Organizational Resources

Membership in the Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools (FCPCS) offers you a wide range of benefits and services including:

Benefits

• The FCPCS state approved Evaluation Systems for Administrators and Instructional Staff (FREE)
• Guidance on compliance issues (FREE)
• The Florida Principal & Teacher Academy: state approved online professional development courses with in-service points awarded directly by the FLDOE
• The FCPCS Clinical Teaching and Field Experience Program is designed to train experienced teachers to become highly effective Mentor Teachers
• FCPCS offers its member schools two state-approved governance training courses (Initial and Refresher) to help charter school board members meet the state mandated requirement for training
• Webinars on important topics and services (FREE)
• Weekly newsletters and legislative alerts (FREE)
• Preferred Partners Program with discounted and specialized products and services for charter schools
• Templates for school operations - manuals, employment forms and other school documents (FREE)

Services

• Supports the operation of high-quality charter schools in Florida
• Provides technical assistance to charter schools throughout the state
• Supports charter schools pursuing accreditation
• Supports improved charter school legislation
• Represents Florida charter schools at the district, state, and national level