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Member Resources

Effective Meeting Planning for Governing Boards: Strategies and Resources

Effective governing board meetings are critical to the success of every charter school.  Board meetings are needed to create and approve governing board policies, but they must also be used for approval and review of the school’s ...

Advocacy

Four Mandates with 2022 Effective Dates

Over the past couple of years, several bills have passed with mandates that go into effect in 2022. Some, such as the Universal Meals Program (UMP) mandate are top of mind for most schools. Others may have fallen off school leaders’ radar ...

Advocacy

What Happened to That Bill? A Report After the House of Origin Deadline for the 2021-22 Session

Despite a coordinated effort by opponents, three “charter killer” bills are moving forward as of today’s legislative deadline for policy bills to pass out of the house of origin. 

Legislation moving through the legislative ...

Conference

Early Registration, CFP Open Now!

Early registration is now open for CSDC’s annual statewide conference, the California Charter Schools Leadership Update Conference!

When you register now, you’ll take advantage of the lowest possible rates–starting at ...

Advocacy

SB 1343 Would Require All New Charters to Participate in CalPERS and CalSTRS

SB 1343 (Leyva) would require all new charter schools (established after January 1, 2023) to participate in CalPERS and CalSTRS.

While many charter schools have opted into these systems, many charter schools have not over concerns ...

Member Resources

Newsom’s May Budget Revision Calls for “Hold Harmless” and Funding Boosts

Sacramento, CA—Governor Newsom this morning released summary highlights of his May Revise updates to his 2022-23 state budget, calling for a litany of massive education funding increases, targeting much of the increased education spending ...

Member Resources

Now Available: CSDC’s Spring 2022 LCAP Update Webinar

CSDC has released an on-demand webinar discussing this year’s Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) template. 

This webinar assumes strong familiarity with the LCAP. For an introduction to the LCAP, see guidance and webinars ...

May Revise Webinar

Preparing for the Governor's Hugely Consequential "May Revise" Budget Proposals

This year’s annual May Revision to the Governor’s Budget proposals promises to be the most consequential in recent memory, fueled by a torrent of state tax revenues, spiraling inflation, and sharp differences over the state’s ...

HR Academy

Announcing our Newest 2-Day Training: HR Academy

CSDC is excited to announce our latest in-depth training: HR Academy!

HR Academy provides guidance on each stage of the employment relationship from a charter school perspective. 

It explores both the science and the art of charter school ...

Advocacy

Charter School Facilities Grant Funding is Under Attack. Help Us Defeat AB 2484.

Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) has introduced a bill that would make catastrophic changes to the Charter School Facilities Grant Program.

Among the bill’s worst provisions is language requiring a deed restriction on the ...