Charter School Operations Community of Practice
The Charter School Operations Community of Practice is for operations professionals working in charter schools. Over the years, we have recognized a need and desire for operations professionals to have specialized learning opportunities, foster community and connections, exchange research, quality practices, insights, and identify shared concerns. We want to expand access to information, methods, and systems to sole operations professionals within small networks or single-site schools and create a national network of experts and practitioners to facilitate the exchange of information and ideas. Members of the Charter School Operations Community of Practice are practitioners. Our goal is to develop a shared repertoire of resources: experiences, tools, and ways of addressing recurring problems. Through time and sustained interactions and the development of shared systems and methods, we will grow and create a strong practice. The community will engage as needed through various formats, including a private listserv for internal communications in real time, webinars for timely information on trending topics, a newsletter to share valuable information, and an in-person annual meeting at the National Charter Schools Conference.  The Charter School Operations Community of Practice is managed by the National Alliance’s Jake Custer, senior director of HR and operations, and Sindy Pierre-Noel, director of programs, with input and help from a planning committee with direct school operations experience.
Steering Committee
Jake Custer, Senior Director, Human Resources & Operations, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Sindy Pierre-Noel, Director, Programs, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Bulent Coban, Chief Operations Officer, Harmony Lyman Millard, Partner, Bloomwell Group  Suzette Ruiz, Vice President, Somerset Academy, Inc Jana Wilcox Lavin, Executive Director, Opportunity 180
Get Involved
To learn more about this community of practice or to sign up, please visit the Operations Community of Practice listserv landing page.