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D.C., provides an instructive example: a strong charter authorizer and school district operate with mutual awareness and a set of shared agreements (for example, around information, enrollment, etc.).

If we rely completely on charter authorizers, we have a very long road ahead of us to replace all of our failing schools with high - quality ones and to provide real opportunity for all kids.

To provide students with better options in the future, authorizers need to close virtual charter schools that are persistently failing.

While the ASD and other authorizers like Nevada's State Public Charter Schools Authority create contracts with clear performance expectations, the ESA program provides no apparent standards for judging whether public funds are buying strong outcomes.

This public entity would both «portfolio manage» and provide the connective tissue between schools, authorizers, the government, and the community.

Smith, who used to be president of the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools and is now a senior advisor to the National Association of Charter School Authorizers, provides and fair and accurate description of our book's thesis: that we should return to Albert Shanker's original vision of charter schools as institutions that provide flexibility to experiment with new approaches, that enhance the role of teachers in running schools, and that integrate students of different racial and economic backgSchools and is now a senior advisor to the National Association of Charter School Authorizers, provides and fair and accurate description of our book's thesis: that we should return to Albert Shanker's original vision of charter schools as institutions that provide flexibility to experiment with new approaches, that enhance the role of teachers in running schools, and that integrate students of different racial and economic backgschools as institutions that provide flexibility to experiment with new approaches, that enhance the role of teachers in running schools, and that integrate students of different racial and economic backgschools, and that integrate students of different racial and economic backgrounds.

Rather than creating school districts that provide all of a locality's schools, the state government can create «authorizers» to empower and then monitor nonprofit groups that start, run, and grow schools.

In addition to providing guidance and consulting assistance to authorizers, we routinely advise policymakers, researchers, and school reform advocates on authorizer practices and related aspects of charter school policy.

Since 2009, we've provided guidance to authorizers that, together, oversee more than half of our nation's charter schools.

Commissioned by statewide charter authorizer the Indiana Charter School Board, the case studies provide lessons for potential school leaders considering similar scSchool Board, the case studies provide lessons for potential school leaders considering similar scschool leaders considering similar schools.

2) How many charter authorizers actually do a good job of judging school quality — how representative is the highly idealized, romantic fantasy Mike has provided here of the way charter authorizers typically work back here on Earth Prime?

Districts aren't really designed to give individual schools full autonomy, nor are they staffed to serve as authorizers, nor do most districts provide full school choice to their families.

NACSA is a professional membership organization that supports the work of charter school authorizers, provide information and services to authorizers across the country, and support school system leaders interested in applying best practices from charter schools in their own systems.

A 2017 Thomas B. Fordham Institute report analyzed 639 charter applications that were submitted to 30 authorizers across four states, providing a glimpse of the tea leaves that charter authorizers read to determine whether or not a school should open.

No charter school or authorizer is responsible to provide something better for these kids.

A non - profit charter school authorizer in Minnesota called Innovative Quality Schools (see https://iqsmn.org) provides a good example of how this kind of school district could operate.

In these roles, she leads and grows a national network of charter school attorneys known as «The Alliance of Public Charter School Attorneys»; provides technical assistance and training to charter school operators, authorizers, attorneys and advocates seeking to improve school - level civil rights policies and practices; addresses fiscal equity and labor issues confronting charter schools; provides litigation and strategic assistance to state partners considering litigation; and supports charter school advocates and operators seeking to improve their regulatory and authorizing environschool attorneys known as «The Alliance of Public Charter School Attorneys»; provides technical assistance and training to charter school operators, authorizers, attorneys and advocates seeking to improve school - level civil rights policies and practices; addresses fiscal equity and labor issues confronting charter schools; provides litigation and strategic assistance to state partners considering litigation; and supports charter school advocates and operators seeking to improve their regulatory and authorizing environSchool Attorneys»; provides technical assistance and training to charter school operators, authorizers, attorneys and advocates seeking to improve school - level civil rights policies and practices; addresses fiscal equity and labor issues confronting charter schools; provides litigation and strategic assistance to state partners considering litigation; and supports charter school advocates and operators seeking to improve their regulatory and authorizing environschool operators, authorizers, attorneys and advocates seeking to improve school - level civil rights policies and practices; addresses fiscal equity and labor issues confronting charter schools; provides litigation and strategic assistance to state partners considering litigation; and supports charter school advocates and operators seeking to improve their regulatory and authorizing environschool - level civil rights policies and practices; addresses fiscal equity and labor issues confronting charter schools; provides litigation and strategic assistance to state partners considering litigation; and supports charter school advocates and operators seeking to improve their regulatory and authorizing environschool advocates and operators seeking to improve their regulatory and authorizing environments.

The 2012 edition of NACSA's Principles & Standards for Quality Charter School Authorizing provides authorizers with new guidance related to the oversight of special education.

Poised to influence educational policy, practice and performance across the country, the Institute provides and connects charter school authorizers, governing boards, school leaders, founders and other stakeholders who are serious about ensuring all students are prepared for success in college, work and life with the programs, tools, services, counsel and support they need.

A new report by the Center for Education Reform provides important insights into the factors that are key to the growth of successful charter schools, notably independent authorizers and fiscal equity.

