2024 OCS RTO & Planning Year Hub Everything in One Place: Ready to Open & Planning Year
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Approved Applications for RTO Schools Opening in 2025
On-going updates via Email sent by Dr. Natasha Norins
- Crossnore
- Carolina Achieve
- Liberty Classical
- Movement School Raleigh
- Movement School East
- Triad International
- Sledge Institute
- HYPE Charter School (requested to delay RTO to 2025, opening in 2026)**
These schools' applications have been approved by the NC SBE and they will enter the mandatory Read to Open Planning Year process in September 2024.
They will be joined by Cohort 2025 delay year schools:
- Agape Achievement Academy
- Dogwood Classical Academy
- Nalanda Academy
- North Oak Academy
- Honor Preparatory Academy
- West Triangle High School
- GO BIG- Great Opportunities and Boundless Innovation for Girls
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Ready to Open Planning Year Session #1
When- Wednesday September 25, 2025, 8:15 am- 4:30 pm
Where- 301 No. Wilmington Street, Raleigh, NC
We will meet from 8:15-4:40 pm in Room #150 at the NC Department of Public Instruction, on the first floor. Light Refreshments will be served in the morning.
2024-2025 New Charter Leaders' Tasks List
Charter School Advisory Board (CSAB) Opening Expectations
Ready To Open Framework
Governance Strengthening Exercises
Roles and Responsibilities
To support board members’ understanding of Governance vs. Management, develop a document that clearly defines the separate roles of a lead administrator and board members when it comes to the learning organization. Articulate and develop a document depicting the job description and role of the lead administrator and board members. Use the criteria to develop and adopt a clear tool for evaluating the school’s lead administrator and each board member’s effectiveness. [This exercise requires 3 products.]
2. Strategic Goals and Accountability
All board members should be able to address the following questions: What data and evidences does the board rely on to evaluate the school’s performance? Is the school on the right trajectory to getting its charter renewed? The following governance strengthening exercise can be utilized to ensure the governing board has an understanding of the current status of the organization along with the long and short-term goals. Develop at least one SMART Goal focused on each of the following: (1) academics, (2) governance, (3) finance, and (4) expansion/facility. Utilize the Balance Scorecard or other accountability tool to develop an accountability map for measuring the goals. [This exercise requires 2 products.
3. Reporting
The board should require and receive mission-based reports from management that are timely, accurate, and help members adequately perform the spectrum of oversight:
a. As formal action, the board should adopt a policy regarding the acceptable deliverables and report content from administration in the areas of academics and finances. The policy should include the timeframe of each report that is due.
b. When completed, the report schedule should be added to the board’s calendar of meetings as a reminder of when to expect and discuss each report.
Products for this exercise: (A) Policy (B) Board Calendar with report schedule
NC State Board of Education Policy Manual
https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/Policy/PolicyListing.aspx?S=10399
NC Statute, SBE Policy & the Charter Agreement
•Chapter_115C/GS_115C-218.5.html
Financial Guidance for Charter Schools
CSADM:
How to Subscribe: https://www.dpi.nc.gov/documents/fbs/charterschools/subscribe-csadm-projection-system/download
Access the CSADM:
- Access the CSADM Projection System
Use your NCID to access the CSADM. If you have questions about NCID, please contact your NCID Administrator
Access to MSA, General Ledger & Cash Management: https://www.dpi.nc.gov/documents/fbs/finance/reporting/access-msa-general-ledger-cash-managementpdf/download?attachment
Timely Local Payments from the LEA to Charter Schools : https://www.dpi.nc.gov/media/12904/download?attachment
Standard Operating Procedures: How to Subscribe to BAAS for Charters: https://www.dpi.nc.gov/media/1443/download
A Training Guide: The School Business Jungle https://www.dpi.nc.gov/media/11846/download?attachment
How to Survive The School Business Jungle: Charter Schoolshttps://www.dpi.nc.gov/media/11070/open
Systems/Applications : School Business: https://www.dpi.nc.gov/media/14197/download?
Cash Management Finance Guide: https://www.dpi.nc.gov/media/11310/download?attachment
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NC DHHS Support for Charter School Health Requirements
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Ashley Baquero, Director of the Office of Charter Schools, CSRB, SBE, Amendments, Risk & Compliance
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Joseph Maimone, Program Consultant, Communications, Data, Performance Framework, External Support
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Melanie Rackley, Program Consultant. Authorizing Team Lead, Applications, Amendments
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Jenna Cook, Program Consultant, Accountability Team Lead, Renewals & Compliance
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Dr. Natasha Norins, Program Consultant
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Nicky Niewinski, Program Consultant, CSAB & School Improvement
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Brandi Gill, Program Consultant, Stakeholder Support, School Improvement
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Megan Carter, Program Consultant, Performance Framework, Renewals
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