Smooth back office operations are critical to the success of every charter school. Charter schools, unlike traditional public schools, do not have a district central office to provide this support, yet because charters operate with public funds, they are accountable to stakeholders and must meet high standards of compliance and fiscal transparency.
Back Office ServicesOverview
When your school partners with EdTec for back office services, we help you take care of the business side so you can focus your attention where it matters most – fulfilling the vision of your charter in providing an excellent education for your students.
EdTec provides charter schools across the country with a high-quality and comprehensive back office service, that includes expertise in the following areas:
A key benefit for schools that partner with EdTec for back office services is the flexibility to smoothly transition among service level options to best suit their needs as the organization grows and evolves. We also offer a software licensing model for our financial accounting system, the EdTec School Portal (ESP), which allows schools to manage back office operations with internal school staff on a platform tailored to meet charter school accounting and reporting requirements.
Outsourced
We provide comprehensive, outsourced solutions, allowing the school to focus its efforts on its educational mission. Financially, the school benefits because it does not need to fully staff a business office. Moreover, the school benefits from our extensive operations experience and documented best practices, which contribute to a smooth school launch and to efficient and compliant on-going operations.
EdTec has been developing, evaluating, and refining its service delivery and processes since its inception in 2001—resulting in a thoroughly defined and documented catalog of procedures, best practices, and methodologies to on-board, train, and support our partner schools. The overall EdTec service delivery is proactive and forward-looking, and brings our deep charter operations expertise to bear on behalf of our school partners. To ensure high-quality service delivery and consistent communication, we maintain a low client-to-staff ratio that allows our team to develop strong relationships with school leaders, staff, and board members.
Your EdTec finance manager and support team work with you to get back office operations up and running in preparation for the first day of school. During this time, we provide necessary forms and instructions as well as share important information we’ve gathered over the last 18 years on new school setup, operational best practices, compliance, and board governance.
Hybrid
For our outsourced service clients, EdTec offers tailored, hybrid service bundles designed for schools that want to migrate from the outsourced back office support model to a shared support model – a blend of outsourced and internal school staffing support – using the EdTec School Portal as the financial accounting and reporting platform. EdTec can assist your school in planning a thoughtful and seamless transition by providing a proven platform and tailored support that meets your specific goals in building out your own back office staff.
EdTec School Portal (ESP)
Built for charter schools, by charter school operations experts, to efficiently manage back office operations. ESP is a robust, cloud-based charter school business operations software solution that provides a performance management dashboard and integrated accounting, budgeting, financial reporting, and compliance management. ESP access is included as part of the outsourced service and the system is available for licensing and support to charter schools that handle their back office operations with internal school staff.
Back Office Testimonial: Taletha Washburn, Executive Director, Plumas Charter School“Plumas Charter School has partnered with EdTec since 2011. The decision to enter into this partnership was one of the best business decisions the school has ever made, and we have not once regretted it. As the Director of the school for the last five years, I am the primary liaison with our EdTec Client Manager. I have been consistently impressed with the level of knowledge, expertise, and reliability the EdTec team possesses, and I rely on them heavily for regular planning and the careful monitoring of resources. Our EdTec Client Manager is an invaluable member of our team, as are all of the other EdTec folks we have the pleasure of working with. I would recommend EdTec to any school looking for competent budgeting and business support.”
“EdTec is our Costco; it is our one-stop-shop! No need to go elsewhere; you want it; they have it. We rely on EdTec personnel to handle all our back-office needs. We feel confident in our partnership with the most caring, dutiful, and competent individuals. We know that a portion of our success concerning finances is attributed to EdTec’s expertise, guidance, and work. We recently added their Data and Assessment Services to our portfolio. With real-time assessment data at our fingertips, we are ready, at any given moment, to review and analyze the data internally or report it to our external stakeholders.”
To hear what other EdTec clients have to say, visit our Client Testimonials section.
