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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:41:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Arc Changers in Action: Relationships Matter!</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:55:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>See how Grand Valley State University and ​Flint Cultural Center Academy work together to advance education. Learn more!</description>
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      <title>Introducing the Epicenter App</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:27:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Download the “Epicenter Now” app Take Epicenter with you anywhere. For Epicenter members, by adding the app to your phone, you’ll have quick, secure access to the tools and information you need—right at your fingertips when you login using your biometrics. Stay organized, responsive, and in control no matter where the </description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 18:13:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Download the “Epicenter Now” app Take Epicenter with you anywhere. For Epicenter members, by adding the app to your phone, you’ll have quick, secure access to the tools and information you need—right at your fingertips. Stay organized, responsive, and in control no matter where the day takes you. Not a member yet? Requ</description>
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      <title>A Fresh Start with Epicenter: Lead Boldly, Serve with Heart</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:34:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Every school year is a fresh start—a chance to reset, refocus, and recommit to the mission of serving students with courage and heart. In their inspiring back-to-school message, Jim Goenner, Ph.D., and Mary Bradley remind charter school leaders that chartering isn’t just about making promises—it’s about proving the pro</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2024 15:06:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Transforming Educational Journeys at Every Level See how the Colorado Charter School Institute and New Legacy Charter School are changing students’ lives with wraparound support. Watch this webinar and be inspired by arc changers and their stories! Catch a glimpse of a dynamic authorizer and school partnership in actio</description>
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      <title>Arc Changers: School Culture Matters!</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 21:30:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>See how SUNY Authorized Charter Schools and ​Forte Preparatory Academy have enhanced school culture and made a significant difference in the lives of the students they serve. Learn more!</description>
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      <title>Webinar – Arc Changers: Relationships Matter!</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 14:14:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>See how Grand Valley State University and ​Flint Cultural Center Academy work together to advance education. Learn more!</description>
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      <title>Get on the same page with Premium Applications</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 13:11:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Connecting, communicating and collaborating has never been easier! Stay focused and don’t miss any of the important details with our application templates. Working from the same documents, with clear roles, will help end the chaos and streamline your operations.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 15:48:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Epicenter Scorecard transforms your data into powerful reports.</description>
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      <title>Perform site visits with ease</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 17:57:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Any time you need to evaluate a school’s performance, Epicenter makes it easy to go on site, observe, and share results. See what’s possible in just 15 minutes!</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 12:04:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Authorizing matters. From new school applications and renewal, to ongoing oversight and high-stakes decision-making… Authorizing is so much more than chasing and filing documents. That’s why there’s Epicenter. So, you can focus on the things that matter… and it just keeps getting better.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 11:50:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Great schools don’t just happen. They require… Vision… Leadership… Execution. It takes people working together… Connecting… Communicating… Collaborating. Epicenter can make it happen for you.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 11:19:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Interview with Alyson Murphy from Grand Valley State University on the Premium Application feature.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 11:04:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Interview with Rochelle Washington from Chicago Public Schools on the Scorecard feature.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2022 17:45:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>With Epicenter’s new Quality Rating graph in Compliance Center, you can now assign a quality rating to every submission. Therefore, in addition to determining if the requirement was submitted, on-time or late, and not returned for resubmission, the overall quality of the submission can be evaluated. The default Quality</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:23:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2021 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Holiday Update:Unwrap the Newest Features! Each new year brings an opportunity for new goals and a fresh start. Over the weekend, we added new features that you will be sure to love. Here are some of the newest functionalities in Epicenter to get you rolling into the New Year in style! Professional Learning Widget is [</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2021 23:11:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>January Office Hours Special Edition:Holiday Update Thursday, January 13, 20223:00 – 4:00 PM ET For Users Licensing Epicenter) Register for January’s Office Hours Session! We’ll be covering the new features coming later this month in our Epicenter Holiday Update, which includes: Updates to Board Center and the ability </description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2021 11:59:34 