Fryer worked with DPS to implement high - performing charter school practices in 10 chronically underperforming schools that comprise the district's Denver Summit Schools Network, or DSSN. (americanprogress.org)
Although every school system has its own set of unique challenges, several challenges are universal and, therefore, would be good candidates for competitive programs: developing new models of teacher preparation; developing new forms of in - service training for teachers which actually improve student outcomes; spreading effective charter school practices; and closing the achievement gap. (educationnext.org)
What came next was the 2010 launch of HISD's Apollo 20 program, the nation's first large - scale effort to implement high - performing charter school practices in a traditional public school environment. (americanprogress.org)