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OPERATIONS
NEWS
*Visit the Charter Portal Section for new and improved Operations Documents and Tools.
Non Profit/Small Business Clinic at Columbia
and Charter School Partnership
The Center is looking for 6-10 schools or planning teams to partner with
Columbia University Law School's non profit/small business clinic. The clinic handles the range of organizational and business issues,
“friends of”, 501(c)(3) filings, copyright, contracts etc. This support will be free and supervised by licensed attorneys.
If this program goes well we will investigate creating a charter school specific clinic in the coming years at Columbia. Please contact Dirk Tillotson for more information.
More information about the clinic can be found
at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/focusareas/clinics/ngo
Attributes of a Quality Teacher-Focus
Group
Your input is needed! School leaders and human resource personnel are invited to discuss the attributes they desire in
teacher candidates to help the Center better plan and recruit for the 2008 job fair.
WHEN: Monday, October 22 (5:30-7:00 pm)
WHERE: Center Training Room, 111 Broadway
Please RSVP to Tasha Ginn or call 212-437-8359 by
Thursday, October 18. FMA – Borough Audit
Workshop
Audit trainings are coming to you! Fiscal Management Associates (FMA) will lead an internal controls audit workshop for
charter schools in their borough, in November. The content of the workshops will be sharing and learning fiscal practices from other charter schools,
preparation for the State Comptroller's Audit, and understanding and responding to an external auditor’s findings under SAS 112 provisions. The
workshop will be in peer learning format, where you will share stories and practices on handling SAS 112 letters, implementation of fiscal controls
such as petty cash and inventory management. While the workshop will be facilitated by FMA, the goal is for schools to learn from (and meet) each
other. All participants are asked to bring copies of their current fiscal policies and procedures. The Center will provide food and
beverages.
The workshops will take place on November 6, 7, and 8 at a different borough each night (Bronx, Brooklyn, and
Manhattan). We need one school per borough to volunteer their space (a small classroom to hold about 10-20 people) for either the 6th, 7th, or 8th of
November. The time of the workshop (preferably in the evening) can be set by the school. If you are interested in volunteering your school to host a
workshop, please email Vinice Davis which
date you will host. More information regarding date and location will be sent to the Operations Listserv and the next CLN. To rsvp for a workshop,
please email Vinice Davis by
10/26.
2008 Job Fairs
Begin planning now to recruit staff for the 2008-09
school year. There are several job fairs listed on the Center’s events page (http://nycchartercenter.org/events.asp)
New Auditing Standards (SAS 112) Workshop -
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Fiscal Management Associates and Signature Bank are hosting a workshop that will discuss the new
regulations and auditing standards that have recently been introduced that changes the ways auditors communicate with not-for-profit organizations
and their boards. SAS 112 changes the rules on what auditors must report as control deficiencies, significant deficiencies, or material weaknesses.
Key areas to be addressed include:
New Regulations & Standards
Auditor/Client Communication & Relationship Management
Proper Audit
Preparation
Board Member Participation
Where: Baruch College Vertical Campus, 55 Lexington Avenue (at 24th Street)
When: Wednesday, October 10 (9am - 12pm)
RSVP: Michael Schwartz
2008-2009 Emerging Leaders Fellowship Nomination
Applications
As it grows into its second year, the Emerging Leader
Fellowship (ELF) promises to train high performing teachers to be effective and excellent members of your school leadership team. School leaders - if
you have a high performing teacher who you know you want to train and support to be part of your leadership team, please contact Glenn Liebeck for application
details.
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
*Visit the Charter Portal Section for new and improved Grants Documents.
Fundraising Consortium Update:
The Center welcomes the new members to the
2007-2008 Fundraising Consortium:
Academic Leadership Charter School
Achievement First
Amber Charter School
Beginning with Children Foundation
Beginning with Children Charter School
Bronx Charter School for the Arts
Bronx Charter School for Children
Bronx Community Charter School
Bronx Lighthouse Charter School
Brooklyn Charter School
Community Partnership Charter School
Democracy Preparatory Charter School
Ethical Community Charter School
Explore Charter School
Friends of International Leadership Charter School
Future Leaders Institute
Girls Preparatory Charter School
Harbor Science and Arts Charter School
High School for the Recording Arts Charter School
Hyde Leadership Charter School
La Cima Charter School
Lavelle Preparatory Charter School
Mott Haven Academy Charter School
Our World Neighborhood Charter School
Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School
Renaissance Charter School
St. Hope Leadership Academy Charter School
Because of interest and demand, the Center has extended the
deadline date to October 15! Click here to complete the registration
form and e-mail it to Mark Crusante.
