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Category: Contracting and Education Service Providers

An Analysis of Purchasing and Cooperative Agreements Among School Corporations, Charter Schools, and Education Service Centers, Stephen C. Hiller; Terry Spradlin, Center for Evaluation and Education Policy, December 2007

Quantity Counts: The Growth of Charter School Management Organizations, Center on Reinventing Public Education; University of Washington, August 2007

Choosing an Education Contractor: A Guide to Assessing Financial and Organizational Capacity, The Finance Project

Charter Management Organizations: Toward Scale With Quality, NewSchools Venture Fund, 2006
This report briefly discusses Charter Management Organizations (CMOs) and highlights how NewSchools Venture Fund has and will support these management entities.

Issue Brief: Steadying the Three-Legged Stool: Authorizers, Charter Schools, and Education Service Providers, National Association of Charter School Authorizers, 2006
This Issue Brief is a primer for authorizers overseeing contractual relationships between charter schools and education service providers. It will help authorizers understand the benefits that ESPs can bring to charter schools.

Expanding the Supply of High-Quality Public Schools, Susan Colby; Kim Smith; Jim Shelton, The Bridgespan Group, September 2005

Charting a Clear Course: A Resource Guide for Building Successful Partnerships between Charter Schools and School Management Organizations, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
This guide provides evenhanded, user-friendly advice for those considering contracting for charter school management. It shines a clear light on the nuts and bolts of school/management relationships.

Resource Toolkit for Working with Education Service Providers, National Association of Charter School Authorizers
Developed and used by charter authorizers and charter school authorizing boards, this guide outlines successful strategies for charter schools working with an education service providers, including offering contract review checklists, service contracting policies, and performance evaluation protocols.

Education Management Organisations and the Privatisation of Public Education: A Cross National Comparison of the USA and Britain, John Fitz; Bryan Beers, 2002

Doing More with Less: Competitive Contracting for School Support Services; Appendix IV: Charter Schools, Mackinac Center for Public Policy
This report presents administrators with a step-by-step guide to the competitive-bidding process-from the make-or-buy analysis to the details of contract proposals.