Do Now… Record the following on an index card: 1.  Your name. 2.  Your day job. 3.  Why you are here. 4.  What you are looking to learn at the conference.

Thursday, May 7, 2015

New Charter Starter Welcome Session

Katherine Kleitsch Marcus Harden

Welcome

We are excited you are here!

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Objectives

By the end of the session, you (attendees/Charter Starters) will be able to:

■  Network with and learn alongside other Washington Charter Starters throughout the conference after meeting and making initial connections.

■  Influence your school’s founding story and prioritize pre-authorization actions based on reflections from the Rainier Prep team.

■  Start an application to the WA Charters School Leadership Program

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Agenda

10:45 a.m. Welcome, Objectives, Agenda

10:48 a.m. Getting to Know Each Other

10:55 a.m. Charter Vocabulary

11:00 a.m. Rainier Prep Founding Story and Panel

11:40 a.m. School Leadership Program Information

11:50 a.m. Conference Guidance, Session Survey

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Agenda

10:45 a.m. Welcome, Objectives, Agenda

10:48 a.m. Getting to Know Each Other

10:55 a.m. Charter Vocabulary

11:00 a.m. Rainier Prep Founding Story and Panel

11:40 a.m. School Leadership Program Information

11:50 a.m. Conference Guidance, Session Survey

Think

Pair

Share

Circle Up

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If it’s true for you…

This is my first WA Charters conference.

I live on the west side of the mountains.

I live on the east side of the mountains.

I went to public school.

I went to public school in Washington.

I work/have worked in a K-12 schools.

I am/have been a K-12 teacher.

I am/have been a K-12 principal.

I teach/have taught at the university level.

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Agenda

10:45 a.m. Welcome, Objectives, Agenda

10:48 a.m. Getting to Know Each Other

10:55 a.m. Charter Vocabulary

11:00 a.m. Rainier Prep Founding Story and Panel

11:40 a.m. School Leadership Program Information

11:50 a.m. Conference Guidance, Session Survey

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Charter Vocabulary

WA Charters Commission District Authorizer

Governance Board Instructional Leader

Pre- / Post-authorization Start-up Year

RFP / Application /

Proposal

Non-example CFU:

We good?

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Agenda

10:45 a.m. Welcome, Objectives, Agenda

10:48 a.m. Getting to Know Each Other

10:55 a.m. Charter Vocabulary

11:00 a.m. Rainier Prep Founding Story and Panel

11:40 a.m. School Leadership Program Information

11:50 a.m. Conference Guidance, Session Survey

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Panelists

Maggie O’Sullivan, Rainier Prep Founder

Sarah Smith, Rainier Scholars Executive Director and Rainier Prep Board Member

Joan Hsiao, Rainier Prep Board Treasurer

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Agenda

10:45 a.m. Welcome, Objectives, Agenda

10:48 a.m. Getting to Know Each Other

10:55 a.m. Charter Vocabulary

11:00 a.m. Rainier Prep Founding Story and Panel

11:40 a.m. School Leadership Program Information

11:50 a.m. Conference Guidance, Session Survey

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School Development Programs

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Who We Look For Characteristics include: ■  An unwavering belief in the potential of all children to succeed and a deep

personal responsibility to create a more equitable public school system, demonstrated through a commitment to work with communities that have experienced historically limited access and opportunities.

■  A commitment to personal growth and reflection, comfort with ambiguity, and an entrepreneurial mindset.

■  A sense of humility, and a desire to learn and engage with stakeholders in a collaborative school design process.

■  A spirit of collaboration and desire to engage in a cohort model.

■  A desire to critically examine public charter school models from across the country in pursuit of identifying innovative and high-quality components for a future charter school that is responsive to a community’s particular needs

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Who We Look For Leadership qualifications assessed in selection model: ■  Instructional*

■  School culture

■  Stakeholder

■  Human capital management ■  Systems and operations

*Each school must have an instructional leader with at least three years of instructional experience.

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Commitment

ü  Kick-off boot camp, tentative scheduled July 13-17, 2015

ü  Monthly, weekend retreats

ü  Weekly, one-hour coaching conversations

ü  Charter Board Partners board recruitment, matching, and trainings

ü  School visits, tentatively scheduled in August 2015

ü  Case study, tentatively scheduled in October 2015

ü  Submission of a high-quality charter school application

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Selection Process Apply online by Wednesday, May 20th! Phase

Window

Application

May 20, 11:59 p.m.

Phone Interviews

May 22 – May 28

Panel Selection

June 1 – June 4

Site Visits

June 8 – June 18

Final Interview

June 29 – July 1

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Agenda

10:45 a.m. Welcome, Objectives, Agenda

10:48 a.m. Getting to Know Each Other

10:55 a.m. Charter Vocabulary

11:00 a.m. Rainier Prep Founding Story and Panel

11:40 a.m. School Leadership Program Information

11:50 a.m. Conference Guidance, Session Survey

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Conference Guidance

Charter Starter Sessions

■  Session 2: Board Structure

■  Session 3: Charter Application Development

■  Session 4: open

■  Session 5: open

■  Session 6: School Start-Up

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Conference Guidance

Other Program Highlights

■  Teacher Pass Panel Discussion

■  Exhibit Hall Happy Hour

■  New Schools Reception

■  Closing General Session

Thank you

We want to hear from you!

wacharters.org katherine@wacharters.org