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2021 17:30:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>You can dive right in… The newest update is now live! Although change is a good thing, we know it isn’t always comfortable. So, we have put together a detailed instructional video, diving-in to these upgrades. If you have any further questions our team is always here for you. Refreshing new updates! Seamlessly Upload S</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2019 20:24:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NEO is Making Education in Minnesota Stronger</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2017 10:00:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>This feature will focus on educators who are using Epicenter and are making a difference in their communities. Located in the North Star State, Novation Education Opportunities (NEO) is a leading authorizer of innovative, diverse, and effective charter schools throughout Minnesota. While the Mall of America, hockey, an</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2017 10:00:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Epicenter equips leading organizations around the country to empower people, share information, and achieve results. We have strong, creative, and dedicated people working to ensure that we achieve those goals. We are excited to announce Joe Marr as the latest edition to our staff. He will be the Director of Performanc</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2017 20:00:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>CARSNet 3rd Annual California Charter Authorizers Conference September 11th-13th, Sacramento, CA We are excited to be sponsoring the CARSNet 3rd Annual California Charter Authorizers Conference. Epicenter will be a part of the Pre-Conference Training Schedule at the conference. We will be hosting an Epicenter Intensive</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2017 10:00:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>With the start of school just around the corner, we thought we would quickly highlight the main features of Epicenter. If there is a feature you are not using and would like to learn more about, or you just want a refresher before the school bell rings, contact us and we would be happy to […]</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2017 15:37:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Hear Kisha Verdusco’s Story</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2017 20:48:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>DPS Director Kisha Verdusco shares her Epicenter experience.</description>
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      <title>Did you know?</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2017 19:14:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Did you know that there is a “Board Packet” feature found in the overview tab of Board Center? This feature makes it easy to access materials from previous meetings. When enabled by a System Administrator, the Board Packet area allows board members – and others with access to the Board Center – to view and […]</description>
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      <title>Welcoming our newest partner!</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2017 19:11:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Welcome to Epicenter! North Central Ohio Educational Service Center The North Central Ohio Educational Service Center (NCOESC) has sponsored schools in Ohio for six years. They currently sponsor fourteen conversion schools around the state. The NCOESC is committed to excellence as they strive to become a sponsor recogn</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2017 19:08:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The Epicenter team wants to hear from you regarding these newsletters! We have a quick survey that will take less than two minutes to fill out, and your responses will help make these newsletters better and more tailored to your needs. Thanks in advance for taking the survey and you can click here to start!</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2017 19:07:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Are you a visual person? Do you find it easier to get things done after watching a short video? If so, Epicenter has you covered! Recently, the team at Epicenter created new updates to help you better manage your schools and increase your productivity. These updates came out in December and are designed to […]</description>
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      <title>Upcoming Webinar: Preparing your Epicenter for 2017-18</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2017 19:03:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Due to popular demand, we are excited to announce that we will be hosting webinars for System Administrators to help prepare their Epicenter for 2017-18. During this webinar, we will cover a checklist of actions that we recommend completing to ensure another successful year. These actions include, but are not limited t</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2017 22:00:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Epicenter provides not only a means to track and store documents but also a place to house discussion notes on a board, board member, management organization, or a school. For example, a field representative can use Epicenter to record notes or follow-ups while visiting a school. The field rep can subscribe to any note</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2017 22:00:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>We hope that you have been enjoying the new features that were added to Epicenter in the 2016 Holiday Release. If you haven’t already attended one of our release webinars to learn more about the enhancements, don’t worry! We are hosting one more webinar this month. To register for either our General Users’ or […]</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2017 19:55:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The Missouri Charter Public School Commission (MCPSC) is approximately two years old but they are already having a positive impact on education. Their commissioners were appointed in September 2014 and Robbyn Wahby was hired as the Executive Director in May 2015. They sponsored their first school in October 2015 and th</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2017 19:43:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Did you know that you can now update file submissions as long as they are in Edit Mode? A file uploaded will remain in Edit Mode until the Due Date (compliance submission only) or the Submission Status has changed since it was first uploaded. Check out this new feature added in our Holiday Release.