Sentences with phrase «charter board governance»

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And it could tarnish Cook with the same brush that painted former HP (HPQ) Chair Ray Lane when he took control of board nominations, contrary to that board's governance charter.

The Corporate Governance Guidelines and committee charters adopted by our Board of Directors reflect regulatory requirements, New York Stock Exchange listing standards and applicable law.

The Board shall have an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee, and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, which shall have the responsibilities described in their respective charters and shall each consist entirely of independent directors.

Under these rules, a company of which more than 50 % of the voting power is held by an individual, a group or another company is a «controlled company» and may elect not to comply with certain corporate governance requirements of the, including (1) the requirement that a majority of the board of directors consist of independent directors, (2) the requirement that we have a nominating and corporate governance committee that is composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee's purpose and responsibilities and (3) the requirement that we have a compensation committee that is composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee's purpose and responsibilities.

The Board of Directors has established a Governance Committee and adopted a Charter to define and outline the responsibilities of its members.

The company has also proposed several charter amendments as part of its efforts to adopt corporate governance best practices, including board declassification, providing for the removal of directors with or without cause, a reduced supermajority requirement to amend bylaws regarding special meeting rights and the elimination of supermajority requirements for certain provisions of the bylaws.

In furtherance of these goals, the Board has also adopted a Code of Conduct («Code of Conduct»), Insider Trading Policy and written charters for each of the Board's Audit, Compensation and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committees.

Cornell - Feist is the founder of the High Bar, which helps charter boards with management and governance issues.

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.

And, unlike more loosely organized school networks, CMOs manage their schools directly, either under contract to a school board of trustees or under a fully integrated governance structure (in states where single charter school boards can operate multiple schools or campuses).

The original executive director of the D.C. Public Charter School Board, former president of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, current senior advisor to the National Association of Charter School Authorizers, and much more, Smith understands chartering and school governance inside and out.

The current wave of innovation in charter schools differs from earlier reforms by focusing on governance, with charter schools freeing educators from oversight by elec ted school boards.

Which is why, on a warm fall day, an organization called Charter Board Partners (CBP) gathered a World Bank strategist, a couple of advertising executives, a behavioral psychologist, a retired English teacher, a former Exxon executive, and perhaps two dozen other professionals for what it called a governance boot camp.

About two dozen boards — not quite half of the charter - school boards in D.C. — already contract with CBP, paying up to $ 15,000 a year for CBP's matchmaking services, governance workshops, personal coach, and help with such problems as how to «pre-plan» a school leader's succession or how to move board paperwork online.

At CBP's «governance boot camp,» the discussion quickly moves to governance nuts and bolts: committee organization, budget oversight, school - leader evaluations, and a mock charter - school board meeting.

The only material difference between charter and traditional public schools is that the latter are not part of the local school - governance bureaucracy, whether a school board, a mayor or even a state - appointed superintendent.

There were approximately 4,000 attendees representing all aspects of the charter spectrum including charter CEOs, teachers and staff, governance boards, state charter support organizations (CSO) like TCSA, -LSB-...]

The California Charter School Governance Academy is a free, four hour intensive workshop designed to help school leaders and governing board members increase their knowledge of their ethical and legal obligations as stewards of public institutions.

The Governance Committee of the Metro Nashville School Board met on Saturday and made recommendations for policy changes that will result in more financial transparency for all schools, including publicly - funded, privately run charter schools.

His experience in the charter arena began 20 years ago when Mr. Montero served as a key member of the teacher leadership team during Montague's conversion to charter status in 1995 and served on the governance board for over 10 years.

Based on the principles of data - driven instruction, this interactive session will provide an overview of how charter boards can use interim and summative data — academic, financial, and operational — to ensure quality governance that takes into account the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools performance framcharter boards can use interim and summative data — academic, financial, and operational — to ensure quality governance that takes into account the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools performance framCharter Schools performance frameworks.

Join us for our 2018 Governance Week on March 6 - 8, specifically designed for Arizona's public charter school governing boards and their leaders.

9:30 a.m. — noon When the founding committee of a charter school makes the transition to a public school governing board, its members may not be aware of the uniqueness of charter school governance and how to do it well.

It's a controversial way to attempt to improve student success at low - performing schools because it allows charter operators to fire public school teachers and staff and implement their own curricula and governance standards that are not overseen by locally elected school boards.

Last summer, Assemblyman Ed Chau, D - Monterey Park, introduced a bill to clarify that charter schools are indeed covered by the three good governance laws while expressly prohibiting charter employees from participating in board decisions that might affect them financially.

To this end, Georgia law now requires that all charter school board members complete 15 hours of governance training annually, and that returning board members complete 9 hours.

Within 3 months of State Board of Education (SBOE) approval, every charter school is required create an annual governance training plan for its board members and must disclose its progress in an annual report to the Board of Education (SBOE) approval, every charter school is required create an annual governance training plan for its board members and must disclose its progress in an annual report to the board members and must disclose its progress in an annual report to the SBOE.

