Sentences with phrase «alpha authorizers»

Alpha authorizers can show the way by having the courage to tackle the politics associated with closing underperforming schools and knowing how to document the facts in order to prevail in the court of law and public opinion.

Alpha authorizers can enhance the value of the systems and processes they create by sharing them with school leaders and other authorizers.

This is why alpha authorizers, chartering agencies that operate independently of school districts, are so desperately needed.

At the same time, alpha authorizers need to conduct sound due diligence and avoid being mesmerized by applicants who have political, financial, or star power, but lack the competencies necessary to open and operate a high - quality school.

Alpha authorizers can also develop innovative ways to make it easier for groups with a demonstrable track record of success to replicate and scale their operations by bypassing some of the selection procedures untested applicants must go through.

We need to support the emergence of more alpha authorizers, those who are independent of the K — 12 system and have the courage and tenacity to serve as change agents, market makers, and forces for quality, while reliably performing the core functions of authorizing mentioned above.

Finally, alpha authorizers must ensure the charter contracts they issue are arm's - length, conflict - free performance agreements that contain clear, meaningful, and measurable academic, financial, and operational standards.

Of course, there is a risk that alpha authorizers could turn into overbearing, bureaucratic machines that stifle innovation and entrepreneurship.