Sentences with phrase «school authorizers also»

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He is also a founding board member of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers.

They commonly serve disadvantaged students; they are all under pressure to attract parents and to satisfy a small number of authorizers; one school may deliberately imitate another by adopting a policy that seems to be working in the other school; schools may also imitate one another unconsciously (as when teachers who have worked at one school are hired by another and bring their knowledge with them).

I've also publicly opposed a proposal she vigorously supports — giving DCPS the power to serve as a charter school authorizer.

Local school districts are the primary authorizer for most charters, but charter schools can also be approved by their county or the state board of education if rejected by their district.

Authorizers need to close more low - performing schools, but they also need to get a heck of a lot smarter about who gets a charter in the first place.

I also believe that private schools participating in public scholarship or tax - credit programs should have performance contracts with authorizers.

School districts also have the smallest staffs when compared to other authorizers (proving my point, I'd argue, that districts weren't designed and will never have the right mindset to authorize at the highest levels).

But getting charter law right is an obvious prerequisite for enabling the market to function as it should — a market, we now understand, that consists not just of schools and parents, but also of authorizers, support organizations, information providers, and more.

The Fordham Foundation has also served as a charter school authorizer in Dayton and elsewhere in Ohio.

They also pointedly note that some organizations calling for less regulation lack practical «experience working with charter schools and authorizers.»

Although New York's Pre-K for All legislation gives the authority to monitor pre-K programs to charter school authorizers, it also sets quality standards and monitoring requirements that differ from authorizers» typical practices.

I'm not sure I can prove it with hard data, but it sure seems clear to me that the cities and states with some of the highest - performing charter schools (Boston, Washington, D.C., New York State, Tennessee) are also home to some of the most thoughtful and effective authorizers.

Both authorizers are also the governing agency for some of their schools.

His work includes leading research on strategies to increase the supply and diversity of high - quality charter schools; he also works directly with charter school authorizers to develop strong performance frameworks and authorizing practices.

He also developed financial sustainability guidance for the National Center for Teacher Residencies» partner programs, and oversaw the collection and coding of about 2,000 applications as part of a large - scale research project for the National Association of Charter School Authorizers.

Authorizers who serve as the gatekeepers for quality and hold schools accountable for results must also approach their work with a growth mindset.

«Authorizers should open lots of innovative and new kinds of schools, but they also have to be able to close them if they fail kids.

We have also worked with the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) to develop an «academic performance framework» authorizers can use to identify high - and low - performing schools based on cleaAuthorizers (NACSA) to develop an «academic performance framework» authorizers can use to identify high - and low - performing schools based on cleaauthorizers can use to identify high - and low - performing schools based on clear criteria.

So it seems that authorizers are generally unwilling to close a school that is failing to comply with federal or state law, but they are also unwilling to require the school to make changes to its special education program, presumably because the authorizers see this as infringement on charter autonomy.

Authorizers can also avoid having to step in on the back end by more attention to prevention during the application process, for example, requiring schools to simply describe their marketing / outreach plans for students with disabilities (only a quarter of authorizers surveyed doAuthorizers can also avoid having to step in on the back end by more attention to prevention during the application process, for example, requiring schools to simply describe their marketing / outreach plans for students with disabilities (only a quarter of authorizers surveyed doauthorizers surveyed do this now).

We support UCLA's recommendations but would add that as the entities empowered to initially grant and potentially revoke charter contracts, charter school authorizers must also be part of the solution.

Along with public school districts being given the opportunity to be named as authorizers of charter schools, a new state panel was formed under the law to also approve or deny charter schools in any district in the state, according to Jack Archer, senior policy analyst for the state Board of Education.

Critically, many charter authorizers also reached out to us, asked for more information about the schools they oversaw, and subsequently worked with those schools to amend their policies and materials.

The report also identified strong policies regarding who authorizes charter schools and the standards for those authorizers.

Charter schools must meet the same academic requirements as traditional public schools but are also directly accountable to parents and their authorizer.

It also advocates for laws and policies that raise the bar for excellence among authorizers and the schools they charter.

Over the past decade, we have found Arizona's A — F school grades — which rely heavily on academic growth — to be critically important to authorizers, board members, legislators, and hopefully also parents.

Charter support organizations and charter school authorizers such as local boards of education, are also members.

Changes to Idaho law (H221) signed by Governor Butch Otter in April 2013 also allows Idaho colleges and universities to serve as charter school authorizers.

LAUSD was also the biggest authorizer of new schools in the state.

I also took a look at my own work as an authorizer and as a charter - school founder.

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She is also actively involved in the newly organized Colorado Association for Charter School Authorizers (CACSA).

The school's authorizer will also have this information.

In doing so, schools will also demonstrate the ability to operate independently of their authorizer for purposes of special education.

It is also designed to allow the General Assembly to create an alternate charter school authorizer, similar to the Georgia Charter School Commission, if it so chschool authorizer, similar to the Georgia Charter School Commission, if it so chSchool Commission, if it so chooses.

The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) is the authorizer for all Type 2 and Type 5 public charter schools and also appoints the State Superintendent of Education who oversees the Recovery School District.

Multiple authorizers may also weaken screening by giving charter schools the chance to find authorizers who won't ask questions.

I should also mention putting sanctions in place to prevent the really squirrely practice of * authorizer hopping, * where schools are closed by one authorizer and then find another authorizer, which has happened quite a bit in places where oversight has been really weak, like Ohio.

We will also work to ensure California has the strong authorizers needed to protect charter school autonomy while also instilling higher levels of accountability for academic results.

A charter school may also terminate operations by mutual agreement with the authorizer.»

Authorizers also have the direct ability to hold charter schools accountable for their use of federal funds and compliance with all federal obligations, particularly through actions such as revocation or non-renewal.

Also, Wisconsin's Joint Finance Committee voted to raise the income eligibility cap on the Wisconsin Parental Choice program from 185 % to 220 % of the federal poverty line, and to expand statewide independent charter school authorizers to include the Office of Educational Opportunity, any UW Chancellor, and any technical college district board.

LEAs may lack the incentives to be active, high - quality authorizers, lack the capacity necessary to oversee charter schools, or view authorizing functions as a burden.38 39 They may also have a fundamentally different understanding of charter schooling.

Most commonly school districts serve as authorizers, but state education agencies, colleges and universities, and independent organizations also serve in this role.

Similarly, creeping bureaucratization and regulation (fueled by state officials and charter - school authorizers) can also stymie charter schooling.

A proliferation of authorizers can also create a system where schools can evade closure by engaging detrimental behaviors such as authorizer hopping (where low - performing schools switch authorizers to avoid contract termination).

Other policies, such as implementing strong performance management systems, strong standards for charter school renewal, regular evaluations of schools, and high operating standards and transparency for authorizers, can also help to support an environment of strong accountability.

Our process is based upon criteria developed and / or endorsed by the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) and is also aligned to the quality standards set forth by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NASCA).

Also still applicable is SB1290, which directs authorizers to consider increases in pupil academic achievement for all groups of pupils served by the charter school as the most important factor in determining whether to grant a charter renewal.