Sentences with phrase «as the authorizer for»

The Arizona State Board for Charter Schools, which serves as the authorizer for more than 90 percent of charter schools in the state, has already taken important steps in this direction.

The ASD functions as an authorizer for six schools in the city and operates an additional six Memphis schools as «achievement schools,» which are run as though they were a separate charter - management organization within the ASD.

UST currently serves as the authorizer for 6 charter schools across the state of Minnesota.

Not exact matches

In April 2011, the National Association of Charter School Authorizers agreed to assist DPS as the district designed a competitive and rigorous RFP (Request for Proposal) process to identify schools that it would authorize as charters beginning in fall 2011.

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.

Just as choice and competition are good for students and schools, choice and competition are good for authorizers.

As outlined in the iNACOL Quality Assurance Performance Metrics, states, authorizers, and researchers should adopt more accurate measures of individual growth, such as the pre - and post-assessment measures typically used by national online learning support organizations (for example, the Measures of Academic Progress [MAP] or the equivalentAs outlined in the iNACOL Quality Assurance Performance Metrics, states, authorizers, and researchers should adopt more accurate measures of individual growth, such as the pre - and post-assessment measures typically used by national online learning support organizations (for example, the Measures of Academic Progress [MAP] or the equivalentas the pre - and post-assessment measures typically used by national online learning support organizations (for example, the Measures of Academic Progress [MAP] or the equivalent).

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.

As the authorizer of all schools, City Schools was solely responsible for the oversight of public education in Baltimore.

School choice allows educators to shape a school that reflects their vision and values, so long as parents think the result is good for their child (and, for charters, so long as authorizers are okay with the outcomes).

Some authorizers also look at student retention from year to year as a proxy for family satisfaction.

The good news is that it's common for authorizers to use parent or student satisfaction survey data as one of many pieces of information in school accountability plans.

Mike claims that he, as a charter school authorizer, looks for multiple signs of poor performance before ordering a school of choice to be closed.

«As authorizers, we have an exciting opportunity to open a wide range of schools that produce amazing outcomes for kids across a wide variety of educational models and geographies.»

Prior to her tenure with BASIS, she served as Executive Director of the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools, the nation's largest charter school authorizer.

Prior to joining BASIS Schools, Inc. as Executive Director, she served as Executive Director of the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools, the nation's largest charter school authorizer.

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.

Just as school leaders select teachers with a «growth mindset,» — expecting them to learn, adapt, and get better — authorizers must seek learning organizations and create the space for them to grow.

As authorizers, we can increase the quality of education our students receive and change the economic forecast for our cities.»

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

It rightfully focuses on authorizers as the lynchpin of charter quality; they are, after all, the entities that screen and approve new charter schools and then hold them accountable for results (or — as is sometimes the case — do not).

If there is a bias toward CMO charters as the «school of choice» among authorizers, why might that be, and what would it mean for single sites?

As school choice expands in Indiana, experts predict this isn't the last time a charter authorizer — or the Department of Education, for that matter — will have to intervene in a struggling school.

As part of NACSA's 2015 annual survey, we asked authorizers for their perspectives and practices on issues at the intersection of authorizing and special education.

Whether a district becomes an authorizer or not, charter schools may open in their service area as early as fall 2014 and become the public school for children who used to attend district schools, taking dollars away from those districts.

However, three data points cause concern: in combination, they indicate that many of the responding authorizers do not 1) require special education outcomes as part of charter performance contracts; 2) see persistent failure to serve students with disabilities as a behavior that merits serious consequence; or 3) identify themselves as responsible for enforcing special education enrollment proportionality.

The Peninsula board also cited the upfront cost to prepare an application for authorizer status as another factor in its decision, Peninsula Superintendent Chuck Cuzzetto said Friday.

While the LLN frees up more of the school's resources, DPS remains the school authorizer as it is for all charter and innovation schools.

As charter authorizers, we have a profound opportunity to effect positive change on a daily basis which is why Dr. King's words are the guiding force for the 2016 NACSA Leadership Conference.

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.

But a 2008 law that created the Georgia Charter Schools Commission as an independent charter - school authorizer gave Madati some recourse by allowing him to apply for approval under that new entity, rather than the local district.

Prior to joining the Institute, Mr. Goenner served as Executive Director at The Center for Charter Schools at Central Michigan University, the nation's largest university authorizer of charter public schools.

The National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) issued the challenge as its new membership survey shows the closure rate for charters in renewal has doubled from year to year but is still leaving far too many schools among the lowest performers, according to state accountability data.

CSDC board member and former Executive Director at the Center for Charter Schools James Goenner shepherded the development and growth of CMU into the largest university authorizer of charter schools in the country, for which it was recently saluted as the «gold standard» by The Center for Education Reform.

Given the President's prior statements indicating he would sign the resolution, this will have far - reaching consequences for your work as an authorizer.

Louisiana Charter Law includes a mandate that charter school authorizers follow the National Association of Charter School Authorizers» (NACSA's) «Principles & Standards for Quality Charter School Authorizing» to ensure they are following best practices both in the evaluation of charter school applications, as well as in oversight of existiauthorizers follow the National Association of Charter School Authorizers» (NACSA's) «Principles & Standards for Quality Charter School Authorizing» to ensure they are following best practices both in the evaluation of charter school applications, as well as in oversight of existiAuthorizers» (NACSA's) «Principles & Standards for Quality Charter School Authorizing» to ensure they are following best practices both in the evaluation of charter school applications, as well as in oversight of existing schools.

The school district, in anticipation of Tuesday's meeting and questions for the charter division, issued a statement saying, «As the nation's largest authorizer of charter schools, LA Unified has established positive and collaborative relationships with our charter operators.

The Addendum is intended as a template for authorizers to use in developing their own application addenda for use by applicants seeking to replicate an existing school or school model.

A highly decentralized school district with 12 different charter authorizers has raised the cost of transportation as each charter school assumes responsibility for its transportation needs.

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 authorizers.

«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.»

As an authorizer, though, the district still maintains a broad but remote responsibility for the schools.

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 (SDUSD).

«As the primary authorizer for public schools in Orleans Parish, OPSB needs to ensure that it continues to be focused on high quality charter schools that meet the needs of all students, and restructure itself accordingly so that it serves as a thought and support partner for its schools.&raquAs the primary authorizer for public schools in Orleans Parish, OPSB needs to ensure that it continues to be focused on high quality charter schools that meet the needs of all students, and restructure itself accordingly so that it serves as a thought and support partner for its schools.&raquas a thought and support partner for its schools.»

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 optioAs 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 optioas part of the accountability system, all while providing their constituents and taxpayers with another public school option.

Since the Mississippi Charter Schools Act passed in 2013, charter operators have been able to apply to the Mississippi Charter Authorizer Board to run public schools billed as an alternative for parents seeking higher - quality education for their kids.

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.

«While it would be incorrect to assume that a high - profile instance such as this is reflective of the broader charter school movement, this case does bring to light legitimate concerns about authorizer accountability and the urgent need for greater public transparency in financial agreements between charter schools and authorizers,» the charter association told the San Diego Union - Tribune when Van Zant pleaded guilty in February.

The school's board of directors voted to keep OPSB as its charter authorizer for the next year.

Promoters of charter school expansion are calling for an increase in independent authorizers, such as nonprofits and universities.