2014-09-23 epicenter webinar
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Webinar for school leaders and authorizers. Contains a mixture of screenshots and graphics.TRANSCRIPT
POWERING PERFORMANCE
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Goals For The Webinar
Leveraging Epicenter’s Power
Using the New Features
Training and Support
Answering Questions
Having Fun!
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Building for
Breakthrough
Four Disciplines
of a Healthy
Organization
Where Do You
Want to Spend
Your Time?
First Things First
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The Power of Epicenter
Creates Clarity
Increases Focus on Core Mission
Empowers People and Productivity
Saves Time and Money
Intuitive and Easy to Use
Strengthens Charter Movement
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Epicenter establishes clarity
It lets people know what's required and when things are due.
It’s flexible and can be easily modified to accommodate the
way your organization does things.
Epicenter saves time and money
It streamlines and automates reporting and document and
data submissions.
It eliminates duplication and redundancy.
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Epicenter allows organizations to focus
on their core missions
It makes compliance routine and eliminates surprises.
It coordinates and balances the information needs of
the “three-legged stool”: authorizer, board and school.
Epicenter empowers people to be more productive
It empowers people to take responsibility and demonstrate
they fulfilled their duties.
It enables people to demonstrate accountability and provide
transparency.
It serves as a document repository and communication
system so you can easily find, view and share information
24/7/365.
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Epicenter is intuitive and easy to use
Minimal training required. Most users are up and
running with about 30 minutes of virtual training.
It is supported by people who care about charter
schools and specialize in providing support to users.
Epicenter strengthens the charter movement
It enables people to quickly access facts and information that
can be used to promote and defend the movement.
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Coordinate the Approval Process
SIMPLE
ADVANCED
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Know Your Boards
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See faces
See term
expiration
(if applicable)
History of officer roles
One location for
contact information
Notes on key activities
See officer role(s)
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Simplify Board Meetings:
All Your Documents in One Place
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Eliminate Duplication:Automatically Post Documents to Websites
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Search With More Power
Search the
Text Within the File
Search by
Original Uploaded File Name
Search by
Submission Type or
Submission File Name
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Making Life Easier:Search Across Multiple Organizations
Authorizer A Authorizer B Authorizer C
ESP
Authorizer D
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Is the academic program a success?
Is the school financially viable?
Is the organization sound & fulfilling its charter?
Key Renewal Questions
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Save the Date!
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September 2014 Release
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Welcome to Hope AcademyPowered by Epicenter
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Eliminate Duplication:Automatically Post Documents to Websites
Epicenter Steps:
1. Designate submission types for transparency
2. Create customized HTML code(s)
3. Send the HTML code(s) to your school
4. School inputs HTML code(s) into its website
5. Submission name(s) will automatically appear as
hyperlinks on the school’s website
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Search With More Power
Search the
Text Within the File
Search by
Original Uploaded File Name
Search by
Submission Type or
Submission File Name
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Making Life Easier:Search Across Multiple Organizations
Authorizer A Authorizer B Authorizer C
ESP
Authorizer D
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Information at Your Fingertips
Authorization
Date(s)
Next
Reauthorize
DateIRN
Resident District Code
Mailing Address
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Know Your Boards
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See faces
See term
expiration
(if applicable)
History of officer roles
One location for
contact information
Notes on key activities
See officer role(s)
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Simplify Board Meetings:
All Your Documents in One Place
Board Packet Requirements:
Submission type must be
flagged for inclusion in the
Board Packet
Meeting documents must be
scheduled as requirements
Documents must be approved
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Scheduling Requirements Made Easier
Select Entity
Hope Academy
Learning Academy
High Jump Academy
New checkbox
selector to assign
tasks
Eliminate steps
with default
Metadata values
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Additional Improvements
Your sort order for the
My Tasks queue
is now retained
School Year defaults
to current year when
uploading through
Document Center
Update Metadata
at any time
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?Questions
Upcoming webinars:General Users: October 1
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January 2014 Release Notes
March 2014 Release Notes
September 2014 Release Notes
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https://my.epicenternow.org/help/
http://epicenternow.org/epicenter-september-webinar/
Thank You!
Meghann Murphy
Stephanie McKean
FOR QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT:
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