Publications
Publications
- February 2004
- HBS Case Collection
Aspire Public Schools
By: Stig Leschly
Abstract
Set in the fall of 2003, covers managerial challenges facing the CEO and COO of Aspire Public Schools, a nonprofit charter school management company. In operation since 1999 and funded by prominent national foundations and venture philanthropies, Aspire operates 10 public charter schools in northern California. The leadership team at Aspire is contemplating expanding to Los Angeles, a move rich with operational and strategic complexity. Covers in detail Aspire's financial, operating, and instructional models.
Keywords
Business Model; Business or Company Management; Expansion; Social Entrepreneurship; Education; Education Industry; California
Citation
Leschly, Stig. "Aspire Public Schools." Harvard Business School Case 804-114, February 2004.