Sentences with phrase «by authorizers»

Monday night in Nevada the Senate unanimously passed AB 205, a comprehensive authorizing bill that institutes performance - based contracts, performance frameworks for each charter school, annual reports by authorizers on school performance, and the default closure of failing schools.

While it is non-binding, the school board hopes that their message will be heard by the authorizers.

Not surprisingly, the charter schools represented by authorizers at the event showed lower percentages of students with disabilities, and slightly higher rates of suspension and expulsion than the Detroit Public schools.

But the schools would have to meet specifically negotiated targets for students» performance or risk being shut down by their authorizers — local school boards, public or private colleges with education programs, or a special statewide charter school commission.

Many schools are forced to divert financial resources away from important educational programs in order to address challenges such as overregulation by authorizers and facilities inequities, among other things.

Our children would be better served by authorizers deliberately moving toward improving or shutting down our lowest - performing schools before adding more to their portfolios.

Accountability In theory, charter schools are held accountable by their authorizers, the entity given the responsibility and power to sponsor and monitor school operations.

The schools and their boards in turn will be subject to much more intensive scrutiny by the authorizers.

Only two schools on that list were renewed by their authorizers and have continued to chronically underperform.

This Core Contract can be customized by authorizers to meet a variety of circumstances.

Charter schools are already held to high standards by their authorizers, and if they do not perform on task, there are very real consequences.

The lawsuit argues that under New York State law, charter schools are monitored and reviewed by their authorizers, not the Department of Education.

So, he asks «whether regulators are any good at identifying which schools will contribute to test score gains» and then says this: «The bottom line is that none of the factors used by authorizers to open or renew charter schools in New Orleans were predictive of how much test score growth these schools could produce later on.»

Unlike most private schools, however, they are required to participate in state testing systems and can be closed by their authorizers if they fail to meet performance goals.

The demographic and political characteristics of a state and character of the state law authorizing charter schools undoubtedly matter in some way for the fate of charter schools in a state, but most decisions about charter school formation and attendance are made within school districts — by founders who decide to start a new school, by authorizers who empower them to do so, and, ultimately, by parents who decide to enroll their students.

But he urged the lawmakers to «honor the commitment made to these agencies by the authorizers and appropriators, and provide them with the increased level of funding for fiscal year 2007.»

This student growth and achievement system is now available for use by any authorizer or school in the country through the National Charter Schools Institute.

The New York State Board of Regents this week refused to approve early renewals recommended by their authorizer for ten Success Academy charter schools.

A number of the lowest - performing charters closed voluntarily or were shut down by an authorizer.

A charter school is a school system that is overseen by an authorizer.

For schools nearing the end of their current charter term, CEI can help prepare your renewal application, conduct mock school visits to prepare for your authorizer review, and address any issues raised by the authorizer required to gain charter renewal.

Charter public schools are held accountable by their authorizer (usually the local school district) and, most importantly, by the families they serve.

The schools represent four schools that are up for renewal by their authorizer this year and two schools that were renewed despite chronic low performance and have failed to improve.

That is, after all, the basic bargain of charter schools: The privately run, but publicly funded entities are given freedom from some state regulations in exchange for stronger accountability; in other words, they can be closed down by their authorizer.

Note: Beginning in 2010 - 11, the number of schools is counted by physical location of the school rather than by authorizer.

They are held accountable by their authorizer (usually the local school district) and, most importantly, by the families they serve.

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).

CPA is required to participate in MAP testing by its authorizer, the University of St. Thomas.

Under California law, charter school petitions are authorized for up to a five - year term, and may be renewed by the authorizer for additional five - year terms.

Failing schools that are closed by an authorizer with high standards can simply go to another, less - discriminating authorizer that allows them to re-open.

Not exact matches

Bellafiore served as president of the SUNY's Charter Schools Institute, which was created by the Board of Trustees to implement their new role as a charter school authorizer.

Kim said the only appropriate oversight is that done by Success» authorizer, the SUNY Charter Schools Institute.

They commonly serve disadvantaged students; they are all under pressure to attract parents and to satisfy a small number of authorizers; one school may deliberately imitate another by adopting a policy that seems to be working in the other school; schools may also imitate one another unconsciously (as when teachers who have worked at one school are hired by another and bring their knowledge with them).

I've got to believe that it's something about the structure of the charter sector — its governance by mission - driven boards instead of local politicians; its ability to recruit and retain educators that share a vision rather than a collective bargaining agreement (and conventional preparation and certification); its sense of urgency driven by accountability to authorizers and funders — that makes the difference.

Second, every single DCPS - run school will be put on a performance contract held by a charter school authorizer.

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.

Local school districts are the primary authorizer for most charters, but charter schools can also be approved by their county or the state board of education if rejected by their district.

Where we differ is that you think all districts should completely replaced by outside charter authorizers.

Alpha authorizers can also develop innovative ways to make it easier for groups with a demonstrable track record of success to replicate and scale their operations by bypassing some of the selection procedures untested applicants must go through.

At the same time, alpha authorizers need to conduct sound due diligence and avoid being mesmerized by applicants who have political, financial, or star power, but lack the competencies necessary to open and operate a high - quality school.

Alpha authorizers can enhance the value of the systems and processes they create by sharing them with school leaders and other authorizers.

They are used by regulators — whether authorizers, portfolio managers, or harbor masters — to identify good and bad schools, to determine whether they should be included as choice options, and to shape the goals schools should pursue.

Alpha authorizers can show the way by having the courage to tackle the politics associated with closing underperforming schools and knowing how to document the facts in order to prevail in the court of law and public opinion.

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 equivalent).

That democratically controlled authorizer would then have a performance contract with each of the city's public schools, including those operated by the district.

Of all charter schools closed by local authorizers or their own boards, the vast majority had financial problems — meaning that they generally suffered from a lack of parental demand.

In particular, the study examines ratings derived from criteria favored by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) to see if they are predictive of test score growth or enrollment growth.

Develop a strong core of high - quality schools in the charter sector by working with the best charter authorizers to develop quality benchmarks and close low - performing charters in a targeted set of neighborhoods.

Leverage change from the bottom up by helping parents and communities to push authorizers and the district to increase performance accountability.

Weak laws are the biggest culprit, followed by operators who are chummy with authorizers, followed by inertia.