MONOGRAPHS

The National Charter Schools Institute provides 8-page monographs as educational resources. Each monograph is written by an Institute employee or associate. Please feel free to dowload them free of charge and print out as many as you would like for you and your board members. You may also purchase professionally made hard copies for $1 per copy.

Brian L. Carpenter explores the dysfunctions found in Charter School Boards, and how to improve performance by helping board members understand these dysfunctions.

Brian L. Carpenter shares lessons from the Marine Corps that help charter school leaders run effective organizations.

Read the findings of new research that studies why some charter schools close rather than going on to greatness.

Make obtaining earned media a breeze with quick and easy points to making your school newsworthy. Learn what it means to be newsworthy and also what makes your story easy for reporters to cover, ensuring an effective earned-media campaign for your school.

Brian L. Carpenter discusses several ways to implement and monitor monetary controls, as well as other sound fiscal management procedures within Charter Schools.

Instead of leaving your school’s survival to chance, you can develop a sound marketing effort by measuring key aspects.

After pouring countless hours into developing your strategic plan, wouldn’t you want more than just a “vinyl trophy” for the bookcase? This monograph applies the principles of strategic planning to the charter school sector.

Stephanie G. Van Koevering discusses the progress charter public schools have made in Michigan’s K-12 education community by offering strong programs, meaningful choices, and solid academic support for nearly 100,000 students across the state. (2006)

Brian L. Carpenter gives tips on how to properly evaluate the scientific basis for educational research.

An excerpt from the book, The Seven Outs: Strategic Planning Made Easy for Charter Schools, Brian L. Carpenter easily instructs your board through the strategic planning process.

Based on a report chronicling the Smithsonian, this monograph explores what went wrong, and more critically, how the Smithsonian board could have prevented it.