NACSA | For Members | Benefits
Benefits
NACSA is the trusted resource and innovative leader working with public officials to increase the number of high quality charter schools in cities and states across the nation. Our Members are a key factor in helping to shape and influence our work to strengthen the charter school sector. Upon joining NACSA, authorizer member organizations pledge to uphold NACSA's Principles & Standards for Quality Charter School Authorizing, and to promote quality authorizing.
A membership with NACSA gives you access to:
Networking and Professional Development
- “Invitation only” advisory groups, consulting opportunities, policy roundtables, training programs, and executive networking activities.
- Sophisticated, practice-oriented Webinars on topics such as performance contracts, board governance, and the federal stimulus funding discussion.
- NACSA’s Shared Interest Groups (SIGs), a way for Members to share best practices on issues of mutual interest.
- Member Spotlight, an exclusive profile of select organizations on NACSA’s web site that highlights quality authorizing practices "in action," such as applicant recruitment, ongoing oversight, and communication strategies.
- An education network of more than 3,000 education leaders and innovators.
Advocacy and Consulting
- Development and implementation of authorizer-focused policy and advocacy initiatives on the federal and state levels.
- Strategic planning and implementation grants, which are awarded through an application and approval process.
- Discounted registration to NACSA’s Annual Leadership Conference, which brings together charter movement leaders, philanthropists, and education stakeholders to share innovative ideas and best practices.
- Breaking news on the latest federal and state policy developments.
Resources
- Authorizing Matters Issue Briefs, NACSA’s quarterly publication on practice-oriented issues of importance to authorizers, including performance contracting, ongoing oversight and evaluation, and renewal decision making.
- Access to The Fund for Authorizing Excellence, NACSA’s competitive grantmaking program that supports quality authorizing through financial support.
- Policy Guides, NACSA’s publications on policy-oriented issues of importance to authorizers, including federal and state policies.
- Member Notes, NACSA’s weekly e-newsletter that covers news, industry trends, and current research.
- Discounted registration on Executive Education at the Kellogg School of Management.
- “Career Center and Marketplace,” NACSA’s online job board, which features job openings in the charter school industry; NACSA Members can post jobs at a discounted rate.
