Supporting, Inspiring,

Uniting and Improving Education

The Voice of the Florida The Voice of the Florida Charter School MovementCharter School Movement

An independent voice for charter An independent voice for charter schools in Florida since 1999schools in Florida since 1999

The largest charter school membership The largest charter school membership organization in Florida organization in Florida

One of the most influential charter One of the most influential charter school associations in the nationschool associations in the nation

Mission & VisionMission & Vision

Mission:Mission: To provide a seamless system of To provide a seamless system of support that promotes the establishment and support that promotes the establishment and operation of high quality Florida charter schools operation of high quality Florida charter schools and supports the success of Florida's charter and supports the success of Florida's charter school movement at-large school movement at-large

Vision:Vision: To create a national model of high To create a national model of high quality accredited charter schools that are quality accredited charter schools that are student-centered and performance-drivenstudent-centered and performance-driven

Brief HistoryBrief History

Founded in 1999 as grassroots organization by Founded in 1999 as grassroots organization by five charter school operatorsfive charter school operators

Became a statewide charter school consortium Became a statewide charter school consortium offering services to all Florida charter schoolsoffering services to all Florida charter schools

In 2002 and 2006, received two multi-year In 2002 and 2006, received two multi-year Strategic Planning Grants Strategic Planning Grants from the Walton from the Walton Family Foundation to expand programmingFamily Foundation to expand programming

Continues to actively represent the interests of Continues to actively represent the interests of charter school operators, parents and studentscharter school operators, parents and students

What FCPCS DoesWhat FCPCS Does

Supports the operation of high quality charter Supports the operation of high quality charter schools in Floridaschools in Florida

Provides technical assistance to charter schools Provides technical assistance to charter schools

Supports charter schools pursuing accreditationSupports charter schools pursuing accreditation

Supports improved charter school legislationSupports improved charter school legislation

Represents Florida charter schools at the Represents Florida charter schools at the district, state and national leveldistrict, state and national level

ProgramsPrograms

FCPCS Quality Standards for Florida Charter SchoolsFCPCS Quality Standards for Florida Charter Schools Gold Seal of Excellence ProgramGold Seal of Excellence Program

AdvocacyAdvocacy My Education MarketplaceMy Education Marketplace

Training & Professional DevelopmentTraining & Professional Development Online Board Governance TrainingOnline Board Governance Training

Raise Your GradeRaise Your Grade News and Information NetworkNews and Information Network

Parents for Charter SchoolsParents for Charter Schools Technical AssistanceTechnical Assistance

Quality Standards for Quality Standards for Florida Charter Schools Florida Charter Schools

Developed by the FCPCS Quality Developed by the FCPCS Quality Committee of charter school operatorsCommittee of charter school operators

Provides the blueprint of what makes a Provides the blueprint of what makes a high quality charter schoolhigh quality charter school

Aligned with SACS-CASI standardsAligned with SACS-CASI standards

Gold Seal of Excellence Gold Seal of Excellence ProgramProgram

FCPCS newest program

The only award that recognizes all aspects of high quality Florida charter school operations.

Based on the FCPCS Quality Standards for Florida Charter Schools

AdvocacyAdvocacy

FCPCS represents Florida FCPCS represents Florida charter schools and families charter schools and families year-roundyear-round

Educates legislators on the Educates legislators on the status and needs of charter status and needs of charter schoolsschools

Assists charter schools in Assists charter schools in arranging visits by their arranging visits by their elected officialselected officials

My Education MarketplaceMy Education Marketplace

Online mall for member Online mall for member charter schoolscharter schools

Offers special discounts & Offers special discounts & services designed just for services designed just for charter schoolscharter schools

Savings available at the Marketplace can more than pay for the cost of FCPCS membership

Training and Professional Training and Professional Development ProgramDevelopment Program

State-Approved Board State-Approved Board Governance Training Governance Training CoursesCourses

Customized training for Customized training for administrators and faculty administrators and faculty program based on needsprogram based on needs

Designed by experienced Designed by experienced charter school trainerscharter school trainers

Leadership ConferencesLeadership Conferences

Nationally recognized educational trainers and Nationally recognized educational trainers and experienced charter school personnelexperienced charter school personnel

Next Conference: 2010 Next Conference: 2010

Five Leadership Conferences since 2002

Focus on effective teaching and charter school management strategies

Raise Your Grade ProgramRaise Your Grade Program

A model intervention A model intervention program for charter schools program for charter schools wishing to improve wishing to improve performanceperformance

Free initial assessment by Free initial assessment by Raise Your Grade TeamRaise Your Grade Team

Detailed feedback on all Detailed feedback on all aspects of charter school aspects of charter school operationsoperations

Mentoring, training, and support for targeted Mentoring, training, and support for targeted areas of areas of need provided at a reasonable costneed provided at a reasonable cost

News & InformationNews & Information

Weekly e-newsletters Weekly e-newsletters The ReviewThe Review, FCPCS’ , FCPCS’

printed newsletterprinted newsletter ““Neighborhood News” Neighborhood News”

featuring Florida featuring Florida charter schools in the charter schools in the newsnews

My Education My Education Marketplace updatesMarketplace updates

FCPCS WebsiteFCPCS Website

Gateway to programs and Gateway to programs and servicesservices

Information and resources Information and resources on all aspects of charter on all aspects of charter school operationsschool operations

Gateways for teachers and Gateways for teachers and parentsparents

““Find a Florida Charter Find a Florida Charter School” most popular pageSchool” most popular page

21,000+ visitors in 21,000+ visitors in 20092009

Parents for Charter SchoolsParents for Charter Schools

Free membership organization for parents Free membership organization for parents and guardians of charter school studentsand guardians of charter school students

Opportunities to learn about and advocate Opportunities to learn about and advocate for the Florida charter school movementfor the Florida charter school movement

Technical Assistance Technical Assistance

Charter school law Charter school law compliancecompliance

Implementation of Merit Implementation of Merit Award Plan, Class-Size Award Plan, Class-Size Reduction, NCLBReduction, NCLB

Relationships with district Relationships with district sponsorssponsors

Interpretation of FLDOE Interpretation of FLDOE regulationsregulations

Media relationsMedia relations

New charter New charter school school developmentdevelopment

SUPPORTING SUPPORTING INSPIRING INSPIRING UNITING UNITING IMPROVING IMPROVING EDUCATIONEDUCATION

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