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Young Wildcat Scholars

https://nmu.edu/charterschools/home

Each May, 6th-grade students NMU’s nine charter schools travel to Marquette for three days of immersive educational experiences across NMU’s campus and the greater Marquette community. This year, the program will take place from May 14th-16th, 2025. The Young Wildcat Scholars program is designed to spark an interest in higher education among our charter students, inspiring their future academic and career paths, possibly even at NMU! Throughout the program, students engage in diverse classes led by professionals across various fields, all hosted on NMU’s campus.

Information Booklet - Young Wildcat Scholars | May, 2025

https://www.gotostage.com/channel/586c4f7894a349f88dd7add36eb77842/recording/c06e2afb72094f4cac1ca86a6ea0efdb/watch?source=CHANNELThe following resources will help you learn more about charter schools and charter schools in Michigan.

MCL 388.1875k Sec 275k. University authorizer of charter schools; reporting requirements.

2024-2025 Board Webinars

Webinar #1 | September 3, 2024: Navigating your Role as a New Board Member, Part I.

This Zoom session, designed for new board members, will instruct on the history of charter schools, the appropriate role of the board and the critical relationships board members must navigate to serve effectively, efficiently and masterfully.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/4gj2ykgk55axr88xxzqrf/audio2707150583.m4a?rlkey=6twhh56bpnx1bq1ieenpmifah&e=2&st=5qketlfq&bmus=1&dl=0

Webinar handouts are available through the Charter Schools Office

Webinar #2 | October 1, 2024: Why Can't we all Just Get Along?

Ideally, boards have processes in place for recruiting effective, quality board members who add value to formal board discussion. Occasionally, however, boards may encounter situations and scenarios where one or two board members are not meeting the governance expectations put forth. If/when this happens, what are boards to do? This session will address practical and diplomatic ways boards can manage members who are not governing effectively and/or in accordance with board culture and ideas.

https://www.gotostage.com/channel/813e6d537b6441a48355958e327240fc/recording/3faed62e340f4e4f948ce902cdc9b704/watch?source=CHANNEL

Webinar handouts are available through the Charter Schools Office

Webinar #3 | November 5, 2024: Establishing a Positive Board Culture

In follow-up to our October, 2024 session, this webinar will address the importance of identifying, understanding and ensuring a positive board culture. Additionally, this session will provide insight into the ultimate value board culture can bring to governance operations, decision-making, and procedural knowledge.

https://www.gotostage.com/channel/586c4f7894a349f88dd7add36eb77842/recording/c06e2afb72094f4cac1ca86a6ea0efdb/watch?source=CHANNEL

Webinar handouts are available through the Charter Schools Office

Webinar #4 | December 3, 2024: Board President Interaction

This Zoom session, designed for board presidents, will bring together board leadership to discuss and exchange thoughts and ideas on how to lead boards effectively. Angie will facilitate this session by posing leadership questions to which board presidents may respond and idea share. This session is intended to be interactive, so bring your best advice to share with your board president colleagues!

https://www.gotostage.com/channel/813e6d537b6441a48355958e327240fc/recording/6e6fa092e39b4a768bb274a633f73d1a/watch?source=CHANNEL

Webinar handouts are available through the Charter Schools Office

Webinar #5 | January 7, 2025: Bringing Order to Meetings

This session will address, specifically, Roberts Rules of Order, and the originated need for parliamentary procedure. Angie will offer a brief history on Roberts rules and share how standard procedure(s) can bring consistency, efficiency and professionalism to public board meetings.

Webinar handouts are available through the Charter Schools Office

Webinar #6 | February 4, 2025: The Role of the Board Treasurer

Like the Zoom session for board presidents reference above, this session will bring together board treasurers to discuss this critical role - what it should "look like" and how it can or should fiscally guide board discussion. As with the board presidents' session, Angie will facilitate with prepared questions to which participants may respond and idea share.

Webinar handouts are available through the Charter Schools Office

Webinar #7 | March 4, 2025: Acquainting Yourselves with Board Policy

Adopting board policy and following it is one of the essential roles of a public board. Do you, as board members, understand the role policy plays in effective governance? Do you have a sense for the policies you have in place? This session will answer these questions while emphasizing the need to govern in cooperation with your respective board policies.

Webinar handouts are available through the Charter Schools Office

Webinar #8 | April 2, 2025: Cultivating Relationships as Part of Good Governance

Webinar handouts are available through the Charter Schools Office

Webinar #9 | May 6, 2025: Navigating Your Role as a New Board Member, Part II

Webinar handouts are available through the Charter Schools Office

RECORDED ON-DEMAND WEBINARS 2021-2022

Assessing the Transition from Virtual to In-Person Meetings: Lessons Learned

https://www.gotostage.com/channel/5e3f87fb7f4e4015bef69dfe81d6b1c4/recording/600c979fd9614a72b29cd82a22613e5d/watch?source=CHANNEL

Extending Board Greatness Through the Role of the Officer

https://www.gotostage.com/channel/5e3f87fb7f4e4015bef69dfe81d6b1c4/recording/4d584ac15fd74e5e919e71a5e4789976/watch?source=CHANNEL

The Establishment and Effective Use of Committees

https://www.gotostage.com/channel/5e3f87fb7f4e4015bef69dfe81d6b1c4/recording/29860cfafedf481785b632314e646bbb/watch?source=CHANNEL

Governance vs. Management

https://www.gotostage.com/channel/5e3f87fb7f4e4015bef69dfe81d6b1c4/recording/3f52d95a0e4742b081d841004151a48e/watch?source=CHANNEL

Managing Your Finances

https://www.gotostage.com/channel/5e3f87fb7f4e4015bef69dfe81d6b1c4/recording/54c0ff5f4ffc494abdb32c5858e38882/watch?source=CHANNEL

Board Succession Planning

https://www.gotostage.com/channel/5e3f87fb7f4e4015bef69dfe81d6b1c4/recording/f35b22249f3d497db7f739d5a9d85f57/watch?source=CHANNEL