Genevieve de Gaillande

• Advise senior and executive operations leaders at three charter school networks on renewal preparation, new school openings, and compliance strategies to minimize regulatory risks and enhance approval rates across multiple school portfolios serving 4,000+ students
• Write and develop comprehensive Special Education programming application, navigating complex state regulatory frameworks and requirements to secure approvals for new educational initiatives
• Design scalable compliance programs and accountability systems that support charter application and renewal requirements, enabling seamless school expansion while maintaining performance standards across six educational sites
• Lead cross-functional project teams of 50+ members to deliver complex expansion initiatives, achieving key deadlines and enhancing stakeholder engagement processes critical to renewal success
• Implement progress monitoring systems and streamlined documentation processes that enable real-time tracking of school performance metrics and compliance indicators, improving organizational efficiency and strengthening evidence-based narratives for renewal applications

Key Client Projects:

• Integration Charter Schools : Project managed $18 million capital budget for new school building opening in Staten Island over 13-month timeline, coordinating construction timelines, regulatory approvals, and operational readiness assessments to ensure seamless facility launch and full enrollment capacity of 300+ students; provided executive leadership coaching to COO focusing on team leadership, strategic planning, and fiscal oversight, resulting in 100% improvement in cross-departmental collaboration scores, 25% reduction in budget variance through enhanced forecasting accuracy, and 40% increase in direct report engagement ratings through implementation of structured team management frameworks
• Kiddie Academy of Flushing : Currently serving as project manager for comprehensive Special Education programming application to NY State Education Department, writing detailed program narratives, navigating complex regulatory requirements, and conducting stakeholder consultations to launch new specialized services and expand reach to 200+ families requiring additional support in Queens and Long Island
• Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School: Provided executive compliance oversight across two schools, conducted leadership interviews across 5 key functional areas, developed monthly monitoring protocols with continuous improvement framework, established streamlined compliance calendar, and enhanced cross-departmental accountability systems for regulatory adherence in response to renewal benchmark inadequacies
• Little Water Preparatory Charter School : Led comprehensive strategic planning initiative identifying short, mid, and long-term renewal strategies; provided intensive executive coaching to senior operations leader while managing BOCES/RIC compliance relationships; established operations framework for codifying current practices and regulatory deliverables; supported School Food Authority application process and created systematic compliance calendar for timely state reporting requirements

• Led comprehensive charter application development and renewal processes for network expansion, writing detailed applications for new school openings and managing renewal documentation for existing schools serving 5,500+ students annually
• Authored and managed multi-phase charter renewal applications for 5 original charters encompassing multi-site locations serving over 5,000 students, conducting systematic program evaluations using charter performance framework criteria, and crafting compelling narratives that resulted in 100% renewal success rate
• Established School Food Authority program across network of 10+ schools, writing comprehensive feasibility studies, conducting focus groups, managing RFP processes, and navigating federal reimbursement regulations to build network revenue while providing enhanced food options for students at no cost to families
• Developed and implemented financial oversight protocols that aligned with charter application requirements, overseeing budget execution, per-pupil expenditure tracking, and variance analysis across multi-million dollar combined annual budgets
• Facilitated comprehensive stakeholder engagement processes including parent surveys with 2,500+ respondents and community input sessions with 500+ participants—core components of charter applications and renewals—resulting in 95% stakeholder satisfaction ratings that supported approval narratives
• Conducted readiness assessments, facility inspections, and operational audits for 13 new school openings in compliance with state authorization requirements, writing detailed operational plans that resulted in 100% successful state authorization approvals

• Developed standardized operating procedures across 2 school sites and managed complex system implementations, while collaborating with regulatory agencies to create network-wide compliance programs reducing violations by 25%

• Led comprehensive operational functions for split-site K-8 charter school serving 350 students, managing regulatory compliance across multiple domains while supervising 12 direct reports and maintaining performance standards required for charter renewal eligibility, achieving 98% compliance rate across all state monitoring areas

• Collaborated on comprehensive charter school application development from initial concept through state submission for two new charter high schools—the first ever for the organization—contributing to regulatory research, stakeholder engagement documentation, and operational planning sections that supported successful school authorizations