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#FLCharter, cost savings, Insurance

How charter schools can benefit from collective buying power What does an Insurance Trust do for you? In case of the Florida Insurance Trust (FIT), it gives you the purchasing power of a $30 million plus trust and over $1 billion of covered property – far more negotiating power specifically designed to serve the growing non-profit…

College Admissions: Then and Now – Tips for Parents, CAP Offices

August 10, 2016

@College_Experts

This article was submitted by International College Counselors, a FCSA Marketplace Vendor that offers schools, and families, expert advice and guidance on the college admissions process. International College Counselors can set up, manage and/or enhance your school’s college guidance office in a cost-effective way. They also offer FCSA member schools targeted faculty training, professional parent/student communication regarding college…

100 Tips & Insights for Opening Great New Schools

August 10, 2016

#NewSchools

Ten thousand new schools opened in the last two decades – both a literally and physically groundbreaking development in American education. New schools helped boost U.S. graduation rates and college enrollment rates during that time. So what’s most important when opening a new school? Getting Smart developed an informative 100 hard-won lessons Toolkit with…

Every Student Success Act covers needs of foster children

June 22, 2016

News, Research & Publications

#EveryStudentSucceedsAct

Excerpt from Fostering Academic Success for All – GettingSmart.com, June 21, 2016 – This year Congress replaced No Child Left Behind (NCLB) with the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Few would deny that the greatest virtue of NCLB was the requirement to disaggregate student achievement data by subgroup; thus, shining an overdue spotlight on the achievement gap…

Improving Authorizing to Advance District-Charter Collaboration

May 5, 2016

authorizer relationship, charter district relationship, Government Relations, Ralph Arza

From the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) – written by Alex Medler Thursday, May 5, 2016 – District-charter collaboration can be a valuable tool for both sides, not to mention for students and families. Collaboration can result in important work on issues like whether charter schools can use district buildings, how to create effective…

Template IDEA Mediation Request Letter

April 19, 2016

#ESE, Dr.Avossa, funding, IDEA, Palm Beach County Public Schools, special needs

Dear member schools, Please use the template below to create a personalized letter you can send to the district requesting IDEA mediation. The Florida Charter School Alliance is working diligently to help our member schools resolve the situation with the district and secure full IDEA funding for the next school year. You can help our…

STATEWIDE POLL: Florida Parents Support Charter Schools

January 27, 2016

Press releases, Research & Publications

#educationfunding, #NCSW, charter school funding, Charter school support, poll

FLORIDA – 01/27/2016 – The Florida Charter School Alliance (FCSA) today released new polling data demonstrating a majority of parents in the state support a constitutional amendment to mandate that local capital tax dollars be distributed equally to all public school students. Florida parents polled also overwhelmingly support equal education funding for all students, whether they attend…

Florida Charter Schools Outperform Public Schools, Data Shows

April 11, 2013

Press releases, Research & Publications