The Mind Trust
The Mind Trust invests in public education to transform lives in neighborhoods across Indianapolis, IN.
4.0 Philanthropy
4.0 focuses on funding the future of education, through taking small bets, writing more checks, and pushing for a more equitable distribution of funds.
Faculty Handbook Examples
Depending on the size of the school and regulatory environment, there are many ways to express policies and procedures for faculty. We’ve included a few examples below: Schoolhouse Learning Communities Faculty Handbook Granville Christian Academy Faculty/Staff Handbook Woodland Star Charter School Employee Handbook Wayland Middle School Faculty/Staff Handbook
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Faculty Handbooks 101
When creating a faculty handbook for your school, it’s important to provide guidance and information to support faculty members in their roles and responsibilities. You will find some schools provide relatively short handbooks whereas others are extensive. Here are topics to consider incorporating in your handbook: Introduction and School Overview: Provide an overview of the
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School & Student Handbook Examples
A school handbook is an important step in the enrollment journey for parents and students as it can welcome them and provide guidance in a new environment. There are many important things to convey for parents, students and relevant stakeholders, and we’ve included a few examples below: Private School Review provides an overview of school
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Example School Enrollment Contract
Ensuring your enrollment and re-enrollment contracts are secure and legally binding will protect your school from legal actions and also from collecting tuition fees when or if families decide they have to leave mid-term or make other last minute arrangements. It is vital to have any enrollment contract reviewed in the jurisdiction or region you
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Licensing vs Accreditation
If you intend to operate a private school, being licensed and being accredited are two different processes: Licensing Licensing refers to obtaining a legal authorization or approval from the relevant state and / or local government agency to operate as a private school. The requirements for obtaining a license vary by state, but they involve
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Find a School
As the micro school movement evolves, there are hundreds and thousands of microschools around the world. You can find more information about these schools here.
School Enrollment Contracts 101
Creating contracts can be a challenging aspect of leading a school, it’s not easy to decide how much to specify in contractual terms. Below are some things to consider for inclusion in a school contract depending on your school and the policies and procedures you will provide families: Parties: Clearly identify the parties involved in
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Accreditation Options for Micro Schools
There are several accrediting authorities for private schools in the United States and internationally. Accrediting organizations assess and recognize schools that meet their established standards of educational quality and excellence. Some prominent accrediting authorities for private schools include: AdvancED (now Cognia) Cognia is a nonprofit organization that provides accreditation services for schools across the United
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10 Steps to Develop a Scholarship Fund
Oftentimes, historic schools will create a scholarship fund to provide financial assistance to students who may otherwise be unable to afford tuition. If you’re thinking about a scholarship fund, the below may help: Clarify the purpose of the scholarship fund: identify the specific goals, such as supporting academically gifted students, students with financial need, or
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Tuition Discounting & Scholarships
Some small schools will choose to use resources like ISM Fast to determine parents ability to pay whereas others will use a sliding scale based on income only with discounts for siblings. Below are a few tables as an example: Based on annual tuition of 20k Family’s combined income Discount % Discount $ Tuition Due
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