the Intersection of Criminal and Family Law and Our Campuses Mar 5 Charter schools are constantly forced to deal with issues involving students that extend far beyond the classroom. Parents fighting over custody of the child, court orders that split time sharing of a student between parents, restraining orders limiting contact or communication between students/staff/parents; police investigations involving students/staff; DCF investigations involving…
Webinar Governance in the Sunshine As a charter school, your Governing Board is a public entity, and subject to all of the rules and regulations of the “Government in the Sunshine” act in Florida Statutes. Understanding these rules is essential to ensure you have a properly operating Board. This presentation will highlight some of the…	Presentation New School Institute – January 19, 2017 The January 19, 2017 is the second training as part of the 2017 New School Institute. The aim of the New School Institute is to bring together leaders from charter schools who plan to open their doors in 2017 or 2018 to help the get on track to a successful…
Presentation New School Institute – July 13, 2017 The July 13, 2017 was the fourth training as part of the 2017 New School Institute. The aim of the New School Institute is to bring together leaders from charter schools who plan to open their doors in 2017 or 2018 to help the get on track to a successful…	Presentation New School Institute – November 2, 2016 This presentation was presented on November 2, 2016 from 9am – 12pm at the Florida Charter School Conference. Handouts The Materials for participants in the New School Institute will be presented virtually through a Live Binder. The binder can be accessed at: bit.ly/csu-nsi, or by clicking here: New School Institute
Webinar New School Safety Requirements for Charter Schools As a result of school shootings across the country, Governor Rick Scott signed SB 7026, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act. This legislation outlines significant reforms to make Florida schools safer for all stakeholders. Part of the reforms are new requirements for schools including mental health training,…	Presentation New Schools Institute – March 9, 2017 The March 9, 2017 is the third training as part of the 2017 New School Institute. The aim of the New School Institute is to bring together leaders from charter schools who plan to open their doors in 2017 or 2018 to help the get on track to a successful…
Presentation NSI: Policy Manual and Employee Handbook This week’s meeting will focus on policies. We define policies as the Governing Board’s written directions to the school’s staff about how the organization is to be run. Policies both provide a guide for staff and also protect your organization. We will look at the CSU sample policy manual and…	Document Personal Conflict of Interest Policy This is a sample policy that a school may wish to consider to address the need for governing board members and school administrators to disclose any personal conflict of interests which may arise in their role as a leader of the school.
Document Policy 3.4.4.5 – Employee Bonuses This policy is meant to provide the option to provide employee bonuses.	Document Policy 3.4.4.6 – Compensation for Addtional Responsibilities This policy is regarding compensating employees for duties above and beyond their typical responsibilities.
Document Policy 3.7.1 – Medical Leave Policy This policy is a general medical leave policies that schools are private employers who have less than 50 employees can use in place of the Family and Medical Leave Act policy.	Document Policy 3.9.13 – Employee Grievance and Conflict Policy This is a sample policy to address employee complaints and how to professionally manage conflict amongst the staff, as well as the “chain of command” to use when addressing concerns in the workplace.
Document Policy 4.3.11 – Student Conflict Resolution This is a sample policy that schools can use to define the process which students should use when they need to solve a problem they are having with someone else at the school, including the proper “chain of command” and including language regarding conflict resolution processes.	Document Policy 4.6.2 – Medication Administration This policy is meant to to clarify the requirements of the school with regards to students who require medications at the school. It includes details about how the medications are to be delivered to the school and safety procedures with regards to administration.
Document Policy 6.10.2 – Bring Your Own Device Policy This policy revision provides a framework for schools who want to allow electronic device for educational purposes put enact rules regarding the use of the devices, and the device’s connection to the school’s network.	Document Policy 6.10.3 – Technology Acceptable Use Policy This policy provides schools with a sample acceptable use policy for schools network and technology use. Also provides consequences for the misuse of school owned networks or hardware.
Document Policy 6.14 – School Conflict Resolution Policy This sample policy updates a former policy that was in the CSU policy manual regarding conflict resolution. This adds additional language regarding escalating concerns when they happen and the possible chain of command that people can use when issues arise at the school.	Document Policy 7.1.14 – Accounts Receivable and Cash Management This policy is to ensure strong internal controls and appropriate separation of duties related to accounts receivable transactions.
Document Policy 7.10 – Investment Policy Policy to direct the investment of funds not immediately necessary by the school.	Document Policy 7.2.11 – Corporate Credit and Debit Card To define the availability and rules related to the use of a corporate credit or debit card for a school.
Document Policy 7.2.12 – Financial Conditions Florida statute and administrative rule provide guidelines for declaring a deteriorating financial condition among charter schools. In the event this occurs, the school is required to develop a corrective action plan. The following policy deals with this plan.	Document Policy 7.2.13 – Expense Reimbursement Policy This policy provides clear rules and processes with regards to reimbursing employees, Directors or other school community members for expenses made on behalf of the school.
Document Policy 7.2.15 – Collections Policy regarding the collection of funds for school activities.	Document Policy 7.2.16 – Fund Based Accounting Policy This policy is meant to identify Fund Based Accounting which will be used by the organization.
Webinar Renewal Starts the Moment A Board Receives Its Charter Mar 24 Many schools and boards wait until the year the charter is up for renewal to understand the obligations of the authorizer and to take a hard look at data – both academic and non-academic. For many schools, this is too late and they run to catch up on what they…