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Starting Up a School

Now that you hold a charter, you have joined a world of dedicated educators and professionals building new alternatives. In addition to your educational vision and mission, start-up teams are responsible for forming boards, hiring teachers, writing policies and much more. Offering everything from instructional seminars to workspace for start-up teams, the Charter Center will help you build robust systems as you move steadily toward opening day. Welcome to the charter school community!

Start Right Start Right
Now that your school has been authorized, it’s time to focus on all the details required to open your doors successfully. The Start Right program is designed to help you make key hiring decisions, ensure board effectiveness, and address major operational and financial issues as you structure your program.

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Programs & Services

Incubation
You’ve been approved to open a new charter school...now the real work begins! You’ll need a professional working environment in which to flesh out your curriculum, interview potential staff, hold Board meetings, receive materials, and more.
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Job Search
Need to fill a crucial role at your school or looking to continue your career in the NYC charter sector? Hundreds of high-qualified applicants visit our Job Board daily. View/post job opportunities here »
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Start Right
Now that your school has been authorized, it's time to begin building the systems and teams required to make it successful. For over 13 years, the New York City Charter School Center has supported schools in the start-up phase with expert guidance, insider information, and advocacy. Our Start Right program provides new schools with the technical assistance and administrative tools needed to help ensure you’re prepared for a smooth launch.
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Teacher Certification Sessions: For Teachers
The Teacher Certification Program’s one-on-one workshops have closed for 2016-17. At the moment, the program is being revamped in preparation for the 2017-18 school year. Please check back in June for an updated schedule of personal consultations or contact your school’s HR Director.
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Teacher Certification: For Schools

Teacher Certification

The Charter Center’s Certification Unit provides in-depth technical assistance to ensure that your school complies with all New York State and Federal teacher certification regulations.

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The Collaborative for Inclusive Education
This membership program aims to empower schools to develop world-class special education programs by providing training, professional development, resources, support and expert guidance.
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Resources

Building a Charter School Founding Board

The skills and dedication of the personnel who make up the founding charter school Board are essential for a new school's success. These resources will help schools recruit the right board members and get their new boards up and running.

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Charter School Legal Guidance and Resources
New York State’s law on charter schools has changed in important ways. In addition to raising the statewide cap on charter schools, the revised law has implications for charter school approvals, renewals, governance, programs, enrollment, facilities, and more.
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Recruiting and Hiring Effective Teachers

These resources focus entirely on the hiring of instructional staff. Topics covered include teacher certification, recruitment strategies, establishing competency criteria, and developing indicators.

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VENDOR/SERVICES LISTS

Vendors/Services List

The Charter Center’s Vendor List is one of the many ways in which we help schools share resources with one another. Last year alone, there were 11,000 hits on over 300 businesses recommended by NY charter schools. We’d like to remind you that all vendors on the list have not only worked with a charter school, but have also received a written recommendation from one or more charters.

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