School Operations
Resources and guidance to help charter schools run smoothly and safely
What We Offer
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.
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
School Operations
Trainings, Webinars, Sample Documents, Resources, and more…
- Parent Satisfaction Survey
March 9, 2021
This is a sample parent satisfaction that a school can use to gauge parent satisfaction at their school. We recommend this survey is used each spring so that the data can be compared over time. The questions on the second page can be customized to fo …
Read more - Hard Copy Request Form
March 9, 2021
Some schools try to cut down on the amount of paper they print and send home. In an attempt to do this, schools are moving more towards electronic communication, however, not all families have access to the internet. The school may wish to keep a lis …
Read more - SOP: Building Key Assignment
March 9, 2021
Standard Operating Procedure for assigning and checking out keys to the building.
Read more - Sample School Behavior Program
March 9, 2021
This is a sample document to lay out a school’s behavioral program, the types of behavior incidents as well as possible consequences for them. Includes an acknowledgment for you could request parents to sign acknowledging that the program has been sha …
Read more - Threat Assessment Form
March 9, 2021
This form can be used to document an investigation when a student is causing issues or a threat may lead to police/law enforcement intervention with a student. This form should be tweaked to match the internal processes the school uses to deal with su …
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How can we help your school?
We’re here...because we’ve been there. The CSU’s team of consultants is eager to share what we’ve learned from developing, leading, and growing schools. Turn to us for tested strategies and tools collected from some of the country’s most successful charter school leaders and advocates.