Sentences with phrase «become authorizers»

School boards have until March 1 to apply to become authorizers, she said.

Even if districts choose not to become authorizers of charter schools, the state - appointed panel can still approve them.

The first is a new, rigorous application process for any new entity wishing to become an authorizer.

«It seems like an awful lot of work to become an authorizer when they have the option not to go to us.

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.

In the county's larger districts, school leaders are taking a wait - and - see attitude knowing full well they can apply later to become an authorizer.

The Tacoma School Board's original objection to charters focused on the loss of control, but Santorno agreed with Redinger that not becoming an authorizer may mean giving up whatever local control the district could maintain.

Some members of the Tacoma School Board are tiptoeing carefully around the idea of charter schools — and whether they want to signal their intent to become an authorizer of the independently run, publicly funded schools...

«As a board, we discussed charter schools during the election season, and post election, and decided to hold off putting in an application to become an authorizer this year,» said Ann McMurray, president of the Edmonds school board.

«The district doesn't have any surplus funds to designate a staff member to manage becoming an authorizer,» she said.

If the school board did choose to do so, it would need to apply by July 1 to become an authorizer.

Shea said it's unlikely the Sequim school board will notify the board of education next school year to possibly become an authorizer because the deadline is pushed up to Oct. 1.

The Tacoma School Board is planning to make a decision to become an authorizer, or not, March 28, he said.

In order for a local school board to become an authorizer, the board must have approval from the state board of education.

The deadline for school boards to submit a letter of intent to become an authorizer is April 1, Spady said.

It provides some common reasons for becoming an authorizer, some examples of benefits to universities that have chosen to do this, and a brief overview of resources that are available to help an Idaho university successfully launch a charter schools office.

Not exact matches

After fruitlessly seeking new sponsors to take on the potential «orphans» — eligible organizations feared the political, financial, and legal - liability risks — and after much internal soul - searching and debate, Fordham decided in 2004 to apply to become a school authorizer and by June 2005 we found ourselves occupying that hot seat.

Bart Peterson, then a candidate for mayor, testified before the senate education committee, which gave Lubbers the idea for writing into the legislation a provision allowing the mayor of Indianapolis to become a charter school authorizer.

NACSA supports authorizers in becoming great with on - the - job resources and a professional network.

Since that time, ACNW has grown to become the largest authorizer of charter schools in Minnesota by number of schools authorized.

Mary Jean Ryan, a board member from Seattle, said it will be challenging to oversee what could become a large system of authorizers - if many school boards apply - setting up only eight schools a year.

In response to statutory change in 2009, ACNW renewed its commitment to charter schools and became an approved charter school authorizer in December 2010.

School board members in the Gig Harbor - area Peninsula School District have opted out of becoming a charter school authorizer, just as their counterparts in Tacoma have done...

Francom has sent a letter to the NK School Board urging it to consider becoming a charter authorizer.

At the end of May, the Tacoma School Board voted to delay its application to become a charter - school authorizer.

School districts have until April 1 to submit a letter of intent indicating their interest in becoming a charter school authorizer for the first round of Washington charters.

The charter school initiative called for school districts to apply to become «authorizers.»

The organizations must win approval either from a local school board that applies to the state to become a charter authorizer, or from a recently appointed statewide charter commission.

What: Tacoma School District public hearing on whether Tacoma should become a charter school authorizer.

The Tacoma School Board will hold a public hearing Thursday to gather input on whether it should proceed further toward becoming a charter school authorizer.

If TPS is to become a State sanctioned authorizer, their attitude toward charter school suitors must be explicitly positive and open to new reforms.

The charter board supports the mayor's proposal, said spokeswoman Theola Labbé - DeBose, and is willing to help the chancellor become an effective authorizer.

During that time, it has become clear that the authorizers — the agencies that approve, monitor, renew and, if necessary, close charter schools — have a tremendous impact on both the number and quality of charter schools in existence.

What that means in the policy world is that the board must shift much of its attention to becoming a quality authorizer — «the organizations designated to approve, monitor, renew, and, if necessary, close charter schools.»

This was never intended by the new law — but became an MDE policy early on as evidenced by the failure to publish authorizer application processes until Feb / March 2010.

If any additional statewide authorizers, which are allowed but not currently operating, ever become active, they must adhere to several authorizer quality policies.