MARCH 31 - APRIL 2, 2020
GOVERNANCE WEEK
Inside the Week
Tuesday
SESSION 1: Proactive Compliance: A Board Member’s Guide
10:00am – 11:30am
Charter schools have a multitude of compliance expectations that are monitored by the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools (“ASBCS”). While compliance is typically managed by school and charter leadership, there are many ways board members can proactively assist in monitoring, assessing, and maintaining compliance. Join ASBCS for an educational session about how you can use your position as a board member to help. Attendees will leave this session with strategies and resources to check compliance immediately.
Lunch 11:30 – 12:30
SESSION 2: What are Dashboards and Frameworks?
12:30pm – 2:00pm
Statute requires that charter schools are evaluated by their authorizer in the areas of Academics, Operations, and Finance using adopted frameworks. This hands-on session will educate participants about the three different frameworks adopted by the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools (“ASBCS”), how they are used to create public dashboards, and how this information informs decisions made by ASBCS.
Wednesday
SESSION 1: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Arizona’s Open Meeting Law . . . but Were Afraid to Ask.
Presenter: Lynne Adams, Osborn Maledon
10:00am – 11:30am
Lunch 11:30-12:30
This session will dive into Arizona’s Open Meeting Law and help charter school board members and leaders understand and apply it to school governing board meetings. Using recent real-life examples of OML violations in Arizona public schools, this interactive session will ensure participants are well-equipped to run quality meetings that are compliant with state law.
SESSION 2: Top Ten Mistakes Charter School Boards Make . . . and How to Avoid Them
Presenters: Rader Mayrose LLP
12:30pm – 2:00pm
Serving on a public charter school governing board is a big responsibility, and many of the choices made by a board can determine whether the school will fulfill its mission or become mired in a culture or in policies that stifle effectiveness and ultimately hinder student achievement and organizational sustainability. In this session facilitated by two veteran attorneys who are intimately familiar with Arizona’s charter landscape, you’ll learn the top 10 mistakes boards often make and how to avoid them.
Thursday
SESSION 1: What You Need to Know About Contracts
Presenter: Yvonne Moss, J.D. Caritas Law Group
10:00am – 11:30am
Charter schools frequently enter into contractual relationships with vendors, service providers, employees, landlords, and others. A contract is a legal document binding you and the other party to certain obligations. The provisions in your contract are as important as the provisions left out. Mistakes made prior to signing a contract can result in the loss of time, money, and reputation. In this session, we will discuss the components of a contract and common mistakes in contracts that should be avoided.
Lunch 11:30pm – 12:30pm
SESSION 2: Session Announcement Coming Soon
12:30pm – 2:00pm