Our Vision

Our vision is to strengthen and transform the charter school landscape to generate more high-quality options for children. We believe deeply in our mission to provide foundational leadership, governance, and operational skills and tools to ignite continuous systemic improvement in schools.

Starting, leading, and overseeing a charter school is complex. We believe leaders know their organizational contexts and needs the best. We come alongside and partner with you to support, grow, and develop operational and governing systems. Our technology platforms were designed to optimally support high-functioning systems implementation.

 

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Board Chats

Join our team and Minnesota charter leaders as we share out best practices and resources for building a strong organization. We feature local and national experts and allow plenty of time for discussion and questions. 

Overview of the Student Expulsion Process in Minnesota
March 15th, 12:00-1:00

Jim Martin, Martin Law PLLC, provides vast expertise with charters within the confines of both legal and human resource contexts. regarding  This presentation will provide an overview of the Minnesota Pupil Fair Dismissal Act and the Act's governance of the expulsion process.  Topics covered include: the grounds for expulsion, proper notice of proposed expulsion, hearing officers, best practices for presenting an expulsion case and the board's role in the expulsion process.

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Skills - Planting Seeds for Success

Skills - Planting Seeds for Success

We provide the skills necessary for your charter school to flourish whether training on-site or via our webinar training platform. Watch for our monthly Board Chats to join your Minnesota peers for open Q&A about issues that matter to you.

Includes the state-mandated training for Minnesota Charter Boards.

Solutions - To Help You Grow

Solutions - To Help You Grow

Our solutions-oriented board management software provides a one sign-in experience that manages all board functions.

From board document management, calendaring, state-mandated training, and over 250 policy samples, process templates, and articles to help guide your board.

Support - To Ensure Strong Development

Support - To Ensure Strong Development

The most effective modality to accelerate your leadership development is personalized, one-on-one coaching. Our assessments provide a comprehensive, in-depth study of your governing structure. Together we implement a roadmap for optimizing systems to improve organizational oversight, board performance and engagement.

What’s Happening

A Word

From Our Founder

“Being part of the movement to ensure education equity is my passion project. As former Board Chair of KIPP Minnesota and a school founder, I understand this deeply challenging work but most importantly, the impact it can make for children. For this reason, I founded CharterSource to support and grow high-quality schools. Whether guiding a new school design team or providing systems to operate more efficiently, our team supports initiatives so leaders can do what they do best – focus on teaching and learning. We lead and partner with the unwavering belief that we can achieve equity for our Minnesota kids.”

– Beth Finch

Schools We Work With

  • Global Academy
  • Aurora Charter School
  • Cyber Village Academy
  • Friendship Academy of the Arts
  • Gateway STEM Academy
  • Glacial Academy
  • Hennepin Schools
  • Hiawatha Academies
  • LoveWorks Academy for Visual and Performing Arts
  • New Millennium Academy
  • Minnesota Wildflower Montessori Schools
  • Northeast College Prep
  • Prodeo Academy
  • Swan River Montessori Charter School
  • Vermilion Country School

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School Clients

680

Board Members Trained

35+

Webinars

10,392

Students Impacted

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Address: P.O. Box 25702, St. Paul, MN 55125

Email: charter411@chartersource.org

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