Charter Directors & Principals

 

Charter Directors & Principals

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Charter School Directors and Principals play a key role in ensuring that School LAND Trust funds are utilized in accordance with program code and rule to enhance classroom instruction and support student achievement. They may assist in the proper use of these funds by collaborating with their school's Charter Trust Land Council (CTLC). This collaboration involves identifying specific student academic needs and strategically allocating SLT resources to address those needs.
  • Assist the council in developing the School LAND Trust Plan to improve student achievement.
  • Provide the Charter Trust Land Council with relevant data and information to help identify academic needs and resource requirements.
  • Ensure that the LAND Trust Plan is fully compliant with all program requirements and guidelines.
  • Oversee the effective and compliant use of LAND Trust funds.
  • Monitor and evaluate the impact of School LAND Trust funded initiatives on student outcomes.

***Requirement DOES NOT apply to Charter Governing Boards acting as their Charter Council

Fall

  • Hold fall elections if required by the election procedures.
  • ***Collaborate with the Charter Trust Land Council to review and update the council's Rules of Order & Procedure.
    • Updated election procedures within the Rules of Order & Procedure will go into effect for the next election.

October 1

  • Request the final School LAND Trust funding allocation for the school from the Charter Business Administrator. If adjustments are needed for the SLT plan, have the council submit an amendment.

October 20

Beginning of January

  • The USBE School Children's Trust (SCT) team will send LEAs projected distribution allocations for the upcoming school year. These allocations will be uploaded to the SLT reporting website. LEAs will have until October 1 to reallocate the funds.

January 15

  • Final Reports and Upcoming School LAND Trust Plans are available on the School LAND Trust reporting website. The plans include the funding amount allocated for the upcoming school year. Note that amounts may be adjusted based on changes in student enrollment until October 1.

Prior to March 1 (Due date set by the Charter Business Administrator)

March 1

  • The Final Report or summary of the report must be shared with the Charter Governing Board and parents of the school. 

Prior to May 1 (Due date set by the Charter Business Administrator)

  • Charter LEA Assurance completed.
  • The following items are due to the Charter Governing Board for review:
    • School LAND Trust Upcoming Plan 
    • ***Council Signature Page 

May 1

  • The Charter Business Administrator must approve the School LAND Trust Plan and submit it for USBE review in order to receive School LAND Trust funding in July. 

Spring

  • Optional: Use the Final Report Template to prepare for next year's submission. This practice helps capture information while it is current and facilitates a smooth transitions during administrative changes.
  • Hold spring elections if required by the election procedures.