Landmar Consulting Group/Ted Fujimoto Charter School Movement Initiatives for 2010-2011

1. 2010-2011
Charter School Movement Initiatives
Impact Area Current & Past Impact Initiatives
Help high performing school models scale significantly:
(a) Strategic plan development
(b) Plan reviews
1 Scale What Works (c) Business development and cultivation
(d) Scaling summit and school study tours of highest performing
schools
Generate momentum and create distribution system to impact 1500
schools:
(a) Certify CSO personnel and consultants to deliver Elevate protocols-
Help the Struggling
2 Middle
which will help schools and build CSO sustainability
(b) Build CSO capacity to generate demand through training and
mentoring
(c) Establish financing fund to help schools pay for services
Build capacity and effectiveness of CSOs and create national charter
movement assets and strong distribution channels :
(a) Strategic and initiative-level plan development for CSOs
Build Industry
3 Supports
(b) Plan reviews for CSOs
(c) Management retreats and mentoring for CSO management,
marketing, performance management, and sustainability
(d) Expand utilization of Elevate and CharterSafe by CSOs and schools
(e) Facilitate creation and expansion of collaboratives to tackle big issues
Contact: Ted Fujimoto, President ∙ 415-963-4406 ∙ tedf@consultlandmark.org ∙ www.consultlandmark.org

2. 2009-2010
Evidence and/or Recognition of Impact
Our Role
• U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan - Manor New Technology • Designed original education model
High School a “model for reaching underserved youth” • Developed replication model and scaling
• 41 schools across 9 states with 26 to open 2011 strategy
• Acquired by KnowledgeWorks Foundation with investment of $10M • Cultivated 4 new 2010 schools in Louisiana
• $2M investment by Carnegie Corporation • Strategic advisor and founding board member
• President Obama – “That’s why we’ll follow the example of places • Developed replication and scaling plan
like the Met Center in Rhode Island that give students that individual • Credited for “clustering” strategy for schools by
attention, while also preparing them through real-world, hands-on American Institute for Research (2003)
training the possibility of succeeding in a career.”
• 60 schools across 14 states
• Two of its high schools scored above 800 in state API rankings, • Developed original business plan that
placing them among the top performing high school campuses in L.A. transitioned the Alliance from a Ed. Reform
The organization proudly welcomed almost 4,000 new and returning network to a Charter Management Organization.
students, an increase of 1,000 from last year, to its eleven campuses
for the 2008-2009 school year
• Combined insurance programs providing property, casualty, and • Developed business plan
workers’ compensation insurance to over 500 schools--saving schools • Developed underwriting criteria and protocols
over $5 million in insurance premiums each year • Launched programs
• Managed programs for 5+ years
• Received $1.4M grant for performance management • Developed performance management plan
• Elevate protocols have been credited in turning around schools • Developed/co-designed Elevate performance
• 8 state charter school associations are part of the collaborative management system and protocols
Contact: Ted Fujimoto, President ∙ 415-963-4406 ∙ tedf@consultlandmark.org ∙ www.consultlandmark.org