Please note, this is a 4-Day Virtual Workshop Series. Different topics will be covered on each day, so registrants must commit to having members of their founding group attend all four sessions.
Virtual Workshop Schedule:
Workshop 1: April 14, 2020 5-8pm
Workshop 2: April 28, 2020 5-8pm
Workshop 3: May 12, 2020 5-8pm
Workshop 4: May 26, 2020 5-8pm
Contact-
Maryland Alliance of Public Charter Schools410-919-9678 extension 2
info@mdcharters.org
Charter School Design Virtual Workshop Series
Looking to start a charter school? This free workshop series is designed for those founding groups that are moving forward in the process of starting a charter school, have established a founding group, and intend on submitting a charter school application to a district authorizer in the next 12 months.
The workshop series is four, three hour virtual workshops from 5:00pm to 8:00pm on every other Tuesday, and on-demand specialized topic webinars. To get the most out of the series, attendees will be expected to complete interim projects and view on- demand topic webinars. Because registration is limited, registrants must commit to sending a representative to all four sessions.
Everyone in your founding group attending the virtual workshop must register individually.
Overall Objectives:
- Present basic information about the nuts and bolts of charter school planning and operations to inform model design and application development
- Ensure applicants have a realistic sense of what is involved in the charter application process
- Familiarize participants with charter guidelines and standards for approval
- Introduce partner organizations who can be resources in particular areas
Virtual Workshop Schedule:
Workshop 1- Designing Your School: April 14, 2020 5-8pm
Workshop 2- Education Plan Part 1: April 28, 2020 5-8pm
Workshop 3- Education Plan Part 2: May 12, 2020 5-8pm
Workshop 4- Governance and Founding Groups: May 26, 2020 5-8pm
Topics: These sessions and on demand webinars will cover...
- creating your 2 minute elevator speech
- developing your mission and vision
- defining your target population
- establishing a need, family and community engagement
- student recruitment strategies
- educational design, including curriculum and assessment, goals and accountability,
- serving students with disabilities and English language learners
- staffing and talent management
- school culture and organizational structure
- governance
- facilities
- budgets and financial management
Co-workers and colleagues must register individually.