Massachusetts Charter Public School Association

Making it Work: Critical Practices for Boards of Trustees

During the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 school years, Sturgis Charter Public School, with a Dissemination grant from the Massachusetts Department of Education and support from MCPSA, offered a series of three workshops on successful board practices:

Workshop 1: Building an Effective Governance Structure

Workshop 2: Board Roles and Responsibilities toward the School Leader

Workshop 3: Systems That WorkˆHow Boards Ensure Accountability

While the series is complete, key documents shared at the sessions are available on this site by accessing the "Critical Board Practices" link below.

Consultation services may also be available; contact Eric Hieser at Sturgis for more information, 508-778-1782, ehieser@yahoo.com.

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