Charter School Capital<\/span><\/a> is a leading voice in the charter school community that provides various services to help schools be successful.<\/span><\/p>\n They frequently feature schools and speakers in their \u201cEDtalk\u201d series that covers various topics including finance, enrollment, communications and more. This month they interviewed our Chief Operations Officer, Tom Tafoya, to discuss our success in establishing sustainable growth and long-term success.<\/span><\/p>\n Visions In Education has slowly grown to serve over 6,300 students in our Independent Study, University Prep and Home School programs. Our programs are highly desirable for students and families looking for a free, flexible and customized education. By successfully managing our growth and resources we\u2019re able to offer amazing benefits to our students.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe have an online [high school] program that serves about 2,500 kids. Every kid gets a Chromebook. If they\u2019re low income, they get a MiFi unit. And those aren\u2019t cheap,\u201d said Chief Operations Officer Tom Tafoya. \u201cThat\u2019s how we\u2019re able to do those types of things is by making sure every stone is turned over and every expense is minimized.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n In the interview, our Chief Operations Officer also explains that we can attribute our success to having strong administrative systems and great staff. By maximizing our revenues and minimizing our expenditures we are able to serve our students in the best ways possible.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s taxpayer money. And we\u2019re really cognizant of that, and respecting that, and doing our best with all the resources we have and trying to serve as many kids who want to be served by us,\u201d said Tafoya. \u201cBut doing so in a way that\u2019s really good for them and not just for growth\u2019s sake.\u201d Watch the full \u201cEDtalk\u201d below or <\/span>click here to read the transcript.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n\n
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