The preparation for a successful charter petition can be a daunting task.  The key to a successful charter is to start early and engage your stakeholders, understand your authorizer’s expectations and policies, and develop strong but attainable goals that align with the mission and vision of your school.  With experienced members from ICON School Management who have personally gone through many successful new petitions as well as charter renewals, we can help you plan and develop a strong charter.  Some of the services we provide include:

Opening and operating a charter school is not cheap.  Our team of experts will guide the school leaders in taking advantage of every funding opportunity available for new and existing charter schools.  Not only that, our Development Team will work hand-in-hand with school leadership to actually write many of the grants that are available.  ICON School Management has successfully received millions of dollars for our clients through Public Charter School Grant Program (PCSGP), Walton Family Foundation, Gates Foundation, Strong Workforce Program, California Community Schools Partnership Program, among others.  ICON will also provide opportunities for schools to take advantage of low-interest cash flow loans through private and public loan programs.

A key component in making your school successful is building capacity within your organization.  Founded by seasoned professionals in various charter sectors, the team at ICON School Management has the experience and tools necessary to train your school leaders and build capacity at your organization.  Our trainings focus on the areas of finance, compliance, operations, and governance.  We work collaboratively with the school leaders to not only provide training and support, but also to help restructure so that the organization operates more efficiently and effectively.  Some of the trainings include: