An effective succession-planning process will enable your organization to not lose operational momentum should one of your leaders leave their post for any reason. It's best practice to have a succession plan in place well before you ever need to use it. Some authorizers require charter schools to have a leadership succession plan in place, so check with your authorizer to make sure your plan meets any set requirements.
When developing a succession plan for your CEO, use a similar process to put together a Board Chair succession plan. Often times, it's just assumed that the Vice Chair of the board would slide into a vacancy, but you may want to formalize that process so that should an emergency situation arise, you will know the steps to follow to ensure contiguous leadership.
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