Serving Charter Schools since 1997
Acadia Northstar Charter School Services
Inspiring Growth and Development
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Partnering for Success

Acadia NorthStar is a national leader in charter school financial and information services. We partner with our clients to provide cutting-edge solutions to the challenges facing today’s charter schools.

charter school accounting and budget management

Charter School accounting and budget management is our firm's cornerstone service. Acadia NorthStar has managed over a billion dollars in public charter school funds throughout the United States. Our team of expert accounting executives carries out this critical function on behalf of our client schools. Fiscal Management services include:

  • Accounts payable processing
  • Budget planning & management
  • Federal, state & local compliance
  • Payroll & payroll tax administration
  • Monthly financial statements
  • Grants and project reporting
charter school board training

Acadia NorthStar offers its clients comprehensive retreats and board training seminars for planning boards, newly established or elected boards and boards in transition. Our retreats and seminars are geared specifically toward the uniqueness of charter school governance. Training topics include:

  • Curtailing risk & lawsuit exposure
  • Managing parent issues
  • Fiduciary roles & responsibilities
  • Governance vs. management
  • Effective 1-hour board meetings
  • Dealing with the media
federal grant writing for charter schools

Every year charter schools forfeit over a billion dollars in available federal grant monies. Each year, Acadia NorthStar clients receive, on average, over $2 million in previously unclaimed or underutilized federal grants. Our staff of professional grant writers perform the following grant writing functions for client schools.

  • Evaluation of eligibility
  • Follow-up compliance reporting
  • Required press releases & notices
  • Grant writing and submission
  • Expenditure tracking
student information management for charter schools

When charter school operators need to ensure the accurate and expert handling and management of student information, they turn to Acadia NorthStar. Our Student Information Specialists oversee the maintenance and integrity of student information including:

  • Student scheduling & enrollment
  • Reporting & tracking of testing data
  • Student activity reports
  • Attendance
  • Grades & report cards
  • Principal’s monthly reports
application support and planning for charter schools

Charter School planning committees and founders depend on Acadia NorthStar to provide critical insight into crafting charter applications, business pro-formas, lending/financing documents and strategic startup plans. Our application support services include:

  • Technical correction & charter revisions
  • Mock interviews & defense preparation
  • Business plan review
  • Verification of statutory compliance
  • Establishing financing plans
  • Facility analysis

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