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Community Conversations with NACSA
The only podcast that tells the stories of charter school authorizing and the people that strive to ensure students and families have access to quality public schools.
Community Conversations with NACSA
From Vision to Authorizer—The VUCIL, UNCF & NACSA Journey
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What does it actually take to become a charter school authorizer—and what does it look like when the right partners show up to support that work? In this episode, we sit down with Shantelle D. Wright from UNCF to explore the full arc of the journey to help VUCIL become an authorizer, and the pivotal three-way partnership between VUCIL, UNCF, and NACSA that made it possible. This conversation builds on our earlier episode with Windy about navigating the new school application process for the first time, widening the lens to explore how these organizations worked together to build the infrastructure, relationships, and capacity needed to authorize with purpose and integrity.