The primary aims of this study are to document the process of moving towards new, integrated systems in each of these cities; to highlight which strategies moved the cities forward in creating these systems and what
barriers the cities encountered; to examine how these cities incorporated the needs of students
with disabilities, English language
learners, and students from different economic backgrounds into their system designs; to understand how students, teachers, and parents, and others experience elements of the new system and how these experiences differed for students
with special needs; and to document quantitative outcomes on a range of measures, disaggregated by student subgroup.
The proposed bill removes
barriers currently preventing charters in New York from serving higher numbers of students
with disabilities (SWD) and English language
learners (ELL).