Support for Your California Charter School Governing Board
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Boarding Pass is your ticket to effective charter school board governance! Hear from experts in the field about how and why charter schools work, and how charter leaders can work to improve their schools.
Governance & Ethics Webinar Series
7 LIVE WEBINARS
Delves into topics like policies, student data, accountability, renewal, and more. Plus, CSDC Member Schools can satisfy the FPP's new ethics requirement through this series!
ON DEMAND
An on-demand training providing basic training around California’s sunshine law for open meetings. Part of CSDC's Online Governance Academy.
CSDC Conference
OCTOBER 6-8, 2025
Features an entire strand devoted to specifically governance – plus dozens of other sessions relevant to California charter school board members. More information to come soon! View 2024 website.
CSDC’s most helpful checklists are free to CSDC Member Schools! We are constantly adding to our checklist stockpile and know these have become some of our most valued resources. Each checklist is designed to save your governance team time and to ensure compliance with legal requirements.
February 23, 2024
CSDC offers this annual checklist of new laws to help our member charter schools to identify key new state laws that were enacted in 2023 and to identify related actions/steps a school may need to...
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February 2, 2024
A variety of California state laws, federal laws, and regulations require that specific notifications be sent to parents or guardians of charter school students each year...
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February 2, 2024
Use this helpful checklist to so that your governance team can map out board meeting agendas that include important requirements or deadlines...
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September 1, 2021
It is a best practice to review a school's bylaws every other year. Bylaws may need to be updated as the school grows or as the structure of governance...
Read MoreAre you wondering how to run a charter board meeting or how to create board norms for your governance team? CSDC Member Schools looking for a quick synopsis of impactful areas of governance need look no further! These Governance Quick Guides are created with busy charter leaders in mind and cover a wide variety of important topics.
August 30, 2024
A template designed to clearly articulate the information charter board members need to hear at each meeting...
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August 30, 2024
Details best practices and suggested resources for onboarding new charter school board members...
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July 25, 2024
As a best practice, all members of a charter school governing board should be on the same page when it comes to board etiquette or “board norms.” These norms set up an expectation about...
VIEWCSDC’s monthly Board Bulletins are written by charter school board members, for charter school board members, and they contain relevant and timely information to help your board function at the highest level. Take a look through the archives to discover even more valuable resources for your governance team.
October 24, 2024
As a charter school board member, you may wonder what role you should play in improving your school’s relationship with your authorizer, or you may want to learn more about the Brown Act, or even...
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August 30, 2024
This time of year is busy and exciting for charter school leaders. As the new school year begins, there is so much work for school staff to do! In addition, charter school boards may be returning...
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July 26, 2024
Board members should consider reviewing (or perhaps creating) the board’s meeting norms and discussing the composition of the current board.
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June 27, 2024
CSDC has a new guide for Brown Act teleconferencing Options for board meetings.
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May 17, 2024
For charter school board members, it is important to know that the May Revise, and the subsequent adoption of the final state budget in June, will have an impact on the amount of money allocated to public schools.
Read MoreAre you a board president or a charter school lead administrator looking to ensure that your governing board meets all their deadlines and legal meeting requirements? Are you a charter school administrator hoping that you haven’t missed an important deadline to submit forms for school funding? CSDC’s comprehensive annual calendars walk you through these deadlines month by month and may be critical to your school’s success.
August 30, 2024
California charter school leaders annually track a wide (and growing) range of operational, fiscal, programmatic, and compliance deadlines. To assist in these efforts, CSDC has developed and...
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February 2, 2024
Use this helpful checklist to so that your governance team can map out board meeting agendas that include important requirements or deadlines...
Read MoreDid you know that your school’s CSDC membership comes with FREE technical assistance? That includes assistance with complicated governance questions - contact our experts for answers to your questions! We also provide customized governance consulting and coaching for your team, as well as ongoing support for your board.
The work of governance can be complicated and every charter school encounters unique issues. CSDC offers customized governance consulting and coaching for your team and our experts can help you through areas like leadership transition, understanding board member roles and responsibilities, charter school renewal and more. Contact us for more information and to receive a customized quote for services.
