CCSA is honored to have such boundless
charter school leaders like Mr. Curry and Ms. Bixby representing the charter school movement in California, and confidently taking their message on Independent Study and the value of charter schools to the legislature.
He is in good company with
charter school leaders like Lagra Newman, of Nashville's Purpose Preparatory Academy, a school of mostly black, brown and poor students where nearly every student is reading at or above grade level.
On what planet does it make sense for the NAACP to tell a black
charter school leader like
Not exact matches
This would, in turn, allow state
leaders to give district - run
schools charter -
like autonomy and create a single citywide accountability system.
With that report in hand, Mayor McKee and a group of
like - minded municipal
leaders went about attempting to change Rhode Island's
charter -
school law.
It is performance, not just promises, that is causing
leaders like New York City's Joel Klein to make
charter schools a vanguard for broader system reform.
Another
charter leader noted that what has worked in their context is to show parents and students concrete examples of what this «tomorrow» could look
like: give families the opportunity to see good
schools in action.
One
charter leader put in stark terms how closing a district
school and replacing it with a
charter school can feel
like a personal affront to a community if there hasn't been enough transparency about
school performance:
Which means, a
charter operator with campuses in multiple states,
like KIPP, Uncommon
Schools, Achievement First, or Rocketship Education, can not freely move a teacher or school leader between their schools in various
Schools, Achievement First, or Rocketship Education, can not freely move a teacher or
school leader between their
schools in various
schools in various states.
The consensus appears to be that these higher levels of performance have less to do with policy than with everything else: the «ecosystem» of reform in a given place (usually a city) and its network of «human - capital providers,» expert
charter - management organizations, leadership - development programs,
school - incubator efforts, local funders and civic
leaders, etc. — in other words, what conservatives
like to call «civil society»: the space between the government and the individual (in this case, between government and individual
schools).
Being a
charter school leader is
like joining the Peace Corps: it's the toughest job you'll ever love.
Walsh, the principal of Our Lady Queen of Angels, said she remembers getting calls from burgeoning
charter leaders in the late 1990's asking to visit the
school and for practical advice,
like where to buy uniforms.
The expansion of
charter schools, less university - based teacher preparation, and putting digital technology before superb teaching as a way to personalize learning for students do not characterize the policies of international educational
leaders like Canada, Finland, or Singapore.
Other
charter school leaders,
like Steve Barr of the Green Dot chain in Los Angeles, do star turns, as does Bill Gates of Microsoft, whose foundation has invested many millions of dollars in expanding the number of
charter schools.
The city has also worked closely with groups
like Boston - based Building Excellent
Schools, a nonprofit that recruits and trains
charter school leaders.
Elliot Smalley, SCPCSD Superintendent, was quoted saying «On this last day of our application cycle, it is clear that education and community
leaders are stepping up
like never before to create high quality, innovative
charter schools in the state of South Carolina.
In the meantime, we wait, fingers crossed, expecting that someday soon the New York City children that attend public
charter schools are treated
like equals in a system that has flaws aplenty, as well as advocates and passionate
leaders willing to make a significant change.
What are these high - profile, right - leaning civic and political
leaders supporting via
charter schools like KIPP?
PAA is concerned that most parents are unaware that the group running the largest number of
charter schools in the US is a cult -
like Turkish - based movement centered on their
leader, Fethullah Gulen.
Thus, as the economist Friedrich von Hayek (1975) put it in his acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize, governments (and one might say the same of philanthropists,
leaders of
charter school management organizations, technology entrepreneurs, and others) should behave not
like craftsmen but
like gardeners — «not to shape the results as the craftsman shapes his handiwork, but rather to cultivate a growth by providing the appropriate environment.»
Urban
charter schools, many of which are run by white
leaders, have been stereotyped as embracing a boot camp -
like environment that elevates test prep and tough discipline, while downplaying arts and athletics.
One primary example includes achieving facilities funding during this most recent legislative session, which was made possible thanks to the many parents, teachers,
school leaders, and board members advocating for
charter schools like yours.
From millennial
charter school teachers who chose to be members of AAE to amazing
charter schools who are doing it right - and getting results - this special edition of Education Matters gives
charter leaders a deeper look into the world of
charter school education through the eyes of teachers just
like them!
If you would
like more information on what
charter schools are accomplishing for students, please contact one or all of the
leaders listed on the Excellence Pledge.
Now that the CCSA Conference has come to end, CCSA would
like to remind all
charter school leaders that CCSA's 6th edition of the Annual Buyers» Guide is still available for
school leaders across the state.
Meanwhile, with many district
leaders requesting greater flexibility over curriculum, calendars and spending, local
schools have been largely rebuffed by state lawmakers, board members said, although Hall's district includes allowances for an «Innovation Zone» or «I - Zone» opening up
charter -
like flexibilities for certain low - performing
schools.
