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In another case, Lancaster, PA rejected an application for a Gulen - linked charter due to application mistakes such as «carelessness and numerous cut and paste segments from other charter school applications which had no relevance to the application,» as well as a «total lack of knowledge» in curriculum planning.

Lobbyists for these groups are currently involved with a dispute in Palm Beach County over what many feel are predatory charter school applications which offer no new innovations, yet serve to drain highly rated district schools of students making both schools under - populated.

Not exact matches

Here's yet another TV ad from the pro-charter school group Education Reform Now, which is pushing Albany to raise the charter cap in advance of the next «Race to the Top» funding application deadline on June 1.

A review of New York's application criticized them for failing to raise the charter school cap — which lawmakers passed before the deadline for the 2nd round.

The application for the school, which is yet unnamed, was listed as slated for Districts 1 or 6 on SUNY Charter School Institute's website until Tuesday evening, when the state yanked the list of approved schools down and replaced it with one that read the school was approved for Distrschool, which is yet unnamed, was listed as slated for Districts 1 or 6 on SUNY Charter School Institute's website until Tuesday evening, when the state yanked the list of approved schools down and replaced it with one that read the school was approved for DistrSchool Institute's website until Tuesday evening, when the state yanked the list of approved schools down and replaced it with one that read the school was approved for Distrschool was approved for District 2.

SUNY — which licenses charter schools — plans to demand more information from the high - performing Success Academy and other charter - school operators about their disciplinary and suspension policies before signing off on new charter applications or renewals.

Bloomberg heaped praise on UFT President Mike Mulgrew, whose union is under fire from charter school advocates who believe it blocked efforts to raise the cap in Albany in advance of the state's «Race to the Top» application (which failed).

And the chairman of a board of trustees committee at the State University of New York, which reviews charter school applications for approval, said he had asked their counsel to review any options they have to deal with Mr. Loeb.

Charter advocates in the Bay Area seem to subscribe to a «survival of the fittest» ethic, which holds that because running a successful charter school requires so much capacity, if potential operators are scared off from pursuing an application without a lot of handholding, it's probably for thCharter advocates in the Bay Area seem to subscribe to a «survival of the fittest» ethic, which holds that because running a successful charter school requires so much capacity, if potential operators are scared off from pursuing an application without a lot of handholding, it's probably for thcharter school requires so much capacity, if potential operators are scared off from pursuing an application without a lot of handholding, it's probably for the best.

For instance, in Board of Education No. 1 in the City and County of Denver v. Booth, the Denver school board challenged Colorado's Charter Schools Act, which grants local school boards the authority to approve or disapprove a charter appliCharter Schools Act, which grants local school boards the authority to approve or disapprove a charter applicharter application.

We've submitted to the state to receive our charter application number, which means by the end of March we should be an official school, ready to enroll students.

In November 2000 the group submitted a 300 - page application to the Board of Regents to open the Brighter Choice Charter School for Boys (BCCS - Boys) and Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls (BCCS - Girls), which, initially, would be housed in the same building.

The new Algiers Charter School Association emphasized the benefits of being liberated from Orleans Parish School Board policies, which, according to the association's application, «currently consist of over a one foot thick set of documents that have not been reviewed for consistency and necessity in the past 20 years.»

Charter school authorizers are getting «choosier» about which applications for schools they will accept and are basing decisions not to renew charters more on student - achievement issues than previously recognized, an analysis by a pro-charter organization finds.

Another advantage when screening applicants is the reach of the mayor's Rolodex, which enables the charter school office to call on state budget experts and other specialists to help them assess applications.

The contract is an essential document, separate from the charter application, that establishes the legally binding agreement and terms under which the school will operate and be held accountable.

14 Each charter school collects applications and runs an admissions lottery in years in which the school is over-subscribed.

In practice, the use of lottery instruments is complicated by the fact that the odds of being offered a seat at a charter or pilot school vary with the number of applications and the extent to which an applicant's chosen schools are over-subscribed.

The superintendent of the local school district, which oversees the charter school, at first said he was «100 percent confident» the application was permissible under state law.

