Sentences with phrase «authorizer practices»

Lisa McDonald, executive director of Brighten Academy, offered insights on the impact of poor authorizer practices on charter schools.

This creates extreme variability within the authorizing sector, with hundreds of authorizers with very small portfolios and largely undeveloped authorizer practices.

We have worked with authorizers of all sizes and in all geographies to improve authorizer practices across the U.S.

While the project has not yet yielded a causal relationship between authorizer practices and outcomes, there are enough successful correlates to draw conclusions that there are indeed best practices and policies that, if applied, result in excellent opportunities for all students.»

It is one of five case studies at the heart of NACSA's groundbreaking Quality Practice Project, which explores the authorizer practices associated with high - quality charter school portfolios.

Furthermore, the state of Texas should be reviewing authorizer practices to ensure appropriate procedures are in place to monitor issues related to equitable access to charter schools.

The result is tangible examples of the authorizer practices associated with high - quality charter school portfolios.

Lenders should know how state laws and authorizer practices hold charter schools accountable; look at every pertinent public record including intervention and probation notices; and ask their own tough questions about trends in academic performance and evidence of fiscal stewardship.

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.

The NACSA report on state policies associated with charter school accountability attempts to describe how laws, regulations, and authorizer practices interact to influence charter quality.

Not exact matches

In cities like Detroit and Cleveland, a dozen authorizers oversee charters, so aggregate charter scores would encompass a wide array of policies and practices.

They do great work to help charter authorizers significantly improve their practices.

It is troubling that many authorizers still don't have high - quality practices in place for this work.

This report assesses authorizers against what NACSA deems the 12 «essential practices» of the industry.

At the same time, the report says, almost half of authorizers, especially smaller ones, practice «limited oversight» of their schools.

Although New York's Pre-K for All legislation gives the authority to monitor pre-K programs to charter school authorizers, it also sets quality standards and monitoring requirements that differ from authorizers» typical practices.

These 12 practices are basic, minimum expectations considered essential by the most successful authorizers nationally — not complex challenges that will take years to implement.

The study outlines PCSB's authorizing strategies and tactics that policymakers, other authorizers and traditional school districts can adopt, adapt and build on in order to strengthen their practices.

His work includes leading research on strategies to increase the supply and diversity of high - quality charter schools; he also works directly with charter school authorizers to develop strong performance frameworks and authorizing practices.

Alumni from the NACSA Leaders Program are equipped with the knowledge, skills and abilities to manage the challenges authorizers face in aligning their agency's policies and practices with NACSA's Principles & Standards for Quality Charter School Authorizing and advocate for policy that supports quality authorizing.

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.

City and state leaders can accomplish this by ensuring that charter authorizers are paying attention to recruitment and admission practices, by ensuring that schools are getting their fair share of funding, by giving charter schools access to excellent special - education expertise and networks, and by promoting innovative new approaches through grants and charter — district partnerships.

NACSA's recently released survey data about authorizers» special education attitudes and practices raises more questions than answers.

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.

But apparently, these policies are inadequate to ensure all authorizers implement these basic practices.

If many authorizers are not tracking these data or willing to meaningfully hold charter schools accountable (i.e. threaten to revoke or non-renewal) for persistent violations related to special education, what in practice is the real consequence for schools failing students with disabilities?

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 environments.

NACSA sets standards of practice, develops practical tools and resources and provides training, consulting and policy guidance to the nation's authorizers.

NACSA's 2012 State of Charter School Authorizing indicates that more of the nation's authorizers are implementing these «essential practices.»

Shannon Bauer is the Manager of Talent Development Programs at the National Association of Charter School Authorizers, where she coordinates programs designed to help charter school authorizers engage with best practices inAuthorizers, where she coordinates programs designed to help charter school authorizers engage with best practices inauthorizers engage with best practices in the field.

Authorizers reported gains in nine of 12 Index categories, with double - digit improvements in practices related to increased transparency, the setting of performance expectations and building staff capacity.

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.

We are committed to transparency in our practices and accountability to our students, parents, government authorizers, and the public at - large.

For information on the implementation of the 12 essential practices by individual authorizers by state, please refer to NACSA's Index of Essential Practices.

A former education policy and commercial real estate attorney, Elisa brings expertise to her authorizing clients, including detailed assessments of authorizer policies, practices and comprehensive due diligence reports on experienced operators.

The authorizers must familiarize themselves with the law and closely monitor charter petitions, policies, and practices to ensure they are consistent with the law and do not discourage any students from enrolling.

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.

To accomplish this mission, NACSA works to improve the policies and practices of authorizers — the organizations designated to approve, monitor, renew, and, if necessary, close charter schools.

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools pulled together a varied group of seasoned educators, authorizers, attorneys and other stakeholders from across the country to share best practices and experiences.

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 National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) is working to double the number of students in great public charter schools by advancing policies and practices that promote quality, autonomy, and choice.

Furthermore, experienced authorizers can use this Brief to spot - check whether their practices are in fact fulfilling the various NCLB - related obligations for which they are responsible.

The purpose of this Issue Brief is to provide a practice - oriented resource for authorizers...

«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...

Between 2009 and 2012, NACSA's Fund for Authorizing Excellence invested more than $ 2 million to strengthen the practices of dozens of authorizers throughout the country.

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.

The National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) is an independent voice for effective charter school policy and thoughtful charter authorizing practices that lead to more great public schools.

Great authorizers — those with strong school portfolios and performance outcomes — implement foundational best practices that NACSA has promoted for years.

By incorporating the authorizing practices linked to strong outcomes identified in NACSA's latest report, authorizers around the country can help charter schools live up to their fullest potential.

We examined the practices of authorizers with the strongest charter school portfolios in the country — measured by numerous student and community outcomes — and compared them to the practices of authorizers with average portfolios.