The vision started back in 1978 while working with various county offices of education and school districts. With the mountain of paperwork, deadlines, reports, and compliance issues it was a wonder how educators were able to fulfill what they were trained for most: educating students. Then in 1992 charter schools made their appearance in California public education. The charge was to operate a successful educational program without being tied down to the structures and rules faced by traditional public schools. School Support Services was created in 1998 to give charter schools an option of greater operational efficiency and independence from their sponsors by providing back-office expertise. Today, we have helped many schools become successful in counties throughout the state: San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Kern, Fresno, and Butte as well as in the Kansas City, MO area. We can see what operational efficiency can do for the quality of education: not only in reducing operating costs but in providing support for the success of your students!