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3 4 President’s Message BY CHRIS BLEAK 5 Board’s Message BY GERRY HASSELL 6 Lessons From Hogwarts BY LINCOLN FILLMORE 8 How Much Do You Get Per Student? BY LINCOLN FILLMORE 10 Looking For Financing? What Banks Look For In You. BY CONRAD FREEMAN 13 How ‘Wiser’ Is Your Board? Charter Board Performance BY KIM DOHRER 16 Community Relations ‘Free, Public School’ BY STEVE WATTLES 17 Schools Learn Efficiency is ‘Wattsmart’ Rocky Mountain Power Incentives help With Energy-Saving Upgrades BY ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER 18 How To Create A Great Child Nutrition Program At Your School BY APRIL DEAN 21 Charter School University Sponsored by Zions Bank Presents The ABCs of Succession Planning BY SHAUNA SMITH 21 How to Save 66% or More on Your Next Computer Lab ©2012 Utah Association of Public Charter Schools | The newsLINK Group. All rights reserved. Charterology is published two times each year by The newsLINKGroup for the Utah Association of Public Charter Schools and is the official publication for this association. The informa- tion contained in this publication is intended to provide general informa- tion 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 submit- ted by authors that are independent of the Utah Association of Public Charter Schools. While Charterology encour- ages 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 informa- tion, please contact the publisher at: 855.747.4003. contents