Sentences with phrase «by local authorizers»

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.

Upon denial by a local authorizer, applicants may submit their petitions to the State Board of Education.

After approval by a local authorizer, the petition must be submitted to the Charter Schools Division at the Georgia Department of Education.

Not exact matches

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.

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.

One local organization, sympathetic to charter schools, recently lamented that when four low - performing schools came up for renewal, they dodged closure by shopping around for a charter authorizer who would take them.

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.

Every KIPP school is approved to operate by a charter school authorizer — typically a district school board, university, or state department of education — that makes sure the school is living up to the commitments in its charter and is in compliance with relevant federal, state, and local requirements.

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

The certification levels of proposed teachers may be considered by the local and state authorizers when evaluating the petition.

The report recommends several solutions including that legislators and policymakers address these barriers by providing equitable and adequate special education funding to charter schools and authorizers through a system that prioritizes accountability, local control, and responsiveness to evolving needs of students.

They are run by independent boards instead of elected local school boards and answer to an authorizer that oversees their charter agreement.

During her time in the state legislature Ms. Morgan was a co-sponsor of the 2012 Constitutional Amendment, which allowed for an alternate state authorizer to open charter schools denied by local school districts.

In 2012, Morgan co-sponsored state legislation that allowed an alternate state authorizer to open charter schools denied by reluctant local school districts.

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

The authorizer is usually the local school district - some charter schools are authorized by their county office of education or the State Board of Education.

When local officials in Chicago tried to close three failing charters, the state charter authorizer, which was envisioned and funded by the Walton Family Foundation, stepped in and stopped the city from closing the 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.

Since 2012, Louisiana has allowed for «local charter authorizers» to be approved by the state board for authorizing authority.