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2017 19:37:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>We would like to welcome the following organizations to Epicenter! We are excited about these new partnerships and look forward to sharing our passion for improving the quality of education for all children. Alameda County Office of Education: Charter Schools Office Alameda County serves East Bay communities in the gre</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2016 06:00:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Join us for an Upcoming Webinar on the Epicenter 2016 Holiday Release! Time with those who matter most is a gift. This holiday season, we’re making sure you have more of it. That’s why our team has been hard at work to upgrade Epicenter with new features that keep your schedule in mind. Join our […]</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2016 09:00:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Your time is important. And there’s never enough of it. That’s why Epicenter will be upgraded with new features with your schedule in mind. With the ability to edit and track document changes, you’ll be more self-sufficient. New abilities to schedule reoccurring requirements will help you plan more efficiently. New fil</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2016 06:00:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Though Epicenter is rooted in empowering authorizers and operators with the tools for effective portfolio and performance management, Epicenter’s power can and is now being harnessed by financing and development partners that make it possible for school founders to turn their dreams into reality. These organizations, s</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2016 06:00:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Did you know that you can quickly view all 2016-2017 compliance requirements by selecting School under a school’s name on the Statistics Dashboard in Compliance Center?</description>
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      <title>Through CARSNet, Epicenter is Assisting Small Authorizers in California</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2016 06:00:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The Charter Authorizers Regional Support Network (CARSNet) is a project of the Alameda County Office of Education. CARSNet is funded by a U.S. Department of Education’s Charter Schools Program National Leadership Activities Grant, which was awarded in March 2015. CARSNet has a three-year grant and their mission is to t</description>
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      <title>Our Upcoming Release Will Help You be Present for the Holidays</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2016 06:00:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Your time is important. And there’s never enough of it. That’s why Epicenter will be upgraded on December 10th with new features that have your schedule in mind. With the ability to edit and track document changes, you’ll be more self-sufficient. New abilities to schedule reoccurring requirements will help you plan fas</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2016 14:01:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>We would like to welcome the following organizations to Epicenter! We are excited about these new partnerships and look forward to sharing our passion for improving the quality of education for all children. Indiana Charter School Board The Indiana Charter School Board’s mission is to authorize and hold accountable a p</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2016 14:00:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>As one of the nation’s leading advocates for educational excellence, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute is actively involved in promoting and improving the charter school experience. The Fordham Institute not only conducts research and analysis on education, but also charters eleven charter schools that serve 3,400 studen</description>
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      <title>The Entire Lifecycle of a School</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2016 13:59:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>As an authorizer, imagine being able to track and store the first piece of paper generated when a school is in the process of applying. Next, think of the documents needed at the time of reauthorization. Then imagine if the school closes in 10, 20 or even 30 years and having to track and store […]</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2016 13:58:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>More is achieved when schools, boards, authorizers, and support organizations are aligned and working together. That is why Epicenter is designed to allow collaboration within and across organizations. By sharing a common platform, everyone has access to the documents and information they need to fulfill their roles an</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2016 13:07:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The Ohio Council of Community Schools (OCCS) is one of the first and largest sponsors of charter schools in the Buckeye State. The OCCS has 48 schools and approximately 26,000 students, all hailing from “the river to the lake,” an Ohio reference to the Ohio River in the south to Lake Erie in the north. […]</description>
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      <title>Michigan Transparency Reporting Made Easy</title>
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      <description>Epicenter makes meeting the Michigan Transparency Reporting requirements easy! With Epicenter, submissions can be flagged for transparency, scheduled, and an HTML code can be created. Once the HTML code is embedded into a website, the documents being uploaded and approved to Epicenter will automatically be posted on th</description>
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      <description>We would like to welcome the following organizations to Epicenter! We are excited about these new partnerships and look forward to sharing our passion for improving the quality of education for all children. Charter Authorizers Regional Support Network (CARSNet) The Charter Authorizers Regional Support Network or CARSN</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2016 18:25:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>The National Charter Schools Institute is seeking experienced, high functioning, results-oriented professionals to join our team in the roles of an IT Support Technician and an IT Business Analyst. These individuals will help us develop and grow a dynamic array of tools and services strategically designed to strengthen</description>
