Primer: Creating an Effective Charter School Governing Board

Created by the Charter Friends National Network, this primer covers all aspects of creating and maintaining a strong, effective local school board for a charter school.

Topics covered include:

  • Identifying and recruiting board members
  • Orienting and training board members
  • Making effective decisions
  • Strategic planning and thinking
  • Carrying out legal and financial responsibilities
  • Developing effective board-staff relations
  • Developing fruitful board-community/parent relations
  • Creating effective committees, and
  • Developing effective board self-assessment

LINK>> Creating an Effective Charter School Governing Board

A 34-page summary of the guidebook is also available as a PDF.

Charter Friends National Network, 2000

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