Staff

• Attract, recruit, and maintain the steady influx of high functioning national charter school operators in Michigan.
• Provide high quality professional development for GVSU's charter school teachers to improve their practice of teaching.
• Facilitate the Learning Network for teams of GVSU teachers and administrators to assist with best instructional practice implementation.
• Assist in the recruitment of GVSU charter school teachers who want to receive a Masters degree from the GVSU College of Education.
• Provide Board of education training in the Carver Board Governance training model.
• Review, evaluate, and interview prospective charter school operators that seek to open new charter schools.
• Facilitate the visitation of GVSU charter school students to the GVSU campus for tours and programming.
• Evaluate the contract and effectives of existing GVSU charter schools to determine reauthorization of our charter schools
• Oversee the full operation of the GVSU Charter Schools Office.

• Professor in Grand Valley's College of Education.

• Monitors GVSU authorized charter schools for compliance with state and federal laws.
• Monitor GVSU authorized charter schools for compliance with their charter contracts.
• Maintains the integrity of the electronic document management system.
• Collects and maintains all new public school academy applications.
• Monitors the terms of all board of educational members for academies.

• Manages and directs all programs offered by the GVSU Charter Schools Office.
• Manages and directs all marketing offorts.
• Plans and coordinates all events.
• Director of GVSU Summer Enrichment Camp.

• Works with the Project Coordinator.
• Works with schools and teachers/administrators with regards to reimbursements and invoices.
• Manages the Charter Schools Office daily operations.

• Supervises Field Service Representatives.
• Manages portfolio development.
• Leads performance measurement team.
• Manages government relations.
• Interim Service Field Representative for Achieve Charter Academy, Detroit Merit Charter Academy, South Canton Scholars Academy, and Windemere Park Charter Academy. 

• Manages performance analysis of the GVSU Charter Schools Office portfolio.
• Develops annual contract performance reviews and provides real-time performance reports for all GVSU-authorized charter schools.
• Manages data updates to Mi-School.net website.
• Assists Senior Director of Operations and Policy.
• Content management for www.gvsu.edu/cso website.

• Assists Senior Director of Operations and Policy and Director of Governance and Compliance in the areas of charter school performance, data reporting.
• Assists the Director of Governance and Compliance in the areas of charter school compliance and board member processes.
• Supports Field Service Representatives.
• GVSU Summer Enrichment Camp Asst. Director.

• Supports teachers in the area of reading for our charter schools.
• Supports our charter schools with assessment, data, strategies, research, best practices, and implementation.
• Develops Professional Development opportunities to help teachers grow their teaching craft in the area of reading.
• Travels to all of CSO schools to work with teachers and students to help support them.

• Supports GVSU charter schools in the area of reading.
• Travels to all of CSO schools to work with teachers and students to help support them.
• Develops Professional Development opportunities to help teachers grow their teaching craft in the area of reading.

• Helps design, develop and facilitate professional development focused on understanding NWEA data and applying it to classroom instruction.
• Provides on-site NWEA support for the GVSU-authorized schools throughout the year.

• Attends board meetings and works closely with both Charter School Boards of Education and their principals.
• Serve as CSO liaison with boards & principals.
• Meets & provides insights for new board members.
• Participates in training for existing board members.
• Field Service Representative for Arbor Academy, Byron Center Charter School, Crossroads Charter Academy (K-6 & 7-12), Endeavor Academy, Evergreen Academy, Excel Charter Academy/Grand River Prep High School, Forest Academy, Oakland Academy, Timberland Charter Academy, and Walker Charter Academy. 

• Facilitates workshops and in-school trainings on the topic of Classroom Management.
• Attends board meetings and works closely with both Charter School Boards of Education and their principals.
• Field Service Representative for Black River Public School, Chandler Woods Charter Academy, Knapp Academy, Metro Charter Academy, Michigan Virtual Charter Academy, Vanderbilt Charter Academy, Vanguard Charter Academy, West Michigan Academy of Arts and Academics, and William C. Abney Academy. 

• Facilitates GVSU professional development classes offered for PreK-12 school staff and administrators on the East side of Michigan. 
• Field Service Representative for Cornerstone Health School, Detroit Enterprise Academy, Detroit Premier Academy, East Arbor Academy, Hanley International Academy, Legacy Charter Academy, Madison-Carver Academy, Michigan Math and Science Academy, Paragon Charter Academy, PSAD (UPA, UPSM, Henry Ford), Reach Charter Academy, Warrendale Charter Academy, and Washington-Parks Academy/Lincoln-King Academy

• Works with charter school boards to establish effective governance.
• Attends boards meetings.
• Facilitates Professional Development workshops and in-school training centered on technology in the classroom.
• Field Service Representative for Chadsey-Condon Academy, EAGLE Prep, Escuela Avancemos, Faxon Language Immersion Academy, Global Heights Academy, International Academy of Detroit, Lighthouse SW Detroit, Pride & Promise Academy, Success Mile Academy, and WayPoint Academy. 

• Responsible for internal technology support for the GVSU CSO.

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