Governance & Ethics Webinar Series

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Calling all California charter school board members—CSDC is kicking off 2025 with a weekly webinar series just for you!

Hosted by CSDC’s Governance & Policy Specialist, Caitlin O’Halloran Hellar, this series will delve into topics like policies, student data, accountability, renewal, and more.

Additionally, two of the webinars in the series can help you meet the new mandatory ethics training requirement.

Mandatory Ethics Training

Effective January 1, 2025, all California charter school governing board members must complete two hours of ethics trainings by January 1, 2026.

Learn more about the new requirement for local officials mandated by the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) here.

Good news: CSDC Member Schools can satisfy the FPPC’s requirement through this webinar series at no additional cost!

Here’s how:

1. Make sure your school’s CSDC Membership is current or join/renew here.
2. Join the live webinar on February and/or watch the recording that will be posted shortly after the webinar concludes.
3. After the live webinar (and/or watching the recording), complete a brief assessment to demonstrate your knowledge. A link to the assessment can be found on the webinar recording page below.

After completing these steps, CSDC will provide certification that you can use to prove that you have met the mandatory requirement.

Also: Form 700 Training

This series will also help board members prepare for their annual Form 700 disclosure—due April 1.

Attend the February 26 webinar and learn CSDC’s tips on completing the form and have your questions answered by CSDC’s governance experts.

Schedule Overview

Below is an overview of the series schedule:

How to Register

Registration for the 2025 Governance & Ethics Webinar Series is exclusively available to active CSDC Member Schools and Authorizers. Join/renew here.

Registration is required to participate in any of the live webinars, including the ethics training webinars.

Use the registration form below to gain access to all remaining live webinars in the series.

Registration Deadline: Please note that to participate in a live webinar, you must have registered by 10:00AM PT on the day of that webinar.

Webinar Recordings

A recording for most* webinars will be made available to CSDC Member Schools and Authorizers shortly after the conclusion of each session. Access to the recordings does not require advance registration.

* Please note that a recording of the February 19 webinar will not be made available, so be sure to register and join us live for this one!

More CSDC Governance

The 2025 Governance & Ethics Webinar Series is one of the many ways CSDC supports board members.

Check out Support For Your California Charter School Board for more resources, tools, and trainings.

And be sure to check out CSDC’s Boarding Pass Podcast—your ticket to effective board governance! The first 5 episodes are available now. Follow on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to get new episodes as they are released!