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Financial Oversight in Practice: A Conversation with Jamie Garwood
Financial Oversight in Practice: A Conversation with Jamie Garwood
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- Financial Oversight in Practice: A Conversation with Jamie Garwood · 24 min · Seizoen 4 Aflevering 4Spotting a financial red flag at a charter school is one thing. Knowing what to do next is another. In this episode, David Greenberg sits down with Jamie Garwood of Ball State…
- Financial Oversight at the Start of the School Year · 11 min · Seizoen 4 Aflevering 3This episode is drawn directly from a Third Thursdays session with NACSA's financial oversight community — a monthly peer group where authorizers work through real oversight…
- From Approved to Open: Tennessee's Approach to Readiness · 32 min · Seizoen 4 Aflevering 2What happens between a charter school's approval and its opening day? In this episode of Community Conversations with NACSA, Sophie Binenfeld Gilmore of the Tennessee Public…
- From Vision to Authorizer—The VUCIL, UNCF & NACSA Journey · 24 min · Seizoen 4 Aflevering 1What does it actually take to become a charter school authorizer—and what does it look like when the right partners show up to support that work? In this episode, we sit down…
- The Follow-Up: Arizona’s Application Evolution ft. Rachel Hannah · 24 min · Seizoen 3 Aflevering 10Last season, we sat down with Rachel Hannah (Arizona State Board for Charter Schools) to discuss her journey to rethink their new school application process and prioritize…
- Designing Charter Contracts for Real Accountability · 25 min · Seizoen 3 Aflevering 9Molly Ferrer and Tayo Adeeko of Jeffco Public Schools share how the charter contract functions across the full lifecycle of school oversight. Listens for lessons learned about…
- From Research to Reality: Talking Honestly About School Closure ft. Clarence Burton Jr. · 15 min · Seizoen 3 Aflevering 8Courtney Hughley, NACSA’s Vice President of Communications, and Clarence Burton Jr., CEO of Denver Families for Public Schools, walk us through NACSA's evidence-based school…
- From Policy to Practice: District Authorizing and State Law ft. Alex Medler · 40 min · Seizoen 3 Aflevering 7Veronica Brooks-Uy is joined by Alex Medler of the National Network for District Authorizing (NN4DA). Together, they examine how NACSA’s state policy recommendations support…
- 2025 Change Makers · 45 min · Seizoen 3 Aflevering 6We’re excited to recognize NACSA’s 2025 Change Makers—individuals whose leadership and dedication are helping to move authorizing forward. From improving systems and policies to…
- Inside NACSA's State Policy Recommendations · 51 min · Seizoen 3 Aflevering 5Dive deep into NACSA's recently released 2025 State Policy Recommendations with Veronica Brooks-Uy, NACSA's Senior Vice President of Strategy, Policy & Research…
- Leaders in Community: A Charter School Growth Fund Collab · 41 min · Seizoen 3 Aflevering 4This episode takes you inside NACSACon 2025, where NACSA President and CEO M. Karega Rausch, Ph.D. delivered powerful remarks about why strong foundational authorizing policies…
- Academic Oversight in Action: Voices From the Field · 32 min · Seizoen 3 Aflevering 3At its core, academic oversight is about answering a single, powerful question: Are schools academically successful? NACSA's Academic Framework Guidance helps authorizers answer…
- Power of Partnership: Supporting Authorizers in the New School Application Process · 20 min · Seizoen 3 Aflevering 2Jay Whalen, NACSA’s Director of Authorizer and School Quality, and Dr. Windy Stephenson, Founding Executive Director at the Voorhees University Charter Institute of Learning…
- Listening, Learning, Leading: NACSA's Strategy for Better Student Outcomes · 20 min · Seizoen 3 Aflevering 1Over the past year, we’ve been listening—to authorizers, educators, families—and asking a critical question: What does accountability look like in today’s context? The answers…
- Rapid Rewind: Rebooting the New School Application · 8 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 10In this rapid rewind, we’re giving you the most powerful moments from several pivotal conversations about the new school application. NACSA’s David Greenberg, Rachel Hannah with…
- Innovation in Action: What We’re Learning from Canopy Schools · 21 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 9Chelsea Waite and Janette Avelar with the Center on Reinventing Public Education provide practical takeaways and trends from the most recent Canopy Project report…
- Rapid Rewind: Family Participation vs. Family Empowerment · 7 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 8In this rapid rewind, we’re bringing you the most impactful moments from our conservation at NACSACon 2024. Get everything you need to know about the difference between family…
- Addressing America's Learning Crisis · 34 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 7The latest NAEP scores reveal a stark and troubling reality: Students remain far behind. NACSA President and CEO, M. Karega Rausch, Ph.D., sits down with 50CAN CEO and Founder…
- The Power of People in the New School Application Process · 26 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 6David Greenberg, NACSA's Vice President of Authorizer Learning & Development sits down with Rachel Hannah, Deputy Assistant Director at the Arizona State Board for Charter…
- 2024 Change Makers · 35 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 52024 marks a year of growth, innovation, and dedication, and we’re thrilled to introduce you to NACSA’s Change Makers — a group of charter leaders who are making an extraordinary…
