Previous Training Presentations and Materials

The SCSC has provided training opportunities to state charters on the following topics and programs. Please click on the topic/program name to find the associated presentation.

FY24 Governance Training

In-Person Sessions

Welcoming Remarks, General Information and Updates  (PDF, 289.42 KB)

Transparency and Ethics for State Charter Schools  (PDF, 353.28 KB)

Family and Stakeholder Engagement  (PDF, 679.07 KB)

Tracking Academic Success Through Expansion  (PDF, 1.3 MB)

"What did you just sign?” -- Knowing What Is in Your Charter Contract  (PDF, 1.99 MB)

Fundraising 101 for Governing Boards  (PDF, 1.07 MB)

Budget Workshop   (PDF, 670.4 KB)          

Enrollment and School Funding  (PDF, 1.91 MB)

Strategic Facility Finance (Remix)  (PDF, 2.56 MB)

LEA Oversight as a Board Member  (PDF, 1005.1 KB)

Leader and Governance Roles and Responsibilities  (PDF, 449.29 KB)

Communications and Website Compliance  (PDF, 884.36 KB)

Succession Planning for the Board and School Leader   (PDF, 3.78 MB)    

How to Plan for and Have Effective Board Meetings  (PDF, 735.75 KB)

Local Government Engagement  (PPT, 1.75 MB)

Fundraising 102 – Making a Case for Support  (PPT, 618.37 KB)
              

FY23 Governance Training

General Sessions

Welcoming Remarks, General Information and Updates  (PDF, 289.6 KB)

Transparency and Ethics for State Charter Schools  (PDF, 319.33 KB)

The Governing Board's Role in Financial Oversight  (PDF, 1.75 MB)

Breakouts

Envisioning the Future – Strategic Planning 101  (PDF, 1.25 MB)

Open Meetings 201  (PDF, 1.02 MB)

Tracking Academic Success Through Expansion  (PDF, 4.09 MB)

Leader and Governance Roles and Responsibilities  (PDF, 471.44 KB)

Contracting Best Practices  (PDF, 269.5 KB)

How to Plan for and Have Effective Board Meetings  (PDF, 671.25 KB)

Inclusive Education 101  (PDF, 2.07 MB)

Enrollment and School Funding  (PDF, 1001.32 KB)

Fundraising 101 for Governing Boards  (PDF, 1.01 MB)

Budget Calendar and Financial Cycles  (PDF, 438.38 KB)

Budget Workshop  (PDF, 286.74 KB)

Monitoring and Legal Obligations  (PDF, 386.38 KB)

Introducing Unified Enrollment Systems  (PDF, 1.04 MB)

Academic Accountability Updates  (PDF, 531.88 KB)

Planning for Facility Growth  (PDF, 653.52 KB)

Communications and Website Compliance  (PDF, 1.48 MB)

Considerations for High School  (PDF, 1018.95 KB)

Family and Stakeholder Engagement  (PDF, 636.89 KB)

FY22 Governance Training 

Virtual

• Financial Oversight  (PDF, 470.08 KB)
• Fundraising 101  (PDF, 1.49 MB)
• Understanding School Funding   (PDF, 659.73 KB)

 In-person 

• Civil Rights - Students  (PDF, 382.21 KB)
• Effective Communicating   (PDF, 1.3 MB)
• Everything Has Gone Wrong - Now What  (PDF, 837.84 KB)
• Facility Fiancing  (PDF, 2.76 MB)
• How to Have Effective Board Meetings  (PDF, 392.85 KB)
• Monitoring 101  (PDF, 663.07 KB)
• Open Government 101  (PDF, 946.36 KB)
• Protecting the Rights of Students  (PDF, 372.14 KB)
• SCSC Academic Updates and Renewal  (PDF, 476.66 KB)
• State and Federal Employment Law  (PDF, 332.56 KB)
• Transparency and Ethics  (PDF, 350.82 KB)
• Using COVID Relief Funds to Support Student Learning  (PDF, 570.8 KB)
• Using Data to Drive Academic Success  (PDF, 1.74 MB)

FY22 Petitioner Bootcamp

FY22 Petitioner Bootcamp Presentation  (PDF, 2.99 MB)

FY21 Petitioner Bootcamp

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FY21 Petitioner Bootcamp Presentation  (PDF, 3.18 MB)

FY21 Assessment Coordinators Training

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FY21 LEA Reporting Training

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FY21 LEA Reporting Training Presentation  (PDF, 5.33 MB)

FY21 Academic Summit

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FY20 Academic Webinar Series

The purpose of this training is to use available data/evidence to identify learning gaps as a result of the Spring 2020 school closures and plan strategically for instructional next steps. Please refer to the   Assessment Data Guide   (DOC, 102.4 KB) while viewing the video recording.

