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  • August 1, 2017
    Procurement
    By David Port

    A Quick-Reference Guide for Charter School Procurement Compliance

    With multiple layers of procurement rules, policies and reporting requirements to navigate, compliance may seem like a trip through Dante’s Inferno for school procurement people. But as much of a headache as figuring out and following all those rules and regs can be, the process......

    By David Port
  • December 3, 2018
    Leadership School Feature
    By David Port

    A+ Charter Schools Graduates from Good to Great

    Every time a young teacher tells him, unsolicited, that they want to spend their career working for A+ Charter Schools, every time he sees staff retention rates and student engagement scores climb across the four-school charter network, A+ Superintendent and CEO Brenton White is reassured...

    By David Port
  • July 20, 2017
    GPO
    By David Port

    Five Scenarios Where It’s Wise to Go With a GPO

    For Chad Miller, the writing is on the wall. Miller, the chief business offer at High Point Academy in Aurora, Colo., soon will need to start buying dozens of new SMART boards to replace the aging boards that equip all the classrooms at the 750-student......

    By David Port
  • February 27, 2018
    Procurement Procurement Director
    By David Port

    Five Signs It’s Time Your Charter School Hire a Dedicated Procurement Director

    When is the right time to hire a procurement director, a person dedicated to overseeing purchasing functions and the policies that underpin them? It’s a question that stirs debate within charter school organizations around the country....

    By David Port
  • Staples furniture
    January 25, 2018
    Furniture
    By David Port

    Furniture Procurement Done Right, Part 1

    Of all the items on a charter school’s lengthy procurement shopping list, furniture has to be among the simplest to purchase, right? After all, how much nuance could there be to buying chairs, desks, storage cabinets and the like? Plenty, it turns out....

    By David Port
  • Staples furniture
    January 25, 2018
    Furniture
    By David Port

    Furniture Procurement Done Right, Part 2

    Building a good, solid, durable piece of furniture requires attention to detail and a grasp of the intricacies involved. The same can be said for the process of purchasing furniture for a charter school, says Karen Volner, National Business Development Director, Furniture, for the State/Local Government & Education (SLED) area at Staples Business Advantage, the business-to-business division of the national office supply outlet. “A lot of it is common sense and being observant.”...

    By David Port

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