Legal | Charter Support Unit

Winning Messages for School Choice

by Curtis Fuller | Mar 10, 2021 |

What has the polling shown for the past five years when it comes to school choice? What are the key messages to winning and growing support for educational options? What does the landscape look like for the next five years? Hear from a polling expert and...

Website Content to Engage & Convert

by Curtis Fuller | Mar 10, 2021 |

Every year the number of families that have a choice about where their child attends school increases. Your school website influences those parent choices. What can you do to have a positive impact on conversion and engagement? Learn how the power of your school’s...

Website Accessibility and Legal Issues

by Curtis Fuller | Mar 10, 2021 |

With website accessibility lawsuits on the rise, it's important to protect your school from unnecessary legal fees. We will discuss some of the most common accessibility barriers we see and what you can do to ensure your school's website is compliant with the...

We’re getting sued … what should we do?

by Curtis Fuller | Mar 10, 2021 |

The unfortunate truth is that we live in a litigious society. As a not-for-profit corporation, charter schools are not exempt from lawsuits and should have a plan for how they respond if they are ever sued. When the school is served regarding a lawsuit, what exactly...

We’re Getting Sued… What Should We Do?

by Curtis Fuller | Apr 5, 2021 |

Title IX Compliance

by Curtis Fuller | Mar 10, 2021 |

Understanding how each individual charter school that offers athletics must comply with Title IX and are evaluated on their own compliance without regard to services provided by the their school District. Unfortunately there were technical errors with the recording of...

Title I, Part A Basics

by Curtis Fuller | Mar 10, 2021 |

How to ensure that all children have a fair and equal opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on State academic achievement standards and assessments. This free webinar will be presented by Sonya Morris- Chief of Federal...

Teacher Evaluation Requirements of the Student Success Act

by Curtis Fuller | Mar 10, 2021 |

In 2011 the Florida Legislature passed a bill commonly referred to as SB736, otherwise known as the “Student Success Act.” This bill was signed into law in 2011, and altered the way teacher evaluations occur in Florida. It required that schools develop a performance...

Summary of 1012.31 – Personnel Files

by Curtis Fuller | Mar 10, 2021 |

According to Florida Statute (1012.31), the personnel files for public school employees are eligible for public inspection, and certain requirements exist for the process to add additional information into the employee record. This document provides a summary of...

Record Management Compliance and Going Paperless

by Curtis Fuller | Mar 10, 2021 |

The value to staff of having necessary records at their fingertips is immeasurable. Electronic documents provide secure instant access for staff to be able to do the job they were hired to do, eliminating the hurdles of paper documents. This webinar will discuss the...

Public Records Request Estimate

by Curtis Fuller | Mar 9, 2021 |

This document provides a sample estimate that could be given to a party who makes a public records request to the school that will take time to comply with. Pursuant to Florida Statute 119.07 the school is able to pass costs on to the requestor. However, we highly...

Public Records Laws

by Curtis Fuller | Mar 10, 2021 |

Charter schools are subject to Florida’s Public Records Laws. Almost any document the school creates from financial reports, to emails to payroll reports are subject to public records requests. Join us for this presentation presented by Daniel Mantzaris of de...

Public Records Laws

by Curtis Fuller | Mar 10, 2021 |

Preparing for your Audit

by Curtis Fuller | Mar 10, 2021 |

Florida statutes contain several requirements for Charter Schools when it comes to conducting an annual audit. The laws state not only that an audit must be conducted by have specific requirements about how that auditor must be selected. This presntation will walk you...

Preparing for and running student lotteries

by Curtis Fuller | Mar 10, 2021 |

Charter Schools are required to ensure that all applicants shall have an equal chance of being admitted through a random selection process. What exactly is required for the lottery process? The presentation will focus on those legal requirements and compliance that...

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