Several years ago my daughter left her university size Texas High School to attend the Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts, an award winning Charter School located in Fort Worth, Texas. There were about 25 students in her graduating class of 2004 and her experience was remarkable in every way. This was my introduction to Charter Schools.
A short time later, I volunteered to help manage the technology infrastructure at the school and found myself in the middle of "Educators" for the first time. I was profoundly affected by the dedication of these individuals and their devotion to helping my child, and others as well; an experience wholly unlike I found in our traditional High School. This was my conversion to the Charter School movement.
This also launched a second career and my foray into the world of Technical Consulting. What I have learned is that Charter Schools are the "Red headed Step Children" of our education system. They are expected to perform and comply with the endless stream of requirements coming from State and Federal regulations with only a fraction of the resources provided traditional districts. And this became my passion.... serving the Charter School Movement.
Through dogged determination and creative, yet practical thinking we have discovered some very efficient ways of providing technical services to Charter Schools. Our growing list of school customers is evidence that our system works.
If you are a Free Standing Charter School struggling to make all of the technology pieces fit together, we can help. And this is an aspect of school management that simply cannot be left to volunteers or staff members who manage technology as an added assignment.
If you are a technology service provider with a passion for Charter Schools, we can improve your service model. Providing technology resources for your school or your school's technology team is what we do.
Let us know how we can help.
Best Wishes,
David R. Walker, Managing Partner
Charter Consulting Group, LLC
