Sentences with phrase «charter petition»

In 2013, the advocates said, school district staff recommended approval of nearly 90 percent of charter petitions.

In the case of New Designs, the district had recommended a denial of the renewal charter petition claiming it, too, is performing worse than surrounding schools.

Question: Our second charter petition is about to be approved.

Get an overview of the development process, a breakdown of CDE regulations and an outline of the topics that must defined in charter petitions

One of the most common excuses given by the county board of ed for denying charter petitions is that the proposed school «isn't appropriate for special education and English Language Learner students».

From the ridiculous denials of quality charter petitions happening at the local level to a slew of bad policy ideas being surfaced at the state level, a wide array of needless challenges continue to be thrown at our movement, and we will have to be as on top of our advocacy game as ever in order to keep our movement on stride.

The LAUSD Board of Education recently failed to approve the expansion of a high - performing, award - winning charter school when it effectively «split» consideration of the school's renewal charter petition into two motions and failed to approve one of the motions.

The same required qualifications can be found in the Santa Clara County Office of Education charter petition, also on page 55.

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Board members disagreed with a separate staff recommendation to deny a new PUC charter petition because of concerns over how the school would be structured and gave the new school the go ahead to open.

The stage has been set for an apparent showdown between charter school operators and the Los Angeles Unified School District office charged with charter school oversight, when the LAUSD school board votes on an unprecedented 14 recommendations for charter petition denials at Tuesday's special board meeting.

Three years later, I managed to land my dream legal job as the first in - house counsel at Aspire Public Schools, where I drafted charter petitions to open new schools and oversaw other legal work for the organization, including contract law, employment law, and education law.

Given that charter schools are continually gaining more experience and sophistication, it is difficult for us to understand why and how the district finds charter petitions so much less credible than before.»

The authorizers must familiarize themselves with the law and closely monitor charter petitions, policies, and practices to ensure they are consistent with the law and do not discourage any students from enrolling.

She leads the Godzilla team, which delivers process improvement and data and technology solutions, as well as the Strategy and Operations team, which provides operational support to all Aspire schools, facilitates charter petition and compliance efforts, and supports new market / growth strategy development.

The State Charter Schools Commission will host a free «boot camp» training on January 27, 2014 to help prepare potential state charter petitioners for the Spring 2014 charter petition cycle.

Ranking using claim from Morgan Hill Charter Petition: «Ranked in the Top 5 % 2 of all public school networks serving low income students in California (CA schools serving > 70 % FRL).»

Question: May the signature form for a new charter petition also be used to collect Proposition 39 signatures?

«AB 1172 would have limited choice in communities by allowing school districts to deny charter petitions based on financial impact, putting the needs of adults above those of children.

That suit, for the time being, invalidates the Alum Rock Jackson Street charter petition.

The Los Angeles Advocacy Council, which represents 17 charter organizations, has been meeting with the district's Charter School Division to figure out ways of creating less burdensome charter petitions.

The Boot Camp assists petitioners in understanding the petition process and developing a successful charter petition, focusing on governance and oversight; academic programming and performance standards; school finance and resource allocation; staff recruitment and hiring; facilities; and LEA requirements, among others.

A key partner since Camino Nuevo's inception in 2000, ExED helped to develop the organization's initial charter petition, create its first budget and secure and finance its first school site.

In a district that rarely rejects charter petitions, and whose 277 active charter schools makes LAUSD the largest district charter authorizer in the nation, risking rejection is probably a safe gamble for a charter.

L.A. Unified school board members are scrutinizing charter petitions more closely and the teachers union is amassing a war chest to fight charter expansion, so now eyes are on how the pro-charter camp is going to proceed with its plan.

Overall, the Excelencia charter petition's data is lacking.

But unlike most districts in the state, LA Unified requires additional language in charter petitions, including that charters agree to all district policies even if they change after their petition is granted.

A previous version of the story said that the second PUC charter petition was denied by the board.

A bill that would have allowed only school districts to approve new charter petitions is very much alive despite being shelved Monday by its sponsor.

Ironically, it was the school communities themselves — parents and kids — who fought hardest to get the three charter petitions approved, and in the end the new school board relented.

Our charter petition was approved by both the Da Vinci Schools network and Wiseburn Unified School District in Hawthorne, California.

First, working on the charter petition, which is a document you have to submit to the district for approval so we can open next fall.

For the final, she let me produce a charter petition, which gave me some opportunity to flush out what this school could look like.

And last week, the Atlanta Public Schools board, with a reputation for being supportive of charter schools, voted 8 - 1 to deny a charter petition.

That means campuses like Nobel and Millikan Middle schools, with 2,500 and 2,200 students, respectively, would have resources to create more innovative programs if their charter petitions are approved.

Most recently in 2011, CTA's AB 1172 would have had a chartering authority deny a charter petition if it makes a «written factual finding that the charter school would have a negative fiscal impact on the school district.»

After the organizers submitted only the charter petition to the authorities, nearly 100 parents asked to withdraw their signatures.

Renewal or approval of your charter petition is often dependent upon the relationships you have.

Through our Charter Developer Membership, CCSA provides individualized support throughout every phase of the process, from writing your charter petition through authorizer approval.

Among the schools seeking new charter petitions are two from LA's Promise that are recommended for denial: LA's Promise Charter High School and LA's Promise Charter Middle School.

This single - day training session, to be held at The Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center, will provide an overview of the state charter petition process and discuss ways in which stakeholders can develop a strong charter petition, specifically focusing on school governance, academic and financial accountability, and community engagement.

Charter Petition Framework and Content Understand the petition requirements and learn how to structure a quality charter petition December 15, 2010

Your school's LCAP should influence your budget and align with your charter petition, Title Plans, student assessments and WASC goals.

The charter petition defines the salary schedule for certified teachers.

The incubator will collaborate with candidates over a two year time period to adequately prepare boards for charter petition approval.