Sentences with phrase «charter authorization»

For almost two years, federal officials have argued that the state's existing charter authorization process is out of compliance with the Public Charter School Grant Program - which will provide almost $ 300 million to the state through 2015.

Upon its subsequent signing, Potter's measure because the first law to limit or cap charter authorization in Delaware since the state passed its charter law in 1995.

Tapestry secured charter authorization through the DeKalb County School Board.

North Carolina is one of just 15 states nationwide that limits charter authorization powers to a single, statewide entity, rather than granting similar charter oversight powers to the local boards of education that share funding with charters, according to a 2015 report by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA), a nonpartisan, national policy organization that recommends best practices for charter laws.

We think its time to take a close look at the quality of charter authorization oversight.»

In the Four Corners states, relatively freewheeling charter authorization policies allow charter schools to better meet local educational demands.

Charter authorization creates a very different process for opening and closing schools and may open up school leadership to newly emerging non-profit and for - profit charter operators.

A policy brief and technical report by Whitney Bross and Douglas N. Harris on Charter Authorization and Renewal Decisions

Nishita helped design and lead the school's operations, IT, HR, and finance functions from charter authorization to a full - scale middle school.

Voters in Washington rejected charter authorization three times before passing last year's measure making it the 42nd state to approve charters.

Neighborhood schools request for proposals from fifth round of ASD charter authorization cycle

The first four rounds of the Achievement School District's charter authorization process have been iterative, adapting to reflect not just our families» evolving needs, but the growth mindset we seek.

But for the past few years, DPS has treated the innovation school authorization process much like the charter authorization process, and new innovation schools have looked far more like charters — with a year to plan, clear visions and strategies, and careful hiring of teachers.

Consequently, the ASBCS needs to be empowered to take on a stronger oversight role when charters such as Discovery Creemos Academy show signs of significant financial difficulty instead of having no power to close a school for financial reasons and ending up renewing its charter authorization for 20 years a mere seven months before it collapsed.

The state has stringent guidelines for charter authorization: When the state reauthorizes charter schools, it does so only if they meet rigorous standards of performance.

However, the charter authorization law limits the percentage of students that can be in charter schools authorized by the district, with some exceptions.

The schedule of events covered a wide range of topics, including: teachers and instructional quality, charter schools and CMOs, school choice, charter authorization and closure, finances, and test - based accountability.

CHARTER AUTHORIZATION — Authorization MUST only be granted by the Board of Regents.

But these isolated efforts, lack of city - wide collaboration, or alignment with the Alameda County Office of Education's charter authorization process will continue to perpetuate inequalities.

In addition to «overlooking» state requirements that charters serve a requisite number or special education and English Language Learners, and that charters are not supposed to be over-concentrated in a limited number of municipalities, the State Board has rubber - stamped charter renewals, even when they fail to meet the standards set forth in their charter authorization.

The State Board of Education has done such an abysmal job overseeing charters that the legislature was forced to pass a law tightening charter oversight rules last session and added a layer of legislative oversight to the Department of Education's charter authorization process.

It is for this reason that charter authorization is a core component of our work, including the selection of the charter evaluation team members who are responsible for objectively vetting applicants and providing recommendations to the ASD on approval or denial of each charter proposal.

Seven Oaks Classical School hopes to get a charter authorization through Grace College, after the Indiana Charter School Board denied their application.

«Accountability is a valuable and welcome feature of public education, and charter authorization is an important step that ensures that transparency.

[15] Within that proposal was a stipulation that priority to charter authorization would be given to school districts in the lowest 25 % of the state, and the growth in charter school enrollment could not exceed one percent of statewide total enrollment.

As charter leaders, we have very little say in the charter authorization task with one notable exception: the external review process.