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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

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.

This policy is meant to provide the option to provide employee bonuses.

This policy is regarding compensating employees for duties above and beyond their typical responsibilities.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This policy is to ensure strong internal controls and appropriate separation of duties related to accounts receivable transactions.

Policy to direct the investment of funds not immediately necessary by the school.

To define the availability and rules related to the use of a corporate credit or debit card for a school.

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.

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.

Policy regarding the collection of funds for school activities.

This policy is meant to identify Fund Based Accounting which will be used by the organization.