The new law sets up a Charter School Commission to authorize groups to open charter schools and puts the State Board of Education in charge of approving
applications by local school districts that also want to authorize charter schools.
Not exact matches
Two types of charter
schools operate in Massachusetts: Horace Mann charter
schools are effectively «in -
district» charters whose
applications must first be approved
by a host
school district and, with a few exceptions, the
local teachers union.
In 26 states (including 10 of the 12 states above), the initial decision
by a
local school board to deny a charter
school application may be appealed to the state board of education or another institution, thus curbing
school districts» control over the approval of charters even where
school districts are given a role.
By capping the number of charter
schools statewide, limiting the annual growth in the number of
schools per
district, and providing for input from the
local district before approval of charter
applications, North Carolina has exercised more control over the establishment of charter
schools than some states.
A
local taxpayers» group had sought information from the job -
application packets submitted
by five teachers hired
by the Easton
school district.
In contrast, if a large
school district wants to redesign its processes for recruiting new teachers
by changing when
applications are due and offers of employment are made, it would be exceedingly rare if it either had anyone on staff or could find anyone in a
local university who would be interested and able to carry out an experiment on the issue.
The summer was spent doing quite a bit of catch - up
by informing
local leaders about the
applications and discussing the specific implications of the grant, since the
school districts had left them out of the process.
Cloud9World will assist
schools and
districts in the
application process for
local and national grants
by providing print and digital materials.