Yesterday three of our founding Esperanza Board members--Carmen Thompson, Flavia McKnight, and Janet Christensen--and I went to the Charter School Symposium held at the Karl G. Maeser Academy in Lindon. I am so appreciative of the people who have traveled the road before us who are so willing to share their knowledge so we can be successful.
The final session I attended consisted of a panel to answer questions we might have. The people on the panel included people who have been in the charter school business for a number of years. One thing they stressed --particularly to me--was to make sure that we had a strong Board that was committed to our vision. They said, too, that we needed to start now to move our Board from consisting of people who plan to work at Esperanza to people who would eventually be on the Board. We need influential people on the Board who understand our vision and who will advocate for it.
The panel members stressed over and over again how important it is for the Board members to be trained as the Board is the key as to whether the school will be successful or not. We can have the best teachers and a beautiful building but that will mean nothing if the Board isn't a quality Board.
Based on this counsel from the people who know from experience we need to devote a great deal of time and energy over the next few months seeking out those people who can help make our Esperanza Board a top-notch Board.
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