As a state authorized provider of governance training classes for locally approved charter schools and for schools approved by the State Charter Schools Commission, GCSA offers a wealth of resources to help governing boards meet their training and compliance requircharter schools and for schools approved by the State Charter Schools Commission, GCSA offers a wealth of resources to help governing boards meet their training and compliance requirCharter Schools Commission, GCSA offers a wealth of resources to help governing boards meet their training and compliance requirements.

Supporting training and services (such as WebEx webinars and governance training) for charter school educators, administrators and board members

Coaching and developing school leaders and their governing boards on charter school operations and governance in their first two years of operation.

The two words actually mean a lot in the charter world, given that charter schools are beholden to the boards that grant them charters to operate, not the general public, and that they are not required to reveal key information about their finances and governance to the public.

GCSA ANALYSIS: If approved, Senate Bill 353 reduces the required annual governance training for charter school board members with one or more years of service from 9 hours to 6 hours.

Managing Director, Knowledge Management 415-534-8130 [email protected] Alice provides charter school leaders with information and training on all charter school issues, including finance, board governance, petition writing, curriculum and facilities.

This training is not required for charter boards; however, it is excellent training for any charter governance board as the training allows boards and CEOs to:

Rep. Mayo passed a similar charter school accountability bill in 2014, focusing on required governance training for the board members of charter schools.

«The National Charter Schools Institute is doing some of the best work in the country with respect to board governance.»

Previously, Smith served as vice president for policy and governance at New American Schools, as the first executive director of the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board, and as vice president for education and workforce development at the New York City Partnership.

Marshall also has wooed some of the state - run charter schools in New Orleans back into the school board's fold despite their trepidation about its governance.

For example, the state said by May 1 the network must ensure that its board is composed of «members who have extensive experience in school board governance and / or a demonstrated track record in fields relevant to charter school governance and operations.»

The 2nd Annual DC Charter Conference, hosted by FOCUS, will bring together public charter school leaders, administrators, board members, and stakeholders to dive into topics including advocacy, data, development and communications, equity, governance, operations, student support, anCharter Conference, hosted by FOCUS, will bring together public charter school leaders, administrators, board members, and stakeholders to dive into topics including advocacy, data, development and communications, equity, governance, operations, student support, ancharter school leaders, administrators, board members, and stakeholders to dive into topics including advocacy, data, development and communications, equity, governance, operations, student support, and more.

This training is not required for charter boards; however, it is excellent training for any charter governance board as the training allows boards -LSB-...]

Critical board building challenge: How does a charter school board clearly define its roles, responsibilities and philosophy of governance?

In public charter schools, an organizer would enter into a performance - based contract, or charter, with an oversight board or entity that spells out the school's governance, funding, accountability and flexibility.

(e) The board shall establish the information needed in an application for the approval of a charter school; provided that the application shall include, but not be limited to, a description of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus of the proposed charter school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter school is expected to enroll students; (iii) the organization of the school by ages of students or grades to be taught, an estimate of the total enrollment of the school and the district or districts from which the school will enroll students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter school; (v) the educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance of the subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the school's capacity to address the particular needs of limited English - proficient students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the employment of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the school shall involve parents as partners in the education of their children; (viii) the school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation of the school; (xi) the provision of school facilities and pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement of equal educational opportunity which shall state that charter schools shall be open to all students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the school will use to ensure the provision of equal educational opportunity as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a student population that, when compared to students in similar grades in schools from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, contains a comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations of the charter school to other non-charter public schools.

The New Orleans College Prep charter network is putting the final touches on its transition this summer back to governance by the Orleans Parish School Board — without one of its elementary campuses, Sylvanie Williams.

The difference is that magnet schools remain under the authority of the school district governance structure, whereas charter schools are independently operated public schools.40 Finally, local school boards may view charters as competition and may unduly reject applications.

This charter renewal proposal, which became the charter contract between The Renaissance Charter School (K - 12) and New York Department of Education, designates decision making authority to the school's board of trustees, knowing that the board would informally delegate that authority to a Collaborative School Governance Committee and the School Managemencharter renewal proposal, which became the charter contract between The Renaissance Charter School (K - 12) and New York Department of Education, designates decision making authority to the school's board of trustees, knowing that the board would informally delegate that authority to a Collaborative School Governance Committee and the School Managemencharter contract between The Renaissance Charter School (K - 12) and New York Department of Education, designates decision making authority to the school's board of trustees, knowing that the board would informally delegate that authority to a Collaborative School Governance Committee and the School ManagemenCharter School (K - 12) and New York Department of Education, designates decision making authority to the school's board of trustees, knowing that the board would informally delegate that authority to a Collaborative School Governance Committee and the School Management Team.

Texas Education Code § 12A.004 prohibits innovation districts from being exempt from requirements that apply to open - enrollment charters; from sections related to district organization and governance, school board powers and duties; from state curriculum and graduation requirements; and from academic and financial accountability and sanctions.

Anne Burns, a founding board member, is currently the Lower School Director of the Hackley School in Tarrytown, N.Y. Formerly Executive Director & Head of School at the Harlem Day Charter School in Manhattan, Anne brings a wealth of school governance and practical school administration experience.

Back by popular demand, the California Charter Schools Association is bringing back our Governance Academy, a free intensive workshop designed as a training for new board members and school leaders.