2014-09-23 epicenter webinar

POWERING PERFORMANCE

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Goals For The Webinar

Leveraging Epicenter’s Power

Using the New Features

Training and Support

Answering Questions

Having Fun!

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Building for

Breakthrough

Four Disciplines

of a Healthy

Organization

Where Do You

Want to Spend

Your Time?

First Things First

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The Power of Epicenter

Creates Clarity

Increases Focus on Core Mission

Empowers People and Productivity

Saves Time and Money

Intuitive and Easy to Use

Strengthens Charter Movement

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Epicenter establishes clarity

It lets people know what's required and when things are due.

It’s flexible and can be easily modified to accommodate the

way your organization does things.

Epicenter saves time and money

It streamlines and automates reporting and document and

data submissions.

It eliminates duplication and redundancy.

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Epicenter allows organizations to focus

on their core missions

It makes compliance routine and eliminates surprises.

It coordinates and balances the information needs of

the “three-legged stool”: authorizer, board and school.

Epicenter empowers people to be more productive

It empowers people to take responsibility and demonstrate

they fulfilled their duties.

It enables people to demonstrate accountability and provide

transparency.

It serves as a document repository and communication

system so you can easily find, view and share information

24/7/365.

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Epicenter is intuitive and easy to use

Minimal training required. Most users are up and

running with about 30 minutes of virtual training.

It is supported by people who care about charter

schools and specialize in providing support to users.

Epicenter strengthens the charter movement

It enables people to quickly access facts and information that

can be used to promote and defend the movement.

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Coordinate the Approval Process

SIMPLE

ADVANCED

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Know Your Boards

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See faces

See term

expiration

(if applicable)

History of officer roles

One location for

contact information

Notes on key activities

See officer role(s)

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Simplify Board Meetings:

All Your Documents in One Place

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Eliminate Duplication:Automatically Post Documents to Websites

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Search With More Power

Search the

Text Within the File

Search by

Original Uploaded File Name

Search by

Submission Type or

Submission File Name

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Making Life Easier:Search Across Multiple Organizations

Authorizer A Authorizer B Authorizer C

ESP

Authorizer D

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Is the academic program a success?

Is the school financially viable?

Is the organization sound & fulfilling its charter?

Key Renewal Questions

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Save the Date!

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September 2014 Release

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Welcome to Hope AcademyPowered by Epicenter

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Eliminate Duplication:Automatically Post Documents to Websites

Epicenter Steps:

1. Designate submission types for transparency

2. Create customized HTML code(s)

3. Send the HTML code(s) to your school

4. School inputs HTML code(s) into its website

5. Submission name(s) will automatically appear as

hyperlinks on the school’s website

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Search With More Power

Search the

Text Within the File

Search by

Original Uploaded File Name

Search by

Submission Type or

Submission File Name

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Making Life Easier:Search Across Multiple Organizations

Authorizer A Authorizer B Authorizer C

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Authorizer D

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Information at Your Fingertips

Authorization

Date(s)

Next

Reauthorize

DateIRN

Resident District Code

Mailing Address

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Know Your Boards

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See faces

See term

expiration

(if applicable)

History of officer roles

One location for

contact information

Notes on key activities

See officer role(s)

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Simplify Board Meetings:

All Your Documents in One Place

Board Packet Requirements:

Submission type must be

flagged for inclusion in the

Board Packet

Meeting documents must be

scheduled as requirements

Documents must be approved

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Scheduling Requirements Made Easier

Select Entity

Hope Academy

Learning Academy

High Jump Academy

New checkbox

selector to assign

tasks

Eliminate steps

with default

Metadata values

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Additional Improvements

Your sort order for the

My Tasks queue

is now retained

School Year defaults

to current year when

uploading through

Document Center

Update Metadata

at any time

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?Questions

Upcoming webinars:General Users: October 1

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January 2014 Release Notes

March 2014 Release Notes

September 2014 Release Notes

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https://my.epicenternow.org/help/

http://epicenternow.org/epicenter-september-webinar/

Thank You!

Meghann Murphy

mmurphy@charterinstitute.org855-889-1624

Stephanie McKean

smckean@charterinstitute.org855-889-1624

FOR QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT:

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