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      <description>During our winter 2016 release, we launched an expanded Epicenter Support Center to help provide additional resources to position you for success. After logging into Epicenter, you can access the Support Center by selecting the Help link found on the Home Page. Within this site, you are able to access articles by area,</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2016 13:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>As we get ready to welcome summer and wrap up another school year, it is important to use the data in Epicenter to evaluate how each of your schools performed. You will be able to identify schools that are good candidates for replication or develop well-grounded plans for improvement for those schools that underperform</description>
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      <description>As an authorizer with 21 public school academies that enroll over 9,200 students, the Ferris State University Charter Schools Office heavily relies on Epicenter to fulfill their mission. Ferris State originally started authorizing charter schools in the late 1990’s, when the Michigan legislature first allowed charters.</description>
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      <description>Join us for our upcoming webinar! You’ll love how we’ve improved Epicenter to help you manage your portfolio and performance. Over the last several months our team has enhanced Epicenter to make it a more powerful tool for you. Join our team on an upcoming webinar to learn about these new features and how they […]</description>
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      <description>Are You Leveraging the Full Power of Epicenter? Check out the new features and see how you can put the power of Epicenter to work for your organization. [one_sixth] [/one_sixth] [five_sixth_last] Making Compliance Routine Whether you’re a school fulfilling compliance requirements or an authorizer overseeing accountabil</description>
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      <description>Register today for the upcoming webinars! We’re all about working smarter, not harder! This 60 minute webinar will provide detailed training and powerful best practices you’ll need to prepare for the next school year. Don’t wait until the last minute to get the help you need to succeed! In this webinar, you’ll learn ab</description>
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      <description>You’ve never seen the Charter School Life Cycle look so simple! From the application process to school closure, Epicenter strives to make every stage of the Charter School Life Cycle easy. Learn how you can get Life Cycle PLUS today!!</description>
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      <description>James N. Goenner, Ph.D., founding team member of Epicenter and founder of the National Charter Schools Institute, talks about the purpose, benefits, and value of this powerful software for educational teams. Created for the January 2015 release webinar audience. [responsive_vid].</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2015 16:35:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>[one_third] [/one_third] [two_third_last] 4 New Ways to BOOST Your Productivity with Epicenter: #1. Enhanced Email Notifications Stay in sync with your team as submissions are approved and notes are added on your schools and boards. #2. Improved Task Management Now it’s easier to filter tasks in your portfolio and stay</description>
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      <description>Please accept this invitation to attend our annual breakfast event at NACSA’s 2014 Leadership Conference! Enjoy good food, great friends, an intellectual discussion, a dash of inspiration and a firsthand look at what is happening at the Institute! Wednesday, October 22, 2014 7:00 – 8:30 AM Brickell Room InterContinenta</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2014 18:36:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 14:54:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Our September release once again expands Epicenter’s frontiers! The program’s new tools help you reach out to the public, engage your board and track your schools more easily than ever. Make transparency simple by automatically posting public documents to school websites! Enable board members to download board meeting </description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2014 16:45:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>We’re following up the successful introduction of Epicenter 2014 with a new release that will enhance the speed, confidence, and freedom you already enjoy with Epicenter! You’ll now be able to: Post documents to the web with one click! See all the Board documents for each meeting! See more with your Search! Great Schoo</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2014 16:20:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>We’re following up the successful introduction of Epicenter 2014 with a new release that will enhance the speed, confidence, and freedom you already enjoy with Epicenter! You’ll now be able to: Upload documents to the system more quickly than ever! Preview the files you’ve added, so you’re confident in your submissions</description>
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      <description>Welcome to Epicenter 2014! You’re going to love the powerful new features and functionalities we’ve added. And Epicenter has been upgraded to run better than ever on smartphones and tablets. Epicenter now makes it easier to: Monitor and compare the compliance status of the schools across your entire school portfolio! A</description>
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      <description>Winter 2016 Release – Jim Goenner 2 from Nat&apos;l Charter Schools Institute on Vimeo.</description>
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      <description>The Ohio Department of Education annually evaluates community school sponsors (elsewhere called “charter school authorizers”) on three components. These components include academic performance, compliance with all applicable laws and rules, and that each sponsor is following quality practices. On June 27, the Ohio Depa</description>
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      <description>We would like to welcome the following organizations to Epicenter! We are excited about these new partnerships and look forward to sharing our passion for improving the quality of education for all children. Dayton Public Schools The mission of Dayton Public Schools is to equip their students to achieve success in a gl</description>
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