We recommend that charter school governing boards get into the practice of regular evaluation of their own work and committing themselves to their own professional growth. We provide information here about a number of key board practices for continuous improvement: professional development, board meeting evaluation, annual self-evaluation, and an external evaluation. The most important strategy for making these things happen is to build them into the annual calendar. At an annual retreat, set aside some time to determine when these practices will happen in the year and make them a priority.