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Bellwether Education Partners
Website that includes finance committee responsibilities and workplan with milestones throughout the year
National Indian Education Association
NIEA's curated collection of free, ready-to-use, culturally grounded lesson materials and virtual learning resources for teaching Native students, along with guidance for vetting…
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Indian Education
Ready-to-use planning templates for building a curriculum and lesson plans from scratch, originally created to help new language-immersion schools design their own instructional…
Center for Public Education (CPE)
Article outlining the most effective characteristics of effective school boards with specific examples
Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board
Statutory training-hour requirements for new/incumbent board members, plus annual authorizer/sponsor workshop requirements in OK
National Indian Education Association
NIEA's National Educator Initiative page describing teach.niea.org, a national recruitment site and job board built specifically to help Native schools find and hire qualified…
U.S. Department of Education (Office for Civil Rights and Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services)
A plain-language, two-page federal fact sheet confirming that students with disabilities have the exact same admission, activity, and service rights in charter schools as in any…
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Indian Education
Federal Office of Indian Education hub for Indian Education programs, grants, and resources supporting the cultural, language, academic, college, and career needs of Native…
Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board
A checklist for opening a charter school in Oklahoma
Bellwether Education Partners
A plain-language explainer of the research on how children learn to read and what it means for choosing curriculum and training teachers
Oklahoma Public School Resource Center (OPSRC)
A step-by-step comprehensive checklist covering the practical tasks needed to open and run a new charter school, from staffing to facilities to supplies (and more)
National Indian Education Association
NIEA's hub of virtual and in-person professional development offerings for educators serving Native students, covering culturally responsive teaching, trauma-informed practice,…
National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA)
A playbook for confirming a founding team has the systems and staff in place to open successfully
National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC)
A 30-minute video training that walks charter school staff through the core federal disability laws and practical strategies for supporting students with disabilities, including…
National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA)
Overview of special education requirements and responsibilities for charter authorizers
SUNY Charter Schools Institute
A fill-in spreadsheet for building a new charter school's first-year budget
National Charter Schools Institute
One pager outlining the 12 duties of a charter school board member
National Indian Education Association
NIEA's Whole Child Approach framework, which calls for coordinating education, health, and social service partners around the full range of a Native student's needs rather than…