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CharterRenew is a service designed to improve your chances of a successful long-term renewal and reduce the risk of getting only a short-term renewal or non-renewal.

  • Identify gaps and vulnerabilities that can get in the way of a smooth renewal
  • Access expert help to navigate the renewal process
  • Have peace of mind knowing your school is prepared for your authorizer's renewal requirements

expert help to navigate the renewal process.

"CharterRenew brought our school back to focusing on the specific obligations spelled out in our charter-something too easily overlooked in a school's day-to-day operations. Thanks to the Elevate consultant team, our governance is re-energized in setting expectations of the school leadership to ensure our charter goals are met."


James Neimeier, Chair Board of Trustees, South Buffalo Charter School


CharterRenew is a service designed to improve your ability to obtain a long-term renewal and reduce the risk of short-term renewal or non-renewal.



1. GAP ANALYSIS WORKSHOP

Workshop to help your school team (board, leadership, and teachers) identify and understand obligations in the school's charter that will be scrutinized by your authorizer.

2. INTERNAL AUDIT

Quickly zero in on performance and compliance gaps. The internal audit is confidential and is done through a combination of self-evaluation and site visits by the Elevate team.

3. INTERNAL AUDIT REPORT

CharterShield provides your schools board and management team an Internal Performance Audit Report that clearly communicates areas of strength and weakness.

4. PREPARATION HELP

CharterRenew helps you prepare for your renewal including mock interviews and expert advice for performance and compliance gap areas and helps you develop and implement action plans.

5. CHARTER RENEWAL APPLICATION

CharterRenew facilitates the information gathering that becomes the contents of the renewal charter application. This service also writes and produces the final product for the school with ample time for review and editing prior to submission to the authorizer.


CharterRenew is a service designed to improve your ability to obtain a long-term renewal and reduce the risk of short-term or non-renewal. Using CharterRenew helps you to identify and fix potential weaknesses and vulnerabilities that can damage school quality and cause problems during renewal-from governance, leadership and academic programs to operational effectiveness and compliance.



A: ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE

A strong charter school has solid leadership that leads ethically with transparency, responsibly, effectively, and with expertise. School leaders are focused on delivering the school's mission and vision for student success and a healthy organization.


B: FINANCIAL INTEGRITY AND SOUNDNESS

A healthy charter school manages its public-entrusted fiscal resources effectively and with integrity, and it fulfills its mission and vision in a financially stable manner.


C: OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS AND COMPLIANCE

Great charter schools are able to operate their school in an organized manner with efficiency and effectiveness. They are always in compliance with all legal requirements.


D: COMMUNITY AND PARENT RELATIONSHIPS

Vibrant charter schools have active, meaningful connections to their community stakeholders from local neighborhood organizations, school districts and the business community to the parents of their students.


E: SCHOOL CULTURE AND ACADEMICS

A quality charter school delivers and puts as a top priority high student achievement; has a well-defined and well-implemented academic program; and has a strong school culture that creates engagement, trust, and responsibility.


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To connect directly to the Elevate team call 800.405.0670.