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Charter School Institute
Main Line: 303-866-3299
Fax Line: 303-866-2530
Email: csi_info@csi.state.co.us
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CSI School Board Newsletter
Fall 2017
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Dear CSI School Board Members,
On behalf of the entire CSI Board, I want to say thank you for serving on the board of a CSI school. Your work is often thankless and difficult, but it is also incredibly important for a school’s success.
This newsletter is the first in a series crafted specifically for school board members like you. These quarterly communications will highlight upcoming trainings and events, share policy guidance issued by CDE and CSI staff, and include important reminders/refreshers about some basic responsibilities of school governing boards.
We hope these tools will make your work on school boards more efficient, impactful, and enjoyable. Please be on the look out for these regular newsletters and let us know how we can improve them.
Thank you for your dedication to Colorado’s kids!
Best,
Luke Ragland
CSI Board Chairman
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Upcoming Events for School Board Members
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Fall CSI School Board Training and Networking
Join us for this fall's School Board Training and Networking event, which is scheduled for September 21, 2017 from 4-5:30pm in Colorado Springs.
This event provides an opportunity for CSI school board members to access relevant training for your role on a school board and to network with other school board members in your region.
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**Please note:
the School Board Training and Networking event scheduled for September 22, 2017 in Fort Collins has been
cancelled
due to low participation. However, CSI has scheduled a
Fall CSI School Board Training Webinar,
which will address the topics from the in-person training. This webinar is scheduled for September 27, 2017 from 2:00pm-3:00pm.
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Board to Board Networking Opportunities
CSI will be hosting board to board networking events in conjunction with its winter and spring Regional Meetings in the Denver metro area, Colorado Springs, and the Western slopes.
These events offer opportunities to connect with members of the CSI Board, members of other CSI school boards as well as access to training. Please mark these dates in your calendar as we'd love to see you!
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Charter Board Partners Event
Join Charter Board Partners on September 20, 2017, from 8-10am at the Tramway Nonprofit Center in Denver as they convene board members and charter school leaders to discuss the current educational landscape in Denver through a lens of diversity, equity and inclusion. To RSVP, contact:
events@charterboards.org
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A Reminder on Open Meetings
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Governing boards of CSI charter schools are considered “local public bodies” subject to Colorado Open Meetings Laws and their requirements. For reminders about what constitutes an open meeting and for requirements surrounding notice of meetings, please check out our
Open Meeting Quick Reference Guide
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Key Terms of the Charter Contract
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The Charter Contract is held between the CSI Board of Directors and each school's board of directors. Ultimately, it is the responsibility of each school's board to ensure that the school is meeting academic, financial and operational requirements, and many of these requirements are set forth in the charter contract. It is strongly encouraged that board members familiarize themselves with the terms of the charter contract;
review Key Terms of the Contract
here!
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The CSI Board recently approved revisions to the following policies. To access the revised policies, please access
CSI's BoardDocs page
or click on a policy below:
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A Closer Look: Teacher Evaluations
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In addition to providing reminders and updates from CSI's staff and board, these quarterly school board newsletters will include a standing section from CSI's School Support Consultant, John Brendz
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John has extensive experience in school leadership, serving in school leadership roles for over 30 years, with 7 of those years serving as a school leader at a CSI school.
This month, John focuses on school leader evaluations: A critically important responsibility of charter school boards is the annual evaluation of the school leader. The process allows the board to identify leadership strengths that need to be cultivated and continued. It also provides the opportunity to identify areas needing improvement.
Read more...
Related Resources
Please be sure to check out
CDE's Topic Based Webinar
from February 2017, where CSI's Executive Director, Terry Croy Lewis, presents on school leader self-evaluations.
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CSI continues to build upon the resources available to CSI school board members. Some of the key resources are highlighted below:
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CSI maintains a webpage dedicated to resources for CSI school board members. Materials will be regularly updated and added to throughout the year, so bookmark this page, and return to it often! These materials are maintained by CSI's Director of Legal and Policy, Trish Krajniak.
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CSI maintains a BoardDocs website, which houses information regarding CSI's Board, materials for Committee and Board meetings, and a library of CSI policies. These materials are maintained by CSI Communications Coordinator and Board Liaison, Rachel Hitt.
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Charter School Institute
1580 Logan St., Ste. 210
Denver, CO 80203
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