Get help with charter oversight responsibilities! The Small School Districts' Association (SSDA) and the California Charter Authorizing Professionals (CCAP) are proud to announce the creation of a new Collaborative on Charter Authorizing, an opt-in program of free, convenient training and support to help school districts and county offices strengthen their charter school authorizing and oversight practices. Participating districts and county offices simply sign up for five 45-minute trainings, in person or virtual, followed by a one-time consultation to review your current authorizing practices and where you can ask questions or get further assistance.
1. Taking Stock of Your Authorizing Situation
2. Financial Oversight and Fraud Prevention
3. Academic Oversight and Public Policy Purposes
4. Operational and Governance Oversight
5. Putting Things All Together: Your Authorizing Action Plan
Staff and/or board members are eligible to complete the activities on the entity's behalf, and it need not be the same staff or board member completing all of the activities. You'll get information on free toolkits and resources to make your job easier.
Please indicate your interest in participating, or in receiving follow-up information, below!