Solutions for Schools

 We are pleased to offer the following case studies highlighting our work.  For more information, please contact Dr. Christopher Plum at (248)254-3445.

Pontiac Charter District Engages Michigan-Based Turnaround Company and Gives Kids a Second Chance

Title I Academic Intervention Program Yields Big Results for Detroit Students in Private Schools

Authentic Montessori School Proves Small Schools Can Do Big Things

 We will assist in the creation and implementation of personalized and strategic plans to attract students/parents, yielding increased enrollment. Some of the services we offer include graphic design, website development/maintenance agreements, email setup/management, parent and staff surveys, use of social media, targeted networking, and marketing plan development and collaboration with your team in implementing the plan.

Services Include:

• Graphic Design
• Website Development
• Event and Special Program Support
• Surveys-Parent and Staff
• Marketing Plan Development and Implementation

 GPS Solutions offers a full accounting management team that can provide back office accounting services, sound budgeting practices, and ensure compliance with statutory and financial reporting requirements. We will handle purchasing, perform long-range planning, implement internal control systems, and generate reliable financial information. We also offer independent school auditing services in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. GPS Solutions collaborates with schools in the budget development process, fiscally supporting both short-and long-term goals and objectives. GPS Solutions manages all school financial systems including:

• Accounting
• Budgeting
• Purchasing
• Long-Range Planning
• State and Federal Reporting
• Recommendations and Advice on Best-Practice Financial Operations
• Proposed and Revised Monthly Budgets

We will handle all recruiting, payroll, certification, compliance, licensure, and permitting, benefits, and personnel matters for all employees. The GPS human resources department works collaboratively with school leaders to recruit, hire, and orient new staff (including development of a comprehensive employee handbook), review employee qualifications, and ensure that staff applies for appropriate permits and meets certification or licensing requirements.  HR Services include but are not limited to:

• Create and implement human resources operating procedures and training manuals.
• Provide supervisory training .
• Establish procedures for performance reviews of instructional, support and administrative positions.
• Track and provide metrics/reporting for earned professional development credits, courses, workshops, and progress for staff.
• Construct and deploy staff satisfaction surveys and training needs assessments.
• Develop core competencies for identified support staff positions.
• Comprehensive audits of personnel files to identify missing documents, addressing regulatory audits.
• Develop, update and maintain a library of positions descriptions to meet district goals, charter authorizer requirements, ADA and other compliance and regulatory requirements.

School leaders need prompt and reliable legal expertise to enable them to fulfill their professional and fiduciary duties. GPS has teamed with area legal council that has extensive experience providing counsel to school leaders, and provides a full range of services to meet their complex and ongoing needs.

Technology within the school environment is critical to meeting the needs of the student. GPS Solutions will provide the necessary staff to support the school’s infrastructure, develop a technology plan, coordinate necessary upgrades for hardware/software, and align with all federal, state, and local laws for academic institutions.

Occasionally there is a need for administrative support within the front office to maintain effective workflow. GPS Solutions can provide trained personnel for all areas, including administration and finance for seamless integration with your existing staff. Each member will have been carefully selected, processed, trained, and pass all background checks necessary for your state to work within a school environment.

GPS Solutions supports schools and organizations in developing a grant seeking strategy to advance improvement efforts. Working with leadership, GPS Solutions identifies and pursues funding for which the school may be eligible from the pool of local, state, and federal sources.

Boards seek GPS Solutions’ expertise in the implementation of quality management practices, oversight and school leader accountability, and compliance with local, state, authorizer and federal laws and policies. GPS Solutions provides all necessary documents, procedures and best practices for effective board governance. 

By coordinating leadership’s timeline and objectives, GPS Solutions ensures that all efforts are focused on meeting enrollment goals/projections. Further, GPS Solutions sees that enrollment processes are in compliance with state regulations and that targets are aligned with the projected budget and staffing levels. 

Working closely with school leaders, GPS Solutions provides student retention strategies to reach the targeted population. GPS Solutions evaluates enrollment, attrition trends, achievement data and parent satisfaction surveys to inform strategies related to student retention.

Comprehensive school facility management includes custodial team management, compliance systems, transportation, facility inspection and necessary certifications. In addition, GPS Solutions provides oversight on construction projects involving renovations, new build and/or land acquisitions.