The present report incorporates seven of those 13 dimensions that are outward facing for students and families and most likely, conceptually, to play a role in their exercise of school choice: Alternatives to traditional schools, e.g., number of seats in charter schools; Assignment Process, i.e., the extent of school choice and its» fairness; Common Application for traditional and charter schools; Accessibility of information on the choice process; Understandability of the information provided to parents on which to compare schools; Transportation to schools of choice; and School Quality in the disschool choice: Alternatives to traditional schools, e.g., number of seats in charter schools; Assignment Process, i.e., the extent of school choice and its» fairness; Common Application for traditional and charter schools; Accessibility of information on the choice process; Understandability of the information provided to parents on which to compare schools; Transportation to schools of choice; and School Quality in the disschool choice and its» fairness; Common Application for traditional and charter schools; Accessibility of information on the choice process; Understandability of the information provided to parents on which to compare schools; Transportation to schools of choice; and School Quality in the disSchool Quality in the district.

Although many details remain to be ironed out, both of the bills filed so far would create a state panel that would approve charter applications, which could come from non-profit groups to start a new school or parents and teachers of an existing school.

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Yu Ying, which recently held its third annual enrollment lottery to process 500 applications for 100 spaces, is just one illustration of the invaluable service that CSDC's fee developer program provides to successful, expanding charter schools that recognize the benefits of outsourcing their facility needs to an experienced developer on a complete, «turnkey» basis.

In many states, charter enrollment is capped and only school districts — which generally oppose charter schools — are allowed to approve charter applications.

The board is projecting that the sixth -, seventh - and eight - grade classes - which don't exist at Tinker - will have 150 students each, nearly twice as many as any other grade at the proposed charter school and more than twice as many as most, according to the application.

In the meantime, NYC charter schools cumulatively report over 40,000 students on their waiting lists, with the Success Academy network, which regularly outscores even some citywide and district Gifted & Talented programs, desperately seeking permission to expand after receiving more than 17,000 applications for only 3,000 + available seats.

The 500 - point scale on which grant applications are scored assigns 40 points for charter schools.

If you don't live in or near one of these districts, the only state agency available to approve your charter school application will be the Washington Charter School Commission (which has the power to authorize charter schools anywhere in the charter school application will be the Washington Charter School Commission (which has the power to authorize charter schools anywhere in the sschool application will be the Washington Charter School Commission (which has the power to authorize charter schools anywhere in the Charter School Commission (which has the power to authorize charter schools anywhere in the sSchool Commission (which has the power to authorize charter schools anywhere in the charter schools anywhere in the state).

Mitchell sits on the N.C. Charter School Advisory Board, which is tasked with reviewing charter school applications and monitoring their progress, and he has also contributed thousands of dollars to the campaigns of several lawmakers, including Sen. Jerry Tillman, a key proponent of charter schools who sat on the conference committee tasked with crafting the final version of Charter School Advisory Board, which is tasked with reviewing charter school applications and monitoring their progress, and he has also contributed thousands of dollars to the campaigns of several lawmakers, including Sen. Jerry Tillman, a key proponent of charter schools who sat on the conference committee tasked with crafting the final version of SSchool Advisory Board, which is tasked with reviewing charter school applications and monitoring their progress, and he has also contributed thousands of dollars to the campaigns of several lawmakers, including Sen. Jerry Tillman, a key proponent of charter schools who sat on the conference committee tasked with crafting the final version of charter school applications and monitoring their progress, and he has also contributed thousands of dollars to the campaigns of several lawmakers, including Sen. Jerry Tillman, a key proponent of charter schools who sat on the conference committee tasked with crafting the final version of Sschool applications and monitoring their progress, and he has also contributed thousands of dollars to the campaigns of several lawmakers, including Sen. Jerry Tillman, a key proponent of charter schools who sat on the conference committee tasked with crafting the final version of charter schools who sat on the conference committee tasked with crafting the final version of SB 793.

Charter school development is at minimum a two - year process which includes planning, writing the charter application, finding a facility, and completing all the tasks necessary to open the Charter school development is at minimum a two - year process which includes planning, writing the charter application, finding a facility, and completing all the tasks necessary to open the charter application, finding a facility, and completing all the tasks necessary to open the school.

