To celebrate National Charter Schools Week, we invited our schools to participate in a door decorating contest to show off their love for their charter school. Students could either decorate their classroom door, or a bulletin board. We received many outstanding entries, and are pleased to announce the winning classroom. Congratulations to Ms. Muniz & Ms. […]
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On May 1, 2024, Jennifer Schorr, VP of Education, Jason Moore Sr. Director of Education, and Joe Calinger, Regional Compliance Representative for Buckeye Community Hope Foundation had the privilege to visit Concept Schools headquarters in Chicago. Meeting with Sedat Duman, President/CEO, Ali Uslu, Vice President, and Chris Murphy, Chief of Strategic Growth and Communications Officer
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By Carol S. Young, Ph.D., Director, BCHF Accountability and School Improvement Department What are your school’s K-2 report card measures? Many of us would answer by saying that school accountability in Ohio does not start until grade three, when the first state tests occur. Ohio, in fact, does have some K-2 accountability measures, important ones.
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By Hana Chandoul, Strategic Communications Specialist Charter schools are an innovative and progressive approach for parents seeking alternative high-quality educational options. The success and sustainability of charter schools would not be possible without the involvement of board members. Serving on the board of a charter school is more than just governing; it’s an opportunity to
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Mark your calendars and register for Buckeye Community Hope Foundation’s premier professional development event of the year. We are excited and proud to announce our 2024 School Leadership Summit, Growing Talent, Growing Minds. We will hold the Summit in person on June 5 and 6 in Columbus. The overall goal of the Summit is to equip leaders
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The residents at Hometown Apts in Red House, West Virginia were so lucky to receive a generous cleaning supply donation from Heartbeat of the Valley, Inc. Each resident received a large supply of cleaning products. Special thanks to both Heartbeat of the Valley and Becky Martin, the Service Coordinator on-site. Amazing community partners like Heartbeat
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Mr. Derek Lee, school leader at The Academy for Urban Scholars Columbus, was recognized with an Outstanding Educational Leader Award at the Education 2.0 conference held in Las Vegas. After being contacted by the conference, Mr. Lee went through rounds of interviews, submitted writing samples, and sent in a community work piece to become an
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By Mindy Farry, School Improvement Representative Ask fifty people what their definition of leadership is, and you will likely get fifty varied, yet similar answers. In talking to several new school leaders recently, I realized that while we spend a great deal of time onboarding new teachers to their roles, we don’t spend even a fraction of that
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