This is why we have sponsored legislation in the past and are sponsoring legislation again this year that would provide the clarity that schools and authorizers need and would help prevent situations like this from recurring.

The report recommends several solutions including that legislators and policymakers address these barriers by providing equitable and adequate special education funding to charter schools and authorizers through a system that prioritizes accountability, local control, and responsiveness to evolving needs of students.

This toolkit provides a practical, step - by - step guide to help authorizers report annually on the academic, financial, and organizational performance for each charter school they oversee.

What ought authorizers do to ensure that the charter schools they approve provide a quality education to students with disabilities who enroll in their school?

This guidance provides valuable information and suggestions to assist schools, state and local education agencies, authorizers of charter schools, parents, and other stakeholders in understanding how federal laws function to provide protections for students with disabilities in order to ensure they receive a quality education free from discrimination.

«Authorizer Spotlight: How Philadelphia Put Annual Reports into Practice» provides an in - depth look at the process the Charter School Office of the School District of Philadelphia went through to implement annual reporting...

This responsibility requires authorizers to hold schools accountable for fulfilling fundamental public education obligations to all students, including providing equal access and appropriate services to students whose native language is not English.

As part of CCSA's effort to provide members relevant resources on strong financial practices, we are sharing two toolkits from the National Charter School Resource Center featuring successful practices and recommendations for charter school governing boards and authorSchool Resource Center featuring successful practices and recommendations for charter school governing boards and authorschool governing boards and authorizers.

The Director of Authorizer Engagement & Advancement will manage one of NACSA's largest strategic programs and will serve as a field expert on a variety of projects, providing hands - on, customized support to charter school authorizers across the country.

It provides some common reasons for becoming an authorizer, some examples of benefits to universities that have chosen to do this, and a brief overview of resources that are available to help an Idaho university successfully launch a charter schools office.

CCSA released three new accountability tools that provide a variety of school level data for every traditional district school and charter public school across the state, online in one location for families, teachers, charter school authorizers and school communities for critical decision - making purposes.

First, he mused that authorizers must provide unlimited access to those students whose educational options are limited to the nearest traditional public school, a school that may not be meeting the needs of students in that neighborhood, especially if they are low income, racially diverse learners.

It is the authorizer's role to ensure that charter schools uphold their end of the agreement by providing appropriate oversight of each charter school.

CCSA released two new accountability tools that provide a variety of school level data for every traditional district school and charter public school across the state to help school leaders, teachers, families, charter school authorizers and school communities make critical decisions.

Unlike other areas of authorizing practice, authorizers are very hands on (sometimes quite intensively) in the pre-opening process, including directing schools on areas for change, collaborating with school support organizations, providing explicit informational and step - by - step resources for schools, and advocating on behalf of schools when necessary.

«As an authorizer, I am motivated by the potential of charter schools to provide our children with excellent educational options based on high expectations for all, an unwavering focus on academics, the pursuit of social justice and the hard work, dedication, and talent of teachers and staff.»

Prior to 2013 - 2014, as a «school of the district» for special education, SDCCS had no control over the specialized staff provided to them by their authorizer, San Diego Unified School District (Sschool of the district» for special education, SDCCS had no control over the specialized staff provided to them by their authorizer, San Diego Unified School District (SSchool District (SDUSD).

Another example: Ohio's law requires authorizers to provide technical assistance to their schools.

An annual two - day training program in January that provides high - level overviews in the areas of legal, HR, finance, operations, academics, and governance for new schools, new employees, and authorizers.

As the authorizer, TPSB would have received a two percent administrative fee from Tangi Academy and gained credit for the school's academic results as part of the accountability system, all while providing their constituents and taxpayers with another public school option.

The program will help ease the transition for schools between application approval and the start - up phase; help ready schools for their first renewal process; help ease the anxiety some new charter school employees experience, even at established charter schools; as well as provide support for charter school authorizers and help them identify various high - quality authorizing best practices.

The new law put the burden of holding schools accountable on their authorizers, the organizations providing their charters, and the burden of overseeing the authorizers on the state.

I was proud to be present when the National Association of Charter Authorizers (NACSA) on November 28 in Washington, D.C. announced their One Million Lives campaign that aims to provide better schools to one million children by focusing on opening more good charter schools and closing failing ones.

These operators work with teachers to provide a high - quality education and are evaluated by independent authorizers whose sole responsibility is to hold schools accountable for student performance.

CREDO suggested that this finding might be due to the possibility that multiple authorizers gave charter schools the chance to shop around to find authorizers who wouldn't provide rigorous oversight.

Since 2009, we've provided guidance to authorizers that collectively oversee more than half of our nation's charter schools.

Based on the restart experiences of authorizers, school operators, education support organizations, and community leaders nationwide, the guide provides nine steps to a smooth transition.

Designed to increase the success and sustainability of restart interventions, this guide provides practical, step - by - step guidance about what authorizers, school operators, and support organizations should consider when designing or refining a process for implementing restart.

Based on the restart experiences of authorizers, school operators, education support organizations, and community leaders nationwide, the guide provides nine steps to a smooth transition: Continue reading

Last week, the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) launched «One Million Lives,» a multi-pronged campaign to provide better schools to one million...