Eric Mahmoud, CEO of Harvest Best Academy in Minneapolis, sits down with his former authorizer and NACSA’s Vice President of Authorizer Learning and Development, David Greenberg, to talk about critical capacities of a charter school founding team. Through concrete examples and anecdotes, this conversation brings to life the importance of several capacities identified by NACSA: reflective learning, creating problem solving, and a healthy relationship with success and failure.

Resources:
New Charter School Application
Capacities of New School Founding Teams

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One of the most consequential decisions any authorizer makes for students and communities is whether to approve a new school to open. NACSA’s Vice President of Authorizer Learning and Development, David Greenberg, sits down with Jay Whalen, Director of Authorizer and School Quality to discuss the importance of centering accountability during the new school application process.

Special guests:

• PJ Foehr, Deputy Director at Hawaii State Public Charter School Commission
• Mia Howard, Managing Partner, Innovative Schools at New Schools Venture Fund
• Mabel Lajes-Guiteras, Vice President, Seed at Charter School Growth Fund

Resources:

• NACSA's New School Application Recommendations

Learn more about accountability and the new school application at NACSACon 2024. Learn more and register today: www.nacsacon.com

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In this episode of Community Conversations with NACSA, NACSA's President and CEO, Dr. M. Karega Rausch, Vice President of Authorizer and Learning Development, David Greenberg, and Vice President of Policy and Institutional Change, Veronica Brooks-Uy, come together to share why the time to center accountability is now.

Resources mentioned:

• Principles & Standards
• Performance Frameworks
• New School Application Resource and Guidance
• Barriers to Innovation: Addressing Policy Challenges

Join us in Houston, Texas October 21-24 for NACSACon! Learn more and register today.

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