1. SLACK Superintendents Legislative Workshop January 31, 2018

2. SLACK: The Basics What is SLACK?
“…end to communication silos” (SLACK)
Web Based communication resource for collaboration
Business – Think not of company-wide, but state-wide connection among Charter Systems
All charter system stakeholders can communicate in real-time to find solutions to barriers found in their school communities
SLACK Use – six million daily active users and nine million weekly users (Sept. 2017)
new rivals Microsoft Teams, FB Workplace
Air B&B, NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, Johns Hopkins Innovation Hub, IBM Engineering Teams, Home Depot, Ticket Master, LA Times, Harvard

3. As Needed Communication and Support
Networking - Immediate connections to practitioners actually implementing innovations and using flexibility 
Support - immediate technical (I.e. governance, use of flexibility, innovation planning) support from DOE, Charter System Foundation consultants and charter system peers 
One place to share charter system related information
Use of flexibility and innovative ideas
State and federal legislated and GA DOE changes
resources

4. Great Capacity to be Explored
Shared documents
Voice & video conferencing
Participate, follow, and broaden communication by sending to an entire channel of members
Message Threads focus topic discussions across the state
to learn more

5. Ways to Connect Channels - #general, Groups
Channels will develop… Focus members such as Consolidation of Funds
Direct Messages - quick discussion with team mate(s)
Message Threads - state-wide focused discussion and support by sending to an entire channel

6. Getting Started
Join the Slack workspace: invitations are sent to charter system contacts (LSGTs, System Leaders)
Pam Tallmadge is our SLACK Administrator
Getting started for members
1. Join the workspace
2. Set up user profile
3. Download desktop and mobile apps

7. New Best Friends (Not BFFs)
Help Center and slackbot

9. slackbot

10. Current Status
We have received 460 names and addresses so far. We have not been able to invite all to join at once.
111 members have accepted invitations to join, with 303 pending, as of January 31, 2018.
Anticipated Launch – Early February 2018
Questions?

11. Your Charter System Foundation provides support state-wide…and SLACK is the newest way!
Emily Lembeck
Lynn Plunkett
Sherrie Gibney-Sherman OR
SLACK Message one or all!