Training Part 1

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Training Part 2

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Training Documents:

Academic Webinar Series Presentation  (PDF, 1.31 MB)

Bernhardt Study  (PDF, 446.05 KB)

Academic Webinar Series Chat Log  (DOC, 144.45 KB)

FY20 SCSC Governance Training

FY20 New Schools Orientation

January:

• Building Your School Leadership Team  (PDF, 228.08 KB)
• Student Recruitment and Marketing  (PDF, 171.47 KB)
• Federal Funding Sources: Reporting Requirements and Staffing Considerations  (PDF, 754.11 KB)
• Data Collections and Reporting  (PDF, 2.7 MB)

March:

• Protecting Student Rights  (PDF, 195.17 KB)
• Introduction to Contract Management  (PDF, 132.84 KB)
• Open Meetings and Open Records Act Requirements  (PDF, 186.21 KB)
• Finance and Budget   (PDF, 1.54 MB)
• March Webinar Recording

FY20 SCSC Data Collections Form and State Charter School Budget Approvals 

• May 22, 2020: SCSC Fiscal Roundtable

• May 15, 2020: SCSC Webinar for Budget Approval and Data Collections Form

• Helpful Tips for Approving State Charter School Budgets  (PDF, 163.17 KB)

• Budget Approval Presentation  (PDF, 390.42 KB)

FY20 Data Collections Conference Presentations

The Georgia Department of Education hosted its annual Data Collections Conference in August 2019. The conference focused on presenting attendees with a better understanding of state and federal reporting requirements, including any reporting changes for fiscal year 2020.  The conference also provided attendees with information related to the importance of internal data collections and reporting procedures. Click here to review the presentations from the FY20 conference.

2019 Petitioner Boot Camp

• Petition Review Process and Petition Basics  (PDF, 514.42 KB)
• Fiscal Feasibility  (PDF, 227.4 KB)
• Facilities  (PDF, 105.59 KB)
• Board Overview, Building Capacity and Due Diligence  (PDF, 226.31 KB)
• Selecting a School Leader and Provider  (PDF, 87.4 KB)
• Academic Program  (PDF, 1.02 MB)

LEA Reporting Training

• Overview of MyGaDoe Portal
  • MyGaDOE Portal iMail and Message Center  (PDF, 2.07 MB)
  • Portal Provisioning for Charter Security Officer  (PDF, 11.19 MB)
  • GUIDE: Georgia Unique Identifier for Education System  (PDF, 1.76 MB)
• Overview of MyGaDOE Applications
  • Data Collections  (PDF, 507.78 KB)
  • Financial Review  (PDF, 1.25 MB)
  • Grants Accounting  (PDF, 243.42 KB)
  • Consolidated Application  (PDF, 3.27 MB)
  • Special Education  (PDF, 1.47 MB)
  • CCRPI Data July 201  (PDF, 1.36 MB) 8  (PDF, 776.76 KB)

Academic Summit 2018 ​  (PDF, 1.44 MB) :

• Academic Summit Presentation  (PDF, 1.44 MB)

Academic Accountability

• The College and Career Ready Performance Index  (PDF, 1.67 MB) (CCRPI)
  • CCRPI Components, Calculations, and Data Sources  (PDF, 3.53 MB) / View Webinar
  • Ensuring Accurate Data for CCRPI  (PDF, 1.17 MB) / View Webinar
  • Using CCRPI to Improve School Performance  (PDF, 1.74 MB) / View Webinar
• The Report Card  (PDF, 638.08 KB)

Data Collections  (PDF, 2.41 MB)

Facilities  (PDF, 1013.26 KB)

Finance and Budget  (PDF, 1.55 MB)

Governance

• Academic Accountability Overview  (PDF, 259.53 KB)
• Academic Accountability: The College and Career Ready Performance Index  (PDF, 373.68 KB)
• Academic Accountability - The Value-Add Analysis  (PDF, 99.94 KB)
• Board Meetings  (PDF, 268.53 KB) and Approving the Minutes  (PDF, 34 KB)
• Board Capacity, Composition, and Succession Planning  (PDF, 592.2 KB)
• Board's Role in Teacher and Leader Talent Management  (PDF, 2.54 MB)
• Evaluating Teachers and Leaders  (PDF, 2.54 MB)
• Financial Compliance  (PDF, 258.67 KB)
• Financial Policies, Internal Controls, Budgeting Basics  (PDF, 7.31 MB)
• Governance Principles  (PDF, 2.5 MB)
• Legal and Regulatory Compliance  (PDF, 277.46 KB)
• Monitoring Service Providers and Maintaining Financial Independence  (PDF, 1.3 MB)
• Operational Compliance  (PDF, 431.19 KB)
• Policy Development  (PDF, 6.67 MB)
• SCSC Current Initiatives  (PDF, 142.09 KB)
• Supplemental Support Programs  (PDF, 315.75 KB)
• Telling Your School Story: Developing a Communications Plan  (PDF, 818.27 KB) / Sample Calendar  (PDF, 70.71 KB) /Resource List
• Weighted Lottery and Diverse Student Body  (PDF, 122.07 KB)

Monitoring

• Preparing for SCSC Monitoring  (PDF, 197.65 KB) - View Webinar

Newly Approved Schools

• SCSC Comprehensive Performance Framework  (PDF, 849.7 KB)
• Contract Management  (PDF, 176.97 KB)
• Data Collections  (PDF, 7.9 MB)
• Funding and Budgets  (PDF, 2.66 MB)
• Special Education  (PDF, 744.77 KB)
• Marketing, Student Recruitment, and Lottery  (PDF, 1.14 MB)
• Teacher Recruitment  (PDF, 1.18 MB) and Teacher and Leader KEYS  (PDF, 1.57 MB)
• Title Programs  (PDF, 1.2 MB)

Research

• Best Practices in Chartering  (PDF, 115.02 KB)

Resource Development

• Fundraising and Community Engagement  (PDF, 1.66 MB)

• School Safety  (PDF, 11.44 MB)

Students with Disabilities

• Special Education Basics  (PDF, 2.45 MB)
• Special Education Reporting  (PDF, 3.83 MB)
• Special Education Funding  (PDF, 11.73 MB)

Teacher and Leader Keys Effectiveness Systems  (PDF, 291.4 KB)

Title Programs  (PDF, 3.2 MB)