Sentences with phrase «approval of a charter application»

Nevertheless, the North Carolina legislation is quite permissive in that it allows any individual or group to apply for a charter and does not require local district approval of a charter application.

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.

And neither one addresses the issue of binding local find approval of charter applications, which has been rallying point for charter - school critics.

Not exact matches

And the chairman of a board of trustees committee at the State University of New York, which reviews charter school applications for approval, said he had asked their counsel to review any options they have to deal with Mr. Loeb.

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.

As an authorizer, the district would have power of approval and input over a charter school application and could determine how it would fit into the district's education goals.

The school plans to submit its charter school application to the school district for approval at the end of September.

The report, North Carolina Charter Schools: Excellence and Equity through Collaboration, looks at policies and outcomes around the state's charter application and approval process and the oversight and measurement of charter school performance, and includes recommendations to improve charter authorizing practices and increase accountaCharter Schools: Excellence and Equity through Collaboration, looks at policies and outcomes around the state's charter application and approval process and the oversight and measurement of charter school performance, and includes recommendations to improve charter authorizing practices and increase accountacharter application and approval process and the oversight and measurement of charter school performance, and includes recommendations to improve charter authorizing practices and increase accountacharter school performance, and includes recommendations to improve charter authorizing practices and increase accountacharter authorizing practices and increase accountability.

Two other schools, Cape Fear Preparatory Academy (New Hanover) and Pine Springs Preparatory Academy (Wake), were recommended for approval by the Charter School Advisory Board (CSAB), which is tasked with reviewing applications and advising the State Board of Education on which are worthy of opening.

State Board of Education meets next week to grant final approval Back in 2013, when members of a state board tasked with reviewing charter school applications only greenlighted a handful of schools out of many hopefuls to open...

If authorizers are approving the same percentage of applications despite tougher approval practices, it means they're saying yes to charters that might not have made it five years ago.

This Office makes recommendations to the Board of Regents regarding the approval or denial of charter school applications and the approval or return of proposed charters.

Of the applications submitted for external review, nine of the 26 evaluated (37 percent) met the 85 percent cut score requirement and will proceed to the next step in the approval process, an interview with TEA Charter Division staff and members of the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) Committee on School Initiatives, held during the week of May 8 - 1Of the applications submitted for external review, nine of the 26 evaluated (37 percent) met the 85 percent cut score requirement and will proceed to the next step in the approval process, an interview with TEA Charter Division staff and members of the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) Committee on School Initiatives, held during the week of May 8 - 1of the 26 evaluated (37 percent) met the 85 percent cut score requirement and will proceed to the next step in the approval process, an interview with TEA Charter Division staff and members of the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) Committee on School Initiatives, held during the week of May 8 - 1of the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) Committee on School Initiatives, held during the week of May 8 - 1of Education (SBOE) Committee on School Initiatives, held during the week of May 8 - 1of May 8 - 11.

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With the approval of Prop. 51, $ 500 million is available for a new Charter School Facilities Program (CSFP) application filing round.

Meanwhile, Save Our Schools and state legislators on both sides of the aisle, wary of charters in good school systems, are trying to push through a variety of bills that would increase transparency in charter schools and subject charter - school applications to a local approval before the applicants could seek DOE approval.

Sets out the application process to establish charter schools subject to approval by the New Jersey Department of Education.

Topping the newsfeed yesterday was an indignant post about the approval of five new charter school applications.

One of the leading applications for approval at Wednesday's State Board of Education meeting is a new publicly funded charter school that is being proposed by Steve Perry.

But the N.C. State Board of Education did not respond to the group's February 2012 application for final approval, and in court arguments have argued that the online charter school should have instead submitted a request in the announced time period.

The division would submit a charter school application for each of the new or conversion schools to its local school board for approval.

Requires charter school applicants to submit the application to the Board of Education for a determination as to whether the application meets the board's approval criteria prior to submitting the application to the local school board.

This report, from Self - Help, The A. J. Fletcher Foundation, and Public Impact, reflects their thoughts on policies, practices, and outcomes related to the state's charter application and approval process, and the oversight and measurement of charter school performance.

Perry's application includes a letter of support from Mayor Bill Finch and Finch has been lobbying for the approval of Perry's charter school.

(e) The board shall establish the information needed in an application for the approval of a charter school; provided that the application shall include, but not be limited to, a description of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus of the proposed charter school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter school is expected to enroll students; (iii) the organization of the school by ages of students or grades to be taught, an estimate of the total enrollment of the school and the district or districts from which the school will enroll students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter school; (v) the educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance of the subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the school's capacity to address the particular needs of limited English - proficient students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the employment of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the school shall involve parents as partners in the education of their children; (viii) the school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation of the school; (xi) the provision of school facilities and pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement of equal educational opportunity which shall state that charter schools shall be open to all students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the school will use to ensure the provision of equal educational opportunity as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a student population that, when compared to students in similar grades in schools from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, contains a comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations of the charter school to other non-charter public schools.

* For readers who think that districts should be able to vote for charter school approvals, a position advocated for by Save Our Schools - NJ, imagine this scenario: an application is submitted for a charter school devoted to the needs of students of color in Lakewood and, per N.J.'s charter school funding law, Lakewood Public Schools would pay up to 90 % of tuition.

NAR also won a spot to testify at hearings this spring by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to weigh approval of an application for federal deposit insurance by Wal - Mart, which is seeking to launch an industrial loan company that would be chartered in Utah.