Nov 13, 2020 | Authorizing, Professional Development, Terry's Blog
Each year, CSI staff members participate in the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) Conference as both learners and presenters. This year was the same but, of course, things looked a bit different: the conference was held virtually and took...
Oct 19, 2020 | Authorizing, Terry's Blog
As the COVID-19 pandemic led to the suspension of in-person learning in the spring of 2020, schools scrambled to continue engaging students by working with available resources and using innovation and creativity. At CSI, we were also forced to take a hard look at our...
Sep 30, 2020 | Terry's Blog
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s fight for equality has had an enormous impact on this country, and we owe her our deepest gratitude for her life’s work. Given my age, I’m both too young to have experienced the level of systemic sexism that women in her...
Sep 14, 2020 | Governance, Terry's Blog
At CSI, we believe that behind every successful charter school is a high-performing governing board. School board members volunteer their time and expertise to give back to their families and communities. Having served as a member on numerous charter school boards, I...
Aug 31, 2020 | Accountability, Authorizing, Educators, Terry's Blog
Last week, I had the honor of serving as a panelist for the African Leadership Group’s (ALG) 5th Annual Afrik Impact Educational Forum. The forum had a fitting theme that has been the topic of conversation in both my personal life and professional life:...
Jul 31, 2020 | Educators, School Leadership, Terry's Blog
So, this happened last week! This photo is of my 15-year-old daughter who was in a horse show. First and fortunately, she is absolutely fine! Ultimately, she had 5 falls during the course of the show, which is highly unusual. This was the first time she was showing...
