Organizational Involvement

As a charter school authorizer in Minnesota, Northfield Public Schools administrative team is focused on ensuring high quality services to our portfolio of charter schools. Our team engages with many professional organizations, including:

• Minnesota Association of Charter School Authorizers
• National Association of Charter School Authorizers
• Minnesota Association of School Administrators
• American Association of School Administrators
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
• Minnesota Association of School Business Officials
• Minnesota Association of School Personnel Administrators
• Minnesota Assessment Group
• Society for Human Resources Management
• Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs

The annual self-evaluation process provides Northfield Public Schools with feedback about its performance as a charter school authorizer. Charter schools within Northfield Public Schools portfolio are asked a series of four open-ended queries intended to provide authentic and robust feedback to the authorizer.

The four queries asked on annual basis are:

• What concerns do you have about Northfield Public Schools serving as an authorizer?
• What do you appreciate about Northfield Public Schools serving as an authorizer?
• What other services or support could Northfield Public Schools provide to our authorized charter schools?
• Please share any other comments regarding Northfield School District continuing to authorize charter schools.

Authorizer Needs Assessment

The Charter School Authorization Team conducts the following needs assessment annually to identify and address any issues that arise.

Authorizer Needs Assessment