April 19, 2021 MCPSA News THANK YOU! Thank you to all our advocates for fighting for the 25K Missouri charter public school children. We are one step closer to providing equitable funding. The fight is not over yet! The Bill will now move onto the Senate. #FixTheGlitch ¡Familias, les invitamos a participar en un diálogo sobre la vacuna contra el COVID-19 y otros temas con médicos que hablan español! Families, we invite you to participate in a dialogue about the COVID-19 vaccine and other topics with Spanish-speaking doctors! These are the faces of the children charter school students. Currently, these students receive nearly $1,000 LESS per student! We MUST encourage our Legislators to #FixTheGlitch. Contact them today sharing your charter school story and why your students deserve equitable funding. NEW Resources in the Members' Only Portal Hanover Research has developed 2 excellent resources to help school leaders educate stakeholders about how COVID-19 may create new learning gaps for students as well as support teachers in mitigating learning loss due to COVID-19 school closures, summer break, disabilities, personal situations, and other circumstances. These resources can be found in our MCPSA Members Only Portal (Resources, Learning Loss Folder). The United States Department of Education has released the USDOE Reopening Handbook. The Handbook includes great information for the planning and operation of schools reopening this year and planning for the Fall. This resource can be found in our MCPSA Members Only Portal (COVID Resources, Reopening of Schools Folder). Worth Sharing In Other News Pilot Research Program The Pilot Research Program is a way for your district or school to engage your teachers, students, and parents in the innovation process. We’ll help you gather data and insights so you can prioritize your biggest challenges. Then, we’ll help you select and research an emerging tech-based program to find out if it works in your context. Beginning Teacher Assistance Program UMSL College of Education Join faculty and staff from the UMSL College of Education Graduate School to learn more about our innovative master's and doctoral programs as well as graduate certificates and specialty programs. Learn more about our offerings, how to apply, deadlines and more. Those who attend will have their $50 graduate application fee waived. UMSL COE Virtual Graduate School Fair For more information about this or any of our academic programs designed to help you begin or continue a rewarding career in education, please contact: David A. Stofer, Ed.S. New Year, New Savings Opportunity As we enter the New Year, MCPSA wishes to provide our member Charter Schools with cost saving strategies that make your life easier. An excellent cost savings strategy we have been promoting is the Missouri Charter School Insurance Program (MCSIP). To-date, three of our member Charters Schools have transitioned their property, liability and workers’ compensation insurance to MCSIP and saved thousands of dollars while improving their insurance coverage. Understanding insurance is typically a top four expenditure for Charter Schools, we are delighted to bring this solution to you and recommend you receive quotes to join MCSIP. Please email Sam Bell to receive quotes to join MCSIP and to take advantage of these potential savings and better insurance coverage. Charter MarketPlace We help teams find fulfillment in Worklife by connecting people, ideas and solutions. Westbrook & Co., P.C. has served charter schools in auditing, accounting, payroll, budgeting, tax return preparation, special projects and advisory services since the inception of charter schools in Missouri. MCPSA Quicklinks Copyright © *2021* *MCPSA*, All rights reserved. |