School Operations
Resources and guidance to help charter schools run smoothly and safely
What We Offer
Value of partnership
“The value of the partnership we’ve built with the Charter Support Unit team is immeasurable. They provided guidance and walk each school through the exhaustive foundation-building process to a successful first day of school. Through our partnership, we have developed tools and resources for new schools to utilize. We plan on exploring more opportunities to collaborate. I know they’re just a phone call away. “
– Nadia Luna, VP of Member Services
Texas Public Charter Schools Association
Resources & Templates
From checklists for new schools to sample policy manuals, employment contracts and
forms for parents, the CSU’s library contains invaluable resources to help you run your school. Topics for operations professionals include campus safety, student health, family engagement, nutrition program compliance, marketing, technology and cybersecurity — and much more.
Webinars
Aired live weekly, and archived for viewing anytime, the CSU’s webinar series brings expertise from all over the country to bear on common challenges for charter school operators.
Consultations
Have an operations issue that would benefit from an outside perspective, or would you simply like feedback on how you might move your school to the next level? CSU consultants are available to meet with school leaders and boards to work through your school’s particular challenges or to help you advance your mission in new ways.
Document Review
For schools in their first charter contract, we review operating documents at no cost to schools to provide feedback or suggestions. Whether you are developing an employee handbook, a parent guide, employment documents or forms for your staff, we’re here to help.
Budget Templates
Many schools and districts have long utilized the Budget Template tool available from the Charter Support Unit. We will continue to support and expand upon the existing tool. In addition, we will be creating additional templates and tools to help existing schools with developing future budgets, and to assist schools during their launch year with projecting actual expenses and budgets through the school opening. Watch for more later in the year.
Charters.Link (Florida)
For Florida charter schools and authorizers, this online monitoring tool helps ensure compliance with all of the documents and deliverables that schools are required to provide to their authorizing district throughout the year.
School Operations
Trainings, Webinars, Sample Documents, Resources, and more…
- Release of Information
March 9, 2021
This is a document a school can use to get permission to release or obtain student information from another entity. This is especially important with regards to student private and HIPA requirements.
Read more - SBLT / MTSS Request Form
March 9, 2021
This is a form a school could adapt to use to allow teachers to bring a student to the attention of the school based leadership team and begin the MTSS process for a student who may be exhibiting difficulties.
Read more - Publicity Waiver
March 9, 2021
This is a sample form that a school may wish to adopt to obtain parent permission to take pictures of students and use those pictures for school publicity.
Read more - Primary Behavior Chart
March 9, 2021
This is a behavior chart which could be used by schools for students who are exhibiting negative behaviors. This form is geared more towards primary students. The form encourages the student to self-reflect on their behavior during the course, as well …
Read more - Parent Volunteer Survey
March 9, 2021
Parental involvement is one indicator of school success. Schools who are strategic about volunteering will try to match volunteer opportunities to the strengths of parents, and to utilize this as a way to increase involvement. This parent survey helps …
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