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One Partner, Not a Vendor List
One Partner Eliminates Vendor Chaos
A payroll company. A compliance consultant. A marketing agency. A facilities contractor. Most schools assemble a whole roster of vendors just to keep the lights on, and no single one of them answers for the whole school. Academica replaces that roster with one partner, accountable for all of it at once.
The Whole Line
Every Service, Named on Both Sides
This is not a sample. What stays with your school is named here, plainly. What becomes Academica's to run is named here in full, service by service.
- Academics and ComplianceAccountability and Performance Reporting, State and Federal Compliance
- People and AdministrationHuman Resources Administration, Benefits Administration
- Growth and CommunityStudent Enrollment Management, Marketing and Public Relations
- Principal SupportDedicated Regional Director, Direct Access to Department Specialists
- Finance and OperationsAccounting and Bookkeeping, Financial Management and Budgeting
- Facilities and TechnologyFacilities Maintenance, Safety and Security Planning
Stays Yours
- Your Mission and Culture
- Your Curriculum and Educational Approach
- Classroom Autonomy
- Relationships With Students and Families
- School Leadership and Hiring
- Governance
- Your School's Own Identity
Becomes Ours
- Accountability and Performance Reporting
- State and Federal Compliance
- Charter Development and Renewals
- Board Support and Training
- Human Resources Administration
- Benefits Administration
- Legal Services and Guidance
- Strategic Planning
- Policy Development
- Student Enrollment Management
- Marketing and Public Relations
- Government Relations
- Media and Communications
- Dedicated Regional Director
- Direct Access to Department Specialists
- On-Call Assistance and Troubleshooting
- Professional Development Resources
- Network Collaboration Opportunities
- Accounting and Bookkeeping
- Financial Management and Budgeting
- Payroll Processing
- Procurement and Vendor Management
- Grant Writing and Management
- Facilities Maintenance
- Safety and Security Planning
- Student Information Systems
- IT Infrastructure Support
- Capital Planning
The Honest Version
One Partner +
Full Oversight =
Complete Accountability
Academica maintains direct responsibility for every service it provides, even where specialist partners execute some of the work. The responsibility does not move to someone else's desk just because the task did. One partner, full oversight, and accountability that stays complete rather than splitting across a vendor list.
We are the contractor that keeps the lights on, the payroll accurate, and the compliance paperwork filed.
The Straight Answer
What We Are, and What We Are Not
Nevada law labels Academica an EMO. Our actual role is an Education Service Provider, a contracted vendor, not an owner. Here is that role stated plainly, on both sides.
Every school we serve is governed by its own independent board.
What We Are
- We Are a Contracted Vendor
- Hired, directed, and governed by the school's board.
- We Are the Back Office
- Finance, payroll, HR, compliance, and reporting. The paperwork side.
- We Work Like a District Office
- Central business services, without crossing into academics.
- We Are a Nevada Company
- Over 75 Nevada employees, serving Nevada schools.
- We Answer to the Board
- Every dollar we manage is under the board's direction and audit.
- We Are Subject to Public Oversight
- Public records requests and state audits apply to our work.
- We Help Schools Win Grants
- Identifying, applying for, and administering state and federal funding.
- Our Fees Are Among the Lowest in the Country
- Compared to other ESPs and EMOs nationally, our service fee sits at the lowest end of the range.
What We Are Not
- We Do Not Own the Schools
- Each non-profit public charter school owns its own charter.
- We Do Not Control the Board
- The board is independent and volunteer-led. We work for them.
- We Do Not Employ Principals
- School leaders are hired by the school board, not by us.
- We Do Not Charge a Percentage of Revenue
- We charge a flat service fee.
- We Do Not Set the Curriculum
- Academic programs are chosen and approved by the school's own leadership.
- We Cannot Close a School
- Only the board, or the state authorizer, has that power.
- We Do Not Require Particular Vendors
- Schools are free to choose their own providers. Nothing is locked in.
The Six Domains
Where Each Service Lives
Every service above belongs to one of six domains. Each domain has its own page: what it removes from your school, what it looks like from your side of the line, and who you talk to when you need it.
Central business services, without crossing into academics.
The Evidence
The Results
Schools that contract with Academica Nevada are outperforming state and district averages.
Every dollar we manage is under the board's direction and audit.
Graduation Rate, Academica-Supported Schools vs. Nevada Districts
99.1%
Academica Nevada Supported Schools
83.8%
SPCSA Statewide Avg.
81.4%
Clark County School District
81.4%
Washoe County School District
Nevada Star Rating, Academica-Supported Elementary and Middle Schools
58%
5-Star
22%
4-Star
19%
3-Star
1%
2-Star
Cost of Services
Academica fee compared to cost of central services and general admin at school districts.
4.25%
Clark County School District
4.9%
Fee Paid to Academica Nevada by Charter School Clients
5.9%
Washoe County School District
Nevada School District expenditures on central services and general admin as a percentage of annual expenses compared to Academica's service fee to provide the same services to charter schools.
Sources: Academica Nevada (academicanv.org/results and academicanv.org news release); Nevada Department of Education NSPF star rating release, Sept. 2025; Nevada Current, Dec. 2025; CCSD PAFR FY2025; WCSD PAFR FY2025.
What Changes Next
See How a Partnership Begins
The boundary above is the argument. Partnership is where it becomes a plan for your school.