As a
leader within the
charter school movement, I want to ensure that every child in California has the choice to attend schools like the 43 that made U.S. News & World Report's List of 112 Top Charter Schools — not just the one they are assigned to based on their zi
charter school movement, I want to ensure that every child in California has the choice to attend
schools like the 43 that made U.S. News & World Report's List of 112 Top Charter Schools — not just the one they are assigned to based on their zi
schools like the 43 that made U.S. News & World Report's List of 112 Top
Charter Schools — not just the one they are assigned to based on their zi
Charter Schools — not just the one they are assigned to based on their zi
Schools — not just the one they are assigned to based on their zip code.
The
charter school operator,
like so many that lead district and
charter schools around the nation that serve this vulnerable population, scrambled to find a proven
leader.
«We would
like to congratulate Sanger Academy
Charter (Sanger Unified) and Gertz - Ressler High School (L.A. Unified) for this tremendous achievement, and honor the commitment to excellence from the students, teachers, parents, and leaders of these charter schools that truly embody what the charter movement is all about.
Charter (Sanger Unified) and Gertz - Ressler High
School (L.A. Unified) for this tremendous achievement, and honor the commitment to excellence from the students, teachers, parents, and
leaders of these
charter schools that truly embody what the charter movement is all about.
charter schools that truly embody what the
charter movement is all about.
charter movement is all about.»
On the agenda are fifteen high - impact breakout and training sessions ranging from: What Autonomy Can Look
Like at Your
School, Finding the Right
School Leader, Developing a Mission - Aligned Staff, to a CCRPI Primer for
Charter Schools
Harris said when he talks to
charter leaders, they say they
like to control their academic calendar and
school schedule.
Potomac's leadership quandary is a growing problem in
charter hubs
like D.C., where 38 percent of the District's students attend 98
charter schools and where options for grooming local
leaders are scarce.
We appreciate the time and thoughtfulness of the district and
charter leaders, business
leaders, and community members who joined this Turnaround Roundtable, who tackled questions
like how should Denver approach the task of drastically improving student growth and outcomes at its lowest performing
schools?
Unlike many public
schools, most
charters don't have the resources of a central district office —
like recruitment teams or existing pools of resumes — to find new
leaders quickly.
Then he encountered a unique opportunity: KIPP was expanding its reach within Atlanta and wanted Ed for their Fisher Fellowship, a program that, much
like the BES Fellowship, trains and supports
leaders who ultimately open public
charter schools.
While for - profit
charters are rolling out the red carpet, stamping postcards, buying television ads and promoting rock concerts to woo disenchanted families, no one could blame public
school leaders for feeling
like the underdog.
Once the
schools close they can be replaced by «no - excuses»
charter schools which enforce a kind of rigid discipline which for many feels more
like preparation for being an obedient worker drone than the training needed to be innovative
leader.
My answer was straightforward: quality
charter authorizing; autonomy in exchange for accountability; strong
school teachers and
leaders; and a nimble, adaptable policy framework that allowed for innovations
like our common enrollment system.
Soft - spoken with a Zen -
like demeanor and eyes framed by tortoiseshell glasses, the 41 - year - old superintendent of the Indianapolis
school district has shown he plays aggressively by his own rulebook — one that includes robust partnerships with the city's
charter school leaders.
At the same time,
charter leaders at some
schools located in low - income neighborhoods,
like KIPP DC and Eagle Academy, have argued they should be able to give a preference to nearby families.
The Australian
Charter for the Professional Learning of Teachers and
School Leaders describes what a high quality professional learning culture and effective professional learning look
like.
Charter school leaders say they would
like to pay teachers more but the state does not provide them enough money to cover facility costs, forcing them to make up the difference in their operating budgets.
Our
school,
like so many
charter schools, began with a big idea by our founding
leaders and a leap of faith by our early families and supporters.
The
Charter Support Unit would
like to help the
leaders of new
schools to prepare for their opening through the New Schools Ins
schools to prepare for their opening through the New
Schools Ins
Schools Institute.
Fortunately, Malka,
like so many of California's other
charter school leaders, realizes that the only way we will be able to address these problems is by increasing our advocacy strength, and, in addition to the great work she is doing at the
school level, she is taking leadership on a variety of advocacy matters.
Relay GSE, an AC program developed by
charter school leaders, and other programs
like it, «expedite» coursework on pedagogy, in - classroom experience for teachers, and largely neglect content knowledge, assuming candidates are already proficient (Borman et.
Similarly, district and philanthropic
leaders should be thinking and investing more expansively in diverse and innovative
school models
like pilots, magnets, community
schools, Linked Learning
schools in addition to
charters.
And
school leaders like Nicole Temple Assisi, Principal and Founder of Thrive Charter School in San Diego, who reminds us in this great new video highlighting her school's ultimate triumph in opening for the 2014 school year, «Don't gi
school leaders like Nicole Temple Assisi, Principal and Founder of Thrive
Charter School in San Diego, who reminds us in this great new video highlighting her school's ultimate triumph in opening for the 2014 school year, «Don't gi
School in San Diego, who reminds us in this great new video highlighting her
school's ultimate triumph in opening for the 2014 school year, «Don't gi
school's ultimate triumph in opening for the 2014
school year, «Don't gi
school year, «Don't give up.