At the end of this session the participants focused on three specific areas they felt they could do something about in the near future. They were requested to develop a plan that included steps they could take to pilot some aspect of these ideas. The focus areas were:

• A Charter BTSA Program
• Marketing
• Back Office

Due to time constraints participants did not report their work to the other groups. What they produced is recorded here for the record.

BTSA Group

Demonstrate Need

• Change in legislation
• Uniqueness of charter programs
• Cost of single site
• Lack of affordable options

Solution:

• Alternate BTSA model, “New Teacher Support Program”

Next Steps for Charter BTSA

• Research current BTSA models in charters – Julie
• Research BTSA program approval process – Mike
• Fresno BTSA components – Jason

Marketing Group

Back Office Group