According to Starr's memo, before crafting the strategic plan, district leaders did their homework on best practices for alternative school programs by visiting Boston Day and Evening Academy in Roxbury, Mass., and Lowell Middlesex Alternative Charter School in Lowell, Mass.. (educationnext.org)
Anecdotes Aren't Enough: An Evidence - Based Approach to Accountability for Alternative Charter Schools National Association of Charter School Authorizers Alternative schools — whether charter or traditional — are schools whose mission is to serve special populations including adjudicated youth, dropouts, pregnant teens, and recovering addicts. (aypf.org)
The Education Committee previously heard testimony in support of alternative charter school authorizers from leaders of the Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools (FCPCS). (floridacharterschools.org)