Our Services
Liberty Classical Schools provides a variety of services and support for our schools. Our goal is to give you the tools that you need to plan, start, and operate a local classical school. If you are interested in partnering with Liberty Classical Schools to start a new school in your community, we’d love to speak with you.
Executive
- Manage organizational performance in compliance with the law and the Charter Agreement
- Recruit and recommend for hire Head of School candidate for final consideration and approval by Board
- Training, day-to-day supervision, and evaluation Head of School under delegated Board authority as further set forth in the Agreement
- Train and support other senior leadership position
- Uphold alignment with Hillsdale/BCSI American classical model of education
- Manage strategic relationships (Boards, Hillsdale, authorizers, donors)
- Review and recommend approval of contracts and grants
- Manage special projects
- Implement Entrepreneurs Operating System and guide strategic planning and reporting initiatives
Finance
- Provide a designated Chief Financial Officer with the credentials required by authorizers
- Manage budgeting, forecasting, analysis, reporting
- Perform controller, bookkeeping, and accounts payable tasks maintaining appropriate separation of duties
- Complete the DE46 and other reports required by authorizers
- Manage third-party audits and complete Form 990
- Provide grant reporting support
- Manage contracts
Advancement & Communications
- Lead system-wide fundraising efforts intended to produce grants and loans in support of schools’ strategic and capital plans
- Manage branding, marketing, and content creation in support of campus-level communications specialist
- Manage website framework, renewals, and upgrades
- School campaign support (annual, capital, special, administration)
- Oversee volunteer programs
- Source major gifts, philanthropic grants
- Manage fundraising policies and procedures
- Manage student/family enrollment outreach including presentations, tours, and marketing
Data & Administration
- Manage board meeting reporting and administration
- Manage policies, handbooks, procedures manuals
- Monitor and report regarding authorizer academic, financial, legal, and operational compliance
- Manage charter agreement initial publications and renewal
- Manage accreditation processes
- Initiate government grant application
- Monitor government grants and evaluations
- Manage title and other governmental programs and grants
- Manage open enrollment process; bring student records to complete registration
- Coordinate with authorizers and school leaders regarding enrollment compliance
- Oversee provision and billing of legal services by outside legal counsel and advise board regarding same
- Maintain dashboard report useful to authorizers, board, school leaders, and faculty
- Manage state reporting requirements (FTE, GUIDE, etc.) state reporting requirements (FTE, GUIDE, etc.)
- Report enrollment data
Human Resources
- Manage talent sourcing and acquisition and recruiting
- Manage system of record
- Manage employee, contractor, and volunteer onboarding and offboarding
- Manage employment policies/compliance
- Manage employee contracts/credentialing
- Manage payroll/benefits/TRS
- Manage stipends, workers’ compensation claims, training & development
- Complete the CPI process, FTE support, and other reports and processes required by authorizers
Operations
- Consult on safety, security, facilities, construction, maintenance and repair, food service, front office, scheduling, carpool
- Manage information technology support including campus networks, AV equipment, computers, video, security, and other safety systems
- Provide support to COVID-19 response team, as required
- Major project management
- Process documentation and training
- Support online testing