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title: Blog - BoardOnTrack | Marci Cornell-Feist (2)
description: With more than two decades in the field, Marci Cornell-Feist is a national expert on charter school governance whose work has helped more than 500 charter schools nationwide. Marci created BoardOnTrack to implement the most effective strategies and practices of her many clients, and as a means of spreading this information to a wider audience of charter schools. She's also a co-founder of The Achievement Network, which helps schools use data-driven strategies to raise student achievement, and previously founded and led the charter school consultancy, Meetinghouse Solutions. (2)
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# BoardOnTrack

Expert insights on charter school governance, charter school board roles, and the charter school CEO-board partnership.

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## [What’s an Academic Excellence Committee?](https://boardontrack.com/blog/academic-excellence-committee)

Academics are at the very heart of your organization, and your board is focused on ensuring nothing short of excellence. The Academic Excellence Committee is absolutely essential to providing the...

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## [How To Strengthen Your Board-CEO Partnership](https://boardontrack.com/blog/board-ceo-partnership)

The board-CEO partnership is central to the long-term health of any charter school, from pre-doors to emerging CMO. But, it’s also something that both CEOs and board members have to work to learn how...

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## [The Charter CEO’s Guide to Governing for Growth at Every Stage](https://boardontrack.com/blog/caprice-part-2)

An Interview with Caprice Young, Charter School Hall of Fame Inductee T his is part two of our two-part story relaying Caprice’s lessons learned at every stage of charter growth.

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## [Governing for Growth at Every Stage, Part 1](https://boardontrack.com/blog/governing-for-growth-at-every-stage-part-1)

An Interview with Caprice Young, Charter School Hall of Fame Inductee. T his is part one of our two-part story relaying Caprice’s lessons learned at every stage of charter growth.

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## [Governing for Growth: A Manifesto for Our Movement](https://boardontrack.com/blog/governing-for-growth)

A foundational premise of our democracy is that every person is entitled to outstanding public school education.

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## [What Makes An Exceptional Board?](https://boardontrack.com/blog/what-makes-an-exceptional-board)

Organizations that drive exceptional results for kids have exceptional boards. We’ve proven it. But what’s an exceptional board? It can be hard to know for sure. Especially when most boards believe...

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