Wisconsin Charter School Summit 2026

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How do you know whether your school is doing well? How do you explain what makes your school unique? Are you serving your community the way you intended?

Creating a local report card, or annual report, allows students, families, staff, board, authorizer, and community a chance to better understand the celebrations of impact and success of your school. In this session we will talk through and work through how to prioritize what we care to report, and what we're obligated to report, to more accurately tell our stories. 

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Discovering Continuous Improvement for Advanced Boards explores how experienced charter school governance boards can move beyond compliance and into a culture of reflective leadership, strategic growth, and long-term sustainability. Designed for seasoned board members and school leaders, this session will examine how high-functioning boards use continuous improvement practices to strengthen governance, deepen accountability, and better align decision-making with mission and outcomes.

Participants will engage with practical tools and real-world examples focused on board self-assessment, strategic planning, data-informed governance, leadership oversight, authorizer relationships, and adaptive problem-solving. The workshop will also explore how boards can foster innovation while maintaining healthy systems, transparent communication, and organizational resilience in an evolving educational landscape.
This interactive session is ideal for charter boards seeking to evolve from operational oversight toward transformative governance leadership.

Effective charter school governance is the foundation of strong schools and sustainable success. This session will focus on concrete actions that high-performing governing boards take to lead strategically, ensure accountability, and drive mission-aligned results. Join WRCCS Associate Director Dan Lathrop to examine key practices of productive boards, including:

• Building a strong partnership with school leadership while maintaining appropriate oversight
• Focusing on strategic priorities rather than operational details
• Using data effectively for decision-making and continuous improvement
• Cultivating board culture, recruitment, and succession planning

Through practical examples, case studies from successful charter schools, and guided discussion, attendees will leave with actionable tools and strategies they can apply immediately to strengthen their own board’s performance. This session will equip you with strategies to take your governance to the next level.