Jim Goenner presents at NCSI's annual breakfast during the NACSA Conference

1. Annual Breakfast 2018

4. Our Core
Purpose
To inspire and
democratize excellence
in education.

7. Inspire, equip and support
people and organizations
dedicated to improving
education for our kids and
our country.
Our Mission

10. Connecting with Our Community
Volunteering at Special Olympics

11. Connecting with Our Community
Volunteering at Christmas Outreach

12. Connecting with Our Community
2018 Charter Schools Day at the Capitol

13. Inspiring Hearts & Minds!
Encouraging our kids

14. 2018 Essay Contest: Who’s Your Hero
CharterInstitute.org/EssayContest
High School 1st Place: Madison Corriveau
10th Grade | Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy | "Not Just a Man"
“In April of 2006, though, we received devastating, life changing news. When the
doctors told my grandfather he had cancer, he accepted. He didn't cry, and he didn't
wail out in despair when they gave him a mere six months to live. His heart hung heavy
in his chest, yet he simply nodded and left, that was just the kind of man he was; a
strong man….”
Middle School 1st Place: Olivia Sipic
8th Grade | Michigan Virtual Charter Academy | “A Great-Grandfather and a Hero”
“This patriotism reached Victor's grandson (my father) at an early age. It was largely
because of Victor that my father joined the United States Army. He served for many
years and completed a year-long tour in Iraq. My father is currently working as a
Chicago Police Officer and always says that his patriotism was inspired by the young
immigrant who only wanted to provide for his family. Now my father is able to support his
own family at a job that always made Victor proud….”

15. Old Mission Peninsula School
Promoting the School Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

16. Learn4Life

17. A Conversation With Howard Fuller & Joe Nathan
June 2017 | Washington D.C.
CharterInstitute.org/conversation-fuller-nathan/

18. A Conversation with Caprice Young & Kevin Chavous
June 2018 | Austin, TX
CharterInstitute.org/2018june-young-chavous

22. Delivering Superior Performance
Making a Distinctive Impact
Achieving Lasting Endurance
Outputs of Greatness

23. BHAGSBig Hairy Audacious Goals

24. Authorizers
Boards
Schools
Students/Families

26. Governing for
greatness is a
mindset…a
positive attitude
and outlook that
keeps boards
and management
focused on what
truly matters.

27. Abney Turnaround

28. Abney Turnaround

29. Introduction
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www.CharterInstitute.Org/Library

30. Library Video
 https://vimeo.com/275282258

31. Library Video
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIo4Mu1-
rCg

33. | 33
Schools Powered by Epicenter
2018
IMPACTING
922,425 Students
1,757 Schools

34. Creates Clarity
Increases Focus on Core Mission
Empowers People and Productivity
Saves Time and Money
Intuitive and Easy to Use
Strengthens Educational Movement

35. Top 5 New Features:
Ability to Edit Narrative Submissions (users can fix their own typos)
Ability to Isolate Manage Contact Permissions (users can manage contacts instead of admins)
Collection Details Page (quickly see the status of an entire collection at once—esp. applications)
New User Welcome Message (new users get immediate training opportunities)
Scorecard Portfolio View (see how your whole portfolio performs on each indicator)

37. Scorecard
● Set Your Own Standards
● Optimize Time & Teamwork
● See Ratings & Trends
● Inform Decisions & Guide
Actions
● Manage Performance &
Focus on Results
Hope Academy

38. The Scorecard allows you to set your own standards and
establish customized rubrics for measuring and rating school
performance.
Set Your Own Standards

39. Your Portfolio at a Glance

42. “Our partnership with the Epicenter team
enabled us to rethink our Scorecard and
reduce our production time by months.
Getting these Scorecards into the hands
of schools quicker makes data more
actionable, enhances communications
and improves decision making.”
Mary Bradley
Executive Director
Chicago Public Schools
Office of Incubation & Innovation

43. Compliance Process: 30+ Enhancements
2016 HOLIDAY RELEASE | DECEMBER 10th

44. 2017 Summer Release: June 3rd
Submission Search
Improvements
New Contact
Administration Page
User Management
Enhancements

47. “Our greatest fear should
not be that we won’t
succeed, but that we will
succeed at something that
doesn’t matter.”
- D. L. Moody

50. “…individuality matters—the
individual is not error, and on
the human qualities that
matter most (like talent,
intelligence, personality, and
character) individuals cannot
be reduced to a single score.”
- Todd Rose

51. National Charter Schools Institute Receives
National Dissemination Grant
$2.2 million from the U.S. Department of Education
will help improve charter authorizing best
practices around the country.

55. Creative Services
2nd Annual POY Conference
“Unflattening Learning”
Math Strengths and Stretches K-8
(28 book total)
And other FIM ELA and
Math Support Tools
Infographics to support grant work
IEE’s New Website
Brochures and handouts