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Submitted by hcsao on Mon, 2006-07-24 13:58. Local School Board Resources
National School Boards Association (NSBA)Â
This non-profit federation of state associations of school boards from across the US has the mission of fostering excellence and equity in public education through school board leadership.
NSBA’s Code of Ethics for School Board Members
NSBA’s Board Self-Assessment Questionnaire
An online, interactive quiz.
Submitted by hcsao on Mon, 2006-07-24 13:42. 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:
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Identifying and recruiting board members
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Orienting and training board members
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Making effective decisions
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Strategic planning and thinking
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Carrying out legal and financial responsibilities
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Developing effective board-staff relations
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Developing fruitful board-community/parent relations
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Creating effective committees, and
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Developing effective board self-assessment
LINK>> Creating an Effective Charter School Governing Board
Submitted by hcsao on Thu, 2006-07-20 16:34. LSBs Consider 2006-07 MOA with DOE
Local school boards are reviewing the contents of the 2006-07 MOA with the Department of Education.
This year, for the first time, this MOA is split into two agreements: an agreement for systemic support services and an agreement for services to the individual schools.
The systemic agreement covers services that help the charters as a group and should be available system-wide. The CSAO will pay for these services – not individual schools.
The individual schools can decide whether to contract with the Department for various reports (like the Senior Exit Plans Survey and Standards-based Report Card) and/or payroll and personnel services. For those school choosing to enter into this MOA, a signed copy must be submitted by August 15, 2006.
Submitted by hcsao on Thu, 2006-07-20 15:26. Weighted Student Formula
Local School Boards to Vote on Adopting the Department's Weighted Student Formula
HRS 302B-13 requires that the local school boards at all the charter schools must vote on whether or not to adopt the Department of Education's weighted student formula (WSF).
It takes a 2/3s vote (18 schools)Â to adopt this alternative to the current per-pupil funding based on the CAFR.
And this vote must be completed by September 1 of even-numbered years.
READ MORE> CSAO Memo: Official Poll on Weighted Student Formula, dated July 13, 2006
READ MORE> Official LSB Ballot on Weighted Student Formula
