National Charter School Resource Center

Resources & Research

Policy and Procedures Grants Training and Management, U.S. Department of Education This section of the U.S. Department of Education’s website provides five online courses about...	Report Virtual Schools in The U.S. 2013: Politics, Performance, Policy, And Research Evidence This May 2013 report from the National Education Policy Center covers the virtual school landscape...	Website Summer Food Service Program, USDA This section of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s website provides information about the...
Report Practical Guidelines for the Education of English Language Learners: Research-Based Recommendations for the Use of Accommodations in Large-Scale Assessments As the English language learner (ELL) population increases in American schools, it is becoming...	Policy and Procedures Mississippi Charter Schools Act of 2013 This is Mississippi's new charter school law that establishes a single statewide Charter...	Report The State of Charter School Authorizing, 2012 This April 2013 report from the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) provides...

Creating and Sustaining High-Quality Charter School Governing Boards Report This guide examines the laws, policies, and programs that states are using to create and sustain...	Charter School Governing Board Training Handbook Toolkit The purpose of this guide is to equip present and future board members with the knowledge they need...	Creating an Effective Charter School Governing Board (Abridged) Toolkit This 2000 toolkit from the Charter Friends National Network outlines the steps required to create...
Developing Training Programs for Charter School Governing Board Members: A Promising Practice Profile Brief Through examination of innovative practices in Nevada, Utah, Idaho, and Minnesota, this guide...	Center for Charter Schools Offers 'Board Gear' Toolkit Developed by the Center for Charter Schools at Central Michigan University, this online resource...	A Cost Estimation Tool for Charter Schools Toolkit The National Resource Center on Charter School Finance and Governance provides this tool to help...