February 2017 - Grow Schools

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What does it take to start-up, expand and replicate a charter school? Hear from Ron Packard, President and CEO of Pansophic Learning and Stuart Ellis, President and CEO of Charter School Capital, about growth strategies for your school.
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WEBINAR – Tuesday, February 28, 9 a.m. Pacific / 12 p.m. Eastern
Charter school leaders face many challenges during each phase of growth from start-up to expansion, through maturity. Our discussion will walk through these challenges and highlight best practices to implement at your school.
SPEAKERS
Ron Packard, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Pansophic Learning
Ron Packard is the CEO and Founder of Pansophic Learning, a global technology based education company. Packard is a well known educator, entrepreneur and visionary as well as the author of the highly regarded and reviewed book Education Transformation. Packard was previously the long time CEO and Founder of K12 Inc. He oversaw the growth of K12 from just an idea to almost one billion in revenue, making it one of the largest education companies in the world. During his tenure, revenue compounded at near 80%. Before K12, Packard was the Vice President of Knowledge Universe and CEO of Knowledge Schools, one of the nation’s largest early childhood education companies. He was also instrumental in the successful investments in Learn Now, Children’s School USA, Leapfrog, TEC, and Children’s Discovery Center. He holds a B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago, both with honors.

Stuart Ellis, Founder, President and CEO, Charter School Capital
Stuart is the President and CEO of Charter School Capital, the nation’s leading provider of growth capital and facilities financing to charter schools nationwide. The company has provided in excess of $1.5 billion in support of 550+ charter schools educating more than 650,000 students across the country. Ellis has work with teams across many companies including Bain & Company and Opera Solutions, and he has led multiple high growth companies during his career. Ellis is a graduate from the University of California Berkeley, with honors.

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Learn more about other charter school topics and check out our past webinars including facilities financing for charter schools as well as marketing stratgies to boost student enrollment.

We are excited to announce that American Education Properties (AEP), the facilities arm of Charter School Capital, has acquired the building occupied by Detroit Public Safety Academy. The acquisition secures the charter school a facility location to operate for the long-term.
Opened in 2013, Detroit Public Safety Academy provides students in grades 7-12 with a curriculum tailored to careers in the public safety sectors, including law enforcement, fire and emergency services, corrections and security. Law and government career programs are also incorporated into the curriculum. For the 2015/16 school year, Detroit Public Safety Academy celebrated a 100 percent graduation rate, with all students going on to continue their education in college or safety academies, or straight into career employment.
“We are delighted to support the future of Detroit Public Safety Academy by acquiring the building in which it operates,” said Stuart Ellis, president and CEO of Charter School Capital. “This remarkable charter school thrives on partnerships with local businesses to provide alums with jobs and training, ultimately making Detroit a viable community for future generations. We look forward to supporting this institution for many years to come.”
Detroit Public Safety Academy is operated by The Leona Group, a charter management organization (CMO) driven by a philosophy that every child can and will learn, regardless of ethnicity, economic or educational disadvantage.
“Detroit Public Safety Academy brought its program to Detroit at just the right time, and Charter School Capital purchased the school’s facility at a crucial time in the academy’s growth,” said Richard Kerwin, executive vice president of acquisitions and dispositions for Lormax Stern. “It has been a pleasure working alongside Charter School Capital to assure a long-term home for Detroit Public Safety Academy, and ultimately a better tomorrow for the community.”
Today, more than 1 million students find themselves on waiting lists for their local charter schools. The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools continues to highlight the lack of facilities options available to charter schools as a major issue charter leaders face. To meet this demand, charter schools require facilities that address the unique growth needs of each school and community and require access to capital to expand. Charter School Capital focuses solely on charter school needs, providing customizable facilities financing options to charter schools. Charter leaders retain control of their buildings and are afforded the flexibility to make the modifications necessary to expand their enrollment and academic programs.
Looking for more information about facilities expansion? Get in touch with our team at GrowCharters@charterschoolcapital.com.

Charter School Capital is excited to announce that its facilities arm, American Education Properties (AEP), has acquired five Florida charter school facilities, securing long-term occupancy and opportunity for the schools’ expansion via charter school facilities financing.
“It is immensely gratifying to positively impact the future of 4,065 students in a single transaction,” said Stuart Ellis, president and CEO of Charter School Capital. “After months of due diligence, we were delighted to arrive at terms that provide five charter schools in Florida with the peace of mind that comes in knowing their facilities are securely theirs to operate with a partner willing to fund growth and expansion for years to come.”
Gabriel Amiel and Arnaud Sitbon, principals of ESJ Capital Partners, stated, “A transaction of this magnitude represents ESJ’s largest charter school sale to date, and confirms our early belief in Florida’s charter school growth. We are pleased to work with the Charter School Capital team to collectively commit to the long term path of charter school education.”
The charter schools, operated by four different charter management organizations (CMOs) encompass a total of 295,992 square feet over 38 acres in Broward, Indian River and Hillsborough Counties. Charter schools operating in the facilities include Renaissance Charter School at Plantation, Imagine Charter and Middle School at Broward, Imagine School at South Vero, Championship Academy of Distinction–Davie Campus, and Kid’s Community College Riverview South.
Today, more than 1 million students find themselves on waiting lists for their local charter schools. The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools continues to highlight the lack of facilities options available to charter schools as a major issue charter leaders face. To meet this demand, charter schools require facilities that address the unique growth needs of each school and community and require access to capital to expand. Charter School Capital focuses solely on charter school needs, providing customizable facilities financing options to charter schools. Charter leaders retain control of their buildings and are afforded the flexibility to make the modifications necessary to expand their enrollment and academic programs.
Looking for more information about facilities expansion? Get in touch with our team at GrowCharters@charterschoolcapital.com.

It’s a new year and time for garnering new facilities knowledge for charter school leaders. Join us for our upcoming facilities webinar chock full of information useful to help charter schools make decisions about their facilities needs.
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Access to adequate facilities remains one of the biggest challenges charter leaders face today. We will touch on options charter leaders have and walk through the information needed to make informed facilities decisions.
WHEN: Thursday, February 16 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific / 12:00 p.m. Eastern.
SPEAKERS:
Larry Rieder, President, Charter School Property Solutions. He has over 30 years of experience in commercial real estate and has negotiated over $900 million of aggregate lease and equity transactions on behalf of major corporations. He founded CSPS to develop new, long-term academic facilities for charter school institutions. CSPS helps schools by managing the overwhelming tasks of locating, purchasing, financing, constructing and renovating academic facilities throughout the United States. The company has completed projects in Florida, New Mexico, Ohio, Nevada, Texas, and South Carolina.

Stuart Ellis, President & CEO, Charter School Capital. Stuart is one of the founders of Charter School Capital, the nation’s leading provider of growth capital and facilities financing to charter schools nationwide. The company has provided more than $1.2 billion in support of more than 550 charter schools educating 600,000 students.