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# What's New

News and practical guidance for charter authorizers, schools, and management organizations using Epicenter.

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 [![](/cdn-cgi/image/width=768,format=auto,fit=scale-down,quality=70/https://control.epicenternow.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Screen-Shot-2016-09-13-at-12.42.42-PM.png) September 16, 2016 Thomas B. Fordham Institute Focuses on Quality 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 students in Ohio. Fordham’s mission is that every child […]](/blog/thomas-b-fordham-quality/)[![](/cdn-cgi/image/width=768,format=auto,fit=scale-down,quality=70/https://control.epicenternow.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Screen-Shot-2016-09-13-at-1.02.19-PM.png) September 16, 2016 The Entire Lifecycle of a School 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 […]](/blog/entire-lifecycle-school/)[![](/cdn-cgi/image/width=768,format=auto,fit=scale-down,quality=70/https://control.epicenternow.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Screen-Shot-2016-09-13-at-1.15.27-PM.png) September 16, 2016 Work Seamlessly With Other Organizations 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 and responsibilities. Over the years we have seen […]](/blog/work-seamlessly-organizations/)[![](/cdn-cgi/image/width=768,format=auto,fit=scale-down,quality=70/https://control.epicenternow.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/LennySchafer-with-name.png) July 14, 2016 Epicenter Strengthens OCCS 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. […]](/blog/epicenter-strengthens-occs/)[![](/cdn-cgi/image/width=768,format=auto,fit=scale-down,quality=70/https://control.epicenternow.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Transparency-Reports.png) July 14, 2016 Michigan Transparency Reporting Made Easy 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 the school’s website! Not sure what submissions should […]](/blog/michigan-transparency-reporting-made-easy/)[![](/Epicenter%20Logo-10.svg) July 14, 2016 Meet Our Newest Members! 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 CARSNet is a project of the Alameda County Office […]](/blog/meet-newest-members/)[![](/Epicenter%20Logo-10.svg) May 11, 2016 Job Opportunities at NCSI! 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 performance and productivity in the education sector […]](/blog/job-opportunities-ncsi/)[![](/Epicenter%20Logo-10.svg) April 29, 2016 Epicenter Empowers Its Users!](/blog/epicenter-empowers-users/)[![](/cdn-cgi/image/width=768,format=auto,fit=scale-down,quality=70/https://control.epicenternow.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/banner-kids3.png) April 26, 2016 Plan. Prepare. Relax. 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 underperformed. Also, […]](/blog/plan-prepare-relax/)

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