One of the most important goals of quality authorizing is to create more transparency and access for families to truly understand and engage in the education their children receive. Parents are an integral part of improving our nation’s education system. They play a vital role in their child’s education—and their voices should be heard by those making decisions that have direct implications on their communities and children.

Courtney Hughley, Vice President of Communications at NACSA, sits down with Guerschmide Saint-Ange, NACSA’s Chief Operating Officer, and Tricia Noyola, Chief Executive Officer at Rocky Mountain Prep, to discuss how authorizers and parents work together to ensure students are receiving a high-quality education that prepares them for success in college, career, and life.

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Eric Mahmoud, CEO of Harvest Best Academy in Minneapolis, sits down with his former authorizer and NACSA’s Vice President of Authorizer Learning and Development, David Greenberg, to talk about critical capacities of a charter school founding team. Through concrete examples and anecdotes, this conversation brings to life the importance of several capacities identified by NACSA: reflective learning, creating problem solving, and a healthy relationship with success and failure.

Resources:
New Charter School Application
Capacities of New School Founding Teams

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One of the most consequential decisions any authorizer makes for students and communities is whether to approve a new school to open. NACSA’s Vice President of Authorizer Learning and Development, David Greenberg, sits down with Jay Whalen, Director of Authorizer and School Quality to discuss the importance of centering accountability during the new school application process.

Special guests:

• PJ Foehr, Deputy Director at Hawaii State Public Charter School Commission
• Mia Howard, Managing Partner, Innovative Schools at New Schools Venture Fund
• Mabel Lajes-Guiteras, Vice President, Seed at Charter School Growth Fund

Resources:

• NACSA's New School Application Recommendations

Learn more about accountability and the new school application at NACSACon 2024. Learn more and register today: www.nacsacon.com

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