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Though advocates have proposed at least three South Sound charter schools, their applications can go nowhere until voters decide the fate of the referendum, which apparently has enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot.

On Wednesday night, the Philadlphia School Reform Commission (which controls the city's schools in lieu of an elected school committee) voted to reject 34 of 39 applications to open new charter schools in theSchool Reform Commission (which controls the city's schools in lieu of an elected school committee) voted to reject 34 of 39 applications to open new charter schools in theschool committee) voted to reject 34 of 39 applications to open new charter schools in the city.

Two other schools, Cape Fear Preparatory Academy (New Hanover) and Pine Springs Preparatory Academy (Wake), were recommended for approval by the Charter School Advisory Board (CSAB), which is tasked with reviewing applications and advising the State Board of Education on which are worthy of opening.

We visited the websites of each listed charter school and examined all available enrollment instructions and documents, which some listed under «admissions» or «application.»

Grier said Houston's application will build on a turnaround plan known as Apollo 20, which aims to apply the qualities of high - performing charter schools to underperforming public schools.

◦ the asset and liability projections required in the application which are incorporated into the charter and which shall be compared with information provided in the annual report of the charter school

In an effort to start a new school that provides the type of education being advocated by education reformers like Tony Wagner, Sir Ken Robinson, and Daniel Pink, I am preparing a charter application for Da Vinci High School which will provide an opportunity for students to discover their passions and pursueschool that provides the type of education being advocated by education reformers like Tony Wagner, Sir Ken Robinson, and Daniel Pink, I am preparing a charter application for Da Vinci High School which will provide an opportunity for students to discover their passions and pursueSchool which will provide an opportunity for students to discover their passions and pursue them.

And neither one addresses the issue of binding local find approval of charter applications, which has been rallying point for charter - school critics.

That isn't necessarily bad for the students: A review by the State University of New York Charter Institute, which sponsored the UFT's charter application, found that the school had «poor» educational outcomes in the middle school Charter Institute, which sponsored the UFT's charter application, found that the school had «poor» educational outcomes in the middle school charter application, found that the school had «poor» educational outcomes in the middle school grades.

AAC cited its plans to partner with a growing charter network, TeamCFA, in its application, but the state's consultant (the private firm SchoolWorks) questioned whether the group — which had yet to ink any contract with TeamCFA — should be deemed eligible for the takeover program, given state law calls for an operator with a «record of results» turning around low - performing schools.

Thomas said Toni Pickett, one of the central office employees named in ExCEED's application, was at a meeting in December at which parents were told about the effort to charter the school.

For the first time, the state followed guidelines set by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers in deciding which applications to approve and deny, Cerf said.

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The State Board of Education, which is tasked with approving charter schools in the state, didn't take up the virtual school's application and the matter has since been in the appeals courts.

The Eastbank Collaborative of Charter Schools — which includes Lusher, Audubon, the International School of Louisiana and SciHigh in Uptown New Orleans, as well as Benjamin Franklin High School, Hynes and others elsewhere in the city — has crafted a shared application form that parents can fill out an use for each school they want to apply to, officials said thisSchool of Louisiana and SciHigh in Uptown New Orleans, as well as Benjamin Franklin High School, Hynes and others elsewhere in the city — has crafted a shared application form that parents can fill out an use for each school they want to apply to, officials said thisSchool, Hynes and others elsewhere in the city — has crafted a shared application form that parents can fill out an use for each school they want to apply to, officials said thisschool they want to apply to, officials said this week.

While all of the details are still being decided, the district will run the enrollment system, meaning charters (and those district schools, like Ann Street School in the Ironbound, which can't meet demand) would give up individual control over the application, deadlines and lottery program.

As SCS and MNPS both continue to evaluate and establishconsistent criteria for evaluating applications, we encourage them to consider processes that not only uphold autonomy of and high expectations for potential schools, but also recognize the value of the multiple ways in which charter schools are demonstrating impact.»

If we were to expand charter schools or magnet schools, which both require an application process — how would we make them equally accessible for foster youth?

(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.