Charter School HR and Business Management
When the Charter School movement began, research showed that having a full service management company adequately served the needs of the teachers, administrators, and most importantly the students. However, as time passed and schools became more deeply involved with their HR providers, the more troubled they often became.
It seems that in addition to forcing schools to function in an inefficient and cumbersome manner they began to realize that the “one size fits all”, cookie-cutter school management model had quickly become cumbersome, inefficient, and obsolete.
As teachers, administrators, and school board members got past the first two or three years, they realized they were paying for services that they were no longer getting or needed.
Teachers and administrators didn’t like being pushed to use a curriculum created by the management company. They understand curriculum and teaching methods and found outsider involvement slowed progress and created unnecessary bottlenecks in the education and learning process.
School Board members did not appreciate being treated as unsophisticated when reviewing the budget and asking for details on financial and budget-related items.
Unlike the Public School System, board members and administrators in Charter Schools know and realize that their school is a business and has to be treated as such. Costly, out-of-date management systems need to be reviewed and changed as the schools grow and mature. Every cost needs to be analyzed every year to avoid wasting precious and limited resources.
Failure to keep abreast of changes in both the current educational climate as well as maintain cutting-edge business practices can ultimately result in the underperformance of the school, the students, or both.
At Midwest Management Group, we’ve designed programs specifically to improve the operational efficiency of Charter Schools.
In our “school friendly” business model, we have separated the three basic functions of: Human Resources, Business Management, and Curriculum and offer them as a total solution or as stand-alone components to your existing management system. Your school board administrators decide which of these areas to take advantage of.
It has been our experience that the most pressing areas of need in today’s schools are sound practices in the specialties of Human Resources and Business Management.
The most obvious reason and perhaps greatest benefit to maintain a leasing (sometimes referred to as co-employment) arrangement through Midwest is that it elimates the school's obligation to pay into the MPSERS retirement plan. That cost savings is estimated to be in the 16-18% of revenues.
Our commitment is to improve your school's productivity and profitability through efficient management systems and time-tested processes. Our goal is to make every organization and individual we come into contact with better from our association.
A school’s most valuable asset is its people. Having the most sophisticated systems, top-quality materials or state-of-the-art facilities will never make up for the lack of good people. If a school wants to be more successful, it must become more successful at managing its people and getting the most out of their human resources.
Find out how Midwest Management Group can help your school focus on education while letting our experts guide you through complex business management and human resource management issues.
We will provide you with a customized human resources and/or business management plan that allows you to utilize (and only pay for) the services you need and value.
Call (248) 313-2000 ext. 6 to speak with us about our unique and effective Charter School Management services.