Sentences with phrase «founding board of a charter school»

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He also sits on the board of the Great Oaks Foundation a lead not for profit charter school organization, sits on the boards of various other not for profit organizations and heads the grant board for a private foundation he founded.

He is also a founding board member of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers.

City development agencies, zoning boards, or fire inspectors can raise a host of regulatory problems, especially on the most difficult issue that charter schools face: finding a facility.

Sara Mead, a member of the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board and a principal at Bellwether Education Partners, adds that charters find it easier to fend off critics by operating in the inner cities rather than in the suburbs.

In the 1999 Booth decision, the Colorado Supreme Court rejected the Denver board's position, finding that the constitution's grant of «general supervision» over public education to the state board was broad enough to encompass the power to approve local charter schools.

These charters are accountable to the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board (PCSB) for the quality and results of their pre-K programs — just as they are for grades K — 12 — but they are not subject to the kind of extensive, input - based quality requirements found in other pre-K programs.

In addition, he was the founding Board President of Washington Latin Public Charter School in Washington, D.C.

The Grand Canyon Institute's comprehensive financial analysis found that charter schools were rampant with related - party transactions, a practice where charter school operators did business with for - profit companies owned by the charter holder, members of the school's corporate board or relatives of either.

Steve has founded two charter schools in Queens — Our World Neighborhood Charter School, where he served as board chairman for five years and, most recently, Academy of the City Charter charter schools in Queens — Our World Neighborhood Charter School, where he served as board chairman for five years and, most recently, Academy of the City Charter Charter School, where he served as board chairman for five years and, most recently, Academy of the City Charter Charter School.

LAUSD board member Bennett Kayser has introduced a resolution seeking to clarify policy on the use of «founding parent» preferences by LAUSD - authorized charter schools.

Founded in 2006 by East San Jose native and National Board Certified Teacher Frances Teso, Voices is a public charter school network with a mission to prepare all students for the challenges of higher education through the context of an academically rigorous dual - language program.

Clemons is not only a founding Board Member of the recently opened New Haven Montessori Charter School and served, up until last year, as a Board Member of one of the Achievement First, Inc. charter schools in New Haven, Clemons's company was given a no - bid contract that was approved and funded by the Connecticut Board of Education, a contract that has already netted Clemons» company more than $ 500,000 with a lot more public funds tCharter School and served, up until last year, as a Board Member of one of the Achievement First, Inc. charter schools in New Haven, Clemons's company was given a no - bid contract that was approved and funded by the Connecticut Board of Education, a contract that has already netted Clemons» company more than $ 500,000 with a lot more public funds tcharter schools in New Haven, Clemons's company was given a no - bid contract that was approved and funded by the Connecticut Board of Education, a contract that has already netted Clemons» company more than $ 500,000 with a lot more public funds to come.

«One thing is clear from Education Next's poll released today: despite the wording of the questions, when looking across the board at the dominant forms of educational choice options like charter schools, vouchers, and tax credit scholarships, this poll finds more support for these programs than opposition.

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.

«Since its founding, Visions Academy has shared Marion P. Thomas Charter School's commitment to rigorous academic preparation and community engagement,» said Reverend Ronald Slaughter, the former President of the Visions Academy Board of Trustees.

She was a member of the third cohort of the Pahara NextGen fellowship and is a founding board member of the Diverse Charter Schools Coalition.

In 2005, Algiers Charter was founded by a nonprofit board comprised of Orleans Parish School Board members and neighborhood representatboard comprised of Orleans Parish School Board members and neighborhood representatBoard members and neighborhood representatives.

The state board finds that a school has failed to adhere to terms of its charter, has failed to comply with generally accepted standards of fiscal management, or has violated applicable laws, or finds evidence that the continued operation of the school would be contrary to the best interests of the students or the community.

Heck is an attorney and serves as a founding board member and vice chair of Westside Atlanta Charter School.

Let's see if I've got this right... Stefan Pryor was co-founder and board member of Amistad Academy, the «flagship» school of Achievement First, a charter school chain he helped found and on whose board he sat until he was made Commissioner of Education of the State of Connecticut in Sept. 2011.

We have provided some resources to help founding boards understand their various legal roles and responsibilities when governing a charter school and to provide samples of sound policies.

And as he leaves the board of the charter school organization he founded, it will be interesting to see what he does next.

The firm also represented California School Boards Association as amicus curiae (friend of the court) when the Court of Appeal reversed a lower court decision that found the practice of charter schools locating sites in districts in which they were not authorized is illegal [1]-- a decision that covers the entire state.

Commissioner Pryor and the State Board of Education originally approved the Booker T. Washington Charter School based on the fact that it would be run by Jumoke / FUSE, but after the collapse of that company, the proponents of the Booker T. Washington School were allowed to find a new «management» operation.

The UTLA has embraced the findings of the study and is urging the school board to consider the financial impact on the district before granting any more non-union charters.

Since its founding, the Texas Charter Schools Association (TCSA) has sought out independent directors with a passion for education and a desire to improve the lives of Texas students to serve on the TCSA Board of Directors.

Rockstroh is one of the founding board members for the Texas Charter Schools Association and currently serves on the TCSA Advocacy Committee.

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The LA Unified School Board convened at 10 a.m. and didn't adjourn until more than 12 hours later yesterday, in a series of meetings that ran the gamut from moving forward on finding a new superintendent, to confronting ugly budget realities to diving into the minutiae of charter school applicaSchool Board convened at 10 a.m. and didn't adjourn until more than 12 hours later yesterday, in a series of meetings that ran the gamut from moving forward on finding a new superintendent, to confronting ugly budget realities to diving into the minutiae of charter school applicaschool applications.

She was previously the founding Executive Director of Get Smart Schools (now Catapult Leadership,) a charter school incubator, and was also the founder and board president of Denver Venture School, a Denver Public Schools charter high sschool incubator, and was also the founder and board president of Denver Venture School, a Denver Public Schools charter high sSchool, a Denver Public Schools charter high schoolschool.

In a report being presented to the school board at a meeting today, the staff found 24 charters using shared facilities on two traditional school sites, and one - third of them are divided among three sites.

He is a founding board member of the Morris Jeff Community School in New Orleans and an advisor to the National Coalition of Diverse Charter Schools.

Because the SCSC commissioners and staff believe that a school's early success is critical to their future success, we have prioritized the «onboarding» of new schools, developing a suite of supports and resources aimed at building the capacity and preparedness of founding board members and principals of new start - up charter schools.

The Madison Prep board voted Wednesday night after an analysis by the school district found the pair of single - sex charter schools, geared toward low - income minority students, would cost