Fundraising Consortium
Announcements:
ATTENTION ALL FUNDRAISING CONSORTIUM
PARTICIPANTS!!!
Join us for this year’s Fundraising Consortium Kickoff Event, “A Dialogue with Donors” on
October 24, 2007, at Commerce Bank (2 Wall Street, NY, NY). This will be an exclusive event and opportunity to meet with funders
around the New York City Metropolitan Area. Stay tuned for more details! If you are not a consortium member and is interested in attending the event,
please e-mail Mark Crusante.
Fundraising Consortium Workshop Dates:
Please mark your calendars!
(All events will be held from 10:00
am to 2:00 pm at the Center)
October 31, 2007
The ABCs of Fundraising
November 14, 2007
The Politics, Process, and Particulars of Obtaining Government Grants
December 5, 2007
To Fund or Not to Fund: That is the Question
January 9, 2008
Show Me the Money
February 6, 2008
Aspire, Inspire, Impact: Effective Marketing and Communication Strategies for your School
March 5, 2008
The White Elephant in the Room: Facing Facilities Funding
April 9, 2008
No Man is an Island: A Guide to Individual Giving: How to Step Up Your Program to the Major Leagues
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CERTIFICATION
*Visit the Charter Portal Section for new and improved Grants Documents.
2007-2008 Teacher Certification Worksheet
Based on the new 2007-2008 Certification Worksheet, Caryl Cohen's research will cover the
following: current certification status for your teachers and teaching assistants; New York State exam status; fingerprint clearance for those
teachers who have an application in the SED's database; comments/notes on actions needed for specific staff; and, statistics on school's
certification compliance. The certification worksheet for 2007-08 is now available here and on the Charter
Portal for schools to complete and email their portion to Caryl Cohen for
appropriate follow-up.
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OPPORTUNITIES- CERTIFICATION - CENTER RESOURCES - CURRENT EVENTS
CENTER
RESOURCES
*Visit the Charter Portal Section for new and improved Grants Documents.
CHARTER PORTAL
The Charter Portal is an online data management system designed for charter school
leaders. Sign in to the Portal for access to these features and more!
To access the Portal:
1. Using Internet Explorer, go to our Web site and
click the green box in the upper left corner called “Attention All School Leaders”.
2. Click “Log in Here” and
enter your school’s user name and password. If you do not know your user name or password, please contact Nathan Hood.
3. Once inside, right click on the main screen,
select “Create Shortcut”, then select “Yes”. This adds a link to the Portal to your desktop for easy access in the
future. NEW! Revised
Operations Calendar
The Center has greatly enhanced the Operations Calendar on the Charter Portal. The calendar is a guide to help
school staff comply with numerous compliance and training deadlines. The Calendar is accessible from the home page. Click on the title of an event to
view its full description. The Calendar can be viewed in different forms by selecting different views on the left side of the screen. Select the
"Today Forward" view, then "Export to Spreadsheet" for a printed version of the Calendar.
- Calendar entries include, BEDS survey deadline, Annual Report deadline, DOE holiday schedule, and Assessment Training.
- The "Alert Me" function sends an electronic reminder of when a specific task is due or when to begin.
We encourage you to refer to this useful tool throughout the school year. If you have any suggestions or questions, please contact Vinice Davis.
Documents Library
The
Documents Library is a growing list of informative documents that covers everything from governance and fundraising to operations and teacher
certification. The Documents Library is in the “Resources” section on the home page. Click the blue, highlighted name of a document to
download. The Library can be viewed by category by selecting different views on the left side of the screen. Log on to the Portal to view the
following new additions to the Library:
Development
“Your Schools, Your Choice” Public School Choice Campaign Program Details
From
the NYC Department of Education
Operations
Getting to Know High School: Helpful Hints for Parents
High School Audition/Assessment Tickets &
Summary Sheets
HSAPS User Guide
Making Choices: A High School Admissions Prep Book
Specialized High Schools Student Handbook
All
from the NYC Department of Education
CENTER GUIDEBOOKS
The Center
has made significant updates to several of our guidebooks on our Web site. If you are using the previous guidebooks/templates, we
ask that you replace them with these newly updated ones. Bookmark or print to use for the 2007-2008 school
year.
Operations Guidebook
- Newly created “Audits” and “Parent Involvement” sections
- New funding allocation figures for 2007-2008
- Updated media relations tips
Government Grants Guidebook
- Newly created "Preparing a Foundation Application" section
- New funding allocation figures for 2007-2008
- Updated Charter School Planning and State Stimulus Fund information
Personnel Template
- Newly created "Legal Supplement" with PDFs of Article 56 (the cap lift provision of New York State Charter Schools Act), the Charter
Schools Act, Civil Service Law, FMLA, Labor Law, FOIL, etc.
- Revised termination policy
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CURRENT
EVENTS
*Visit the Charter Portal Section for new and improved Grants Documents.
SPONSORED EVENT!
CFES Conference: November 16-17
CFES’s two-day conference, “Pathways to
Promise: Helping Underserved Students Get to College” at The Sagamore Hotel in Lake George, New York, is an opportunity for K-12 educators,
parents, community leaders, as well as business and college partners to attend workshops on strategies to help underserved students get to college
and succeed there.
Through a grant from the Pumpkin Foundation, CFES is extending invitations to 16 NYC charter school leaders to attend the conference
“free of charge.” This offer is on a first come, first served basis. To be eligible, you must contact Wendy Block,
Vice President of Grants for the Pumpkin Foundation, at 212-318-9117 or email: wblock@bwcf.org. Special consideration will be given to school leaders
from charter high schools and schools with limited institutional resources.
College For Every Student (CFES)-formerly Foundation for Excellent Schools (FES) -is a nonprofit organization committed to raising the academic
aspirations and performance of underserved youth so that they can prepare for, gain access to, and succeed in college.
Information on CFES can be found at www.fesnet.org and details about the CFES conference can be found at www.fesnet.org/pdf/ConfBrochure07.pdf. Public Hearing in Albany on the ELL/LEP - October 12
The
State Assembly Education Committee is holding a public hearing on Friday, October 12, 2007, in Albany on the educational
needs of English Language Learners/ Limited English Proficient students.
The committee will hear testimony on the implementation of the required comprehensive education plans
as well as an update on the ELL/LEP assessment policy changes that have taken place since last year’s committee hearing on the issues of
ELL/LEP students. Any person interested in presenting relevant information to the committee at this hearing should fill out
a Public Hearing Reply Form.
DON'T FORGET -
DOE Conference for Parents of English Language Learners - October
10
The New York City Department of Education is holding a Back to School event for parents of
English Language Learners (ELLs), entitled "Aim High: Setting High Expectations for Your Child." Parents of ELLs will receive information and
resources on ELL programs and their role in strengthening their children's academic performance for higher education learning. The conference
will feature panels, workshops and community resources. The event is sponsored by the Office of ELLs, the
Office of Public and Community Affairs, the Office for Family Engagement and Advocacy, and Learning Leaders. It will be held on
October 10, from 9am to 2pm, at Columbia University's Alfred Lerner Hall. For more information, contact Carlos Rodriguez in the Office of Public and Community Affairs or (212) 374-0265 or
register online: http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/ELL/default.htm
New Auditing Standards (SAS 112) Workshop - October 10
(See Operations for more details)
Where: Baruch College Vertical Campus, 55 Lexington Avenue (at 24th Street)
When: Wednesday, October 10 (9am - 12pm)
RSVP: Michael
Schwartz
SAVE THE DATE - Urban Education Symposium
The Children's Storefront, an independent,
tuition-free school in Harlem, invites school leaders for the Urban
Education Symposium on Friday, October 26, from 8:30
am - 4:00 pm on the campus of City College of New York in Harlem.
The objective is to bring together private, public and charter school administrators and
graduate students in education and administration to add a fresh voice to the national conversation on education, to define keys to academic success,
and to create a network in which to exchange practical ideas that work.
Workshops:
- Teacher recruitment and retention
- Fundraising techniques
- Building alliances
- Curriculum
- Improving test scores
- Teaching science and math
- Involving parents
- Applying for scholarships
- Creating a culture of respect
- and more!
Cost is $100 per person. For more information call
Daniel Brewer at 212-427-7900 ext. 224.
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TOP
MISSION
The mission of the New York City Center for Charter School Excellence is to stimulate the
supply of high-quality charter schools and support ongoing student excellence in all NYC charter schools, impacting the effectiveness of public
education. As an independent nonprofit, the Charter Center is an advocate, bridge and catalyst for the achievement of academic and operational
success and sustainability of all NYC charter schools for each young person.
Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Please contact Jeff Maclin.
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