BoardOnTrack

Mike Mizzoni, BoardOnTrack’s Chief Governance Officer, sits down with Charter School Capital for a quick-hitting and content-rich conversation.

You’ve probably never had to do this kind of thing before. But, if you don’t have any viable leads for a specific skill set that your board needs — or if you need to break out of a recruiting rut —...

Charter schools exist to deliver exceptional results. But, more than that, charter schools exist to deliver even more exceptional results than thought possible with public education. That’s the...

A chat with Yvette King-Berg, Executive Director, Youth Policy Institute Charter Schools {YPICS}. BoardOnTrack membership has been a vital part of the YPICS story nearly since its founding. On a...

With five schools, Equitas Academy serves more than 1,500 kindergarten through eighth-grade students in the LA area. And they’re growing. Founding CEO Malka Borrego’s vision is to grow to eight...

Minutes are a record of what was done at your board meeting. They’re legal documents that auditors and other verifiers may review. And, as an important part of transparency compliance, the public may...

Active, engaged board committees are the engines of high-functioning charter school boards. Yet, charter schools consistently report having active committees among their top three governance...

The term, data-driven governance, might be relatively new to the charter community — at least if you’re not yet a BoardOnTrack member. And yet the term, data-driven instruction, is widely used in the...

Are your board meetings effective? For too many charter boards, the answer is no. But, board meetings are important. Your full board meetings — and committee meetings in between — are where your...

Building a charter school board for your new charter venture is only one of the steps in the process. However, it is a vital piece to the success of your organization. Not only is the board...

While your BoardOnTrack Champion drives the strategic side, your BoardOnTrack Superuser keeps the board’s operations running smoothly. What is a Superuser? Your Superuser is in charge of the...

Your Governance Committee is essential to support the health and function of your board. Just like a personal trainer, if you don’t have someone pushing you to keep exercising those muscles, even...