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3 4 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Chris Bleak, President | UAPCS 5 BOARD MESSAGE DeLaina Tonks, Board Chair | UAPCS 6 FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT Brian L. Carpenter, Charter Consultant | Brian L. Carpenter PhD & Associates, LLC 10 OPENING STRONG Jennifer Perry, Board Chair | Endeavor Hall 12 WHAT IS “AT WILL” EMPLOYMENT? Florence M. Vincent, Attorney | Van Cott, Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy, P.C. 14 ACCREDITATION UPDATE Rick Kempton, Director | Noah Webster Academy 15 HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY AMEND YOUR CHARTER Marlies Burns, Director of Charter Schools | USOE 16 BUDGET VS CASH FLOW Brad Taylor, Chief Financial Officer | Academica West 17 ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN EDUCATORS: A PROFESSIONAL CHOICE FOR TEACHERS Charity Smith, Utah Membership Director | AAE 18 2012 CHARTER SCHOOL CREDIT ENHANCEMENT LEGISLATION Roundtable Interview by Shauna Smith | The newsLINK Group, LLC 22 PERFORMANCE-PAY PILOT Sandra Shepard, Principal | Wasatch Peak Academy 26 CHARTER SCHOOLS AND LRE: THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX Deanna Taylor, Director of Educational Support Services | City Academy 28 MAKING POSITIVE, LASTING CHANGES Allison Holmes and Chuck Gates 29 6TH ANNUAL CHARTER SCHOOL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE ©2011 Utah Association of Public Charter Schools | The newsLINK Group. All rights reserved. Charterology is published two times each year by The newsLINK Group for the Utah Association of Public Charter Schools and is the official publication for this association. The information contained in this publication is intended to provide general information for review and consideration. The contents do not constitute legal advice and should not be relied on as such. If you need legal advice or assistance, it is strongly recommended that you contact an attorney as to your specific circumstances. The statements and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent the views of Utah Association of Public Charter Schools, its board of directors, or the publisher. Likewise, the appearance of advertisements within this publication does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation of any product or service advertised. Charterology is a collective work and consequently some articles are submitted by authors that are independent of the Utah Association of Public Charter Schools. While Charterology encourages a first print policy, in cases where this is not possible, every effort has been made to comply with any known reprint guidelines or restrictions. Content may not be reproduced or reprinted without prior written permission. For further information, please contact the publisher at: 855.747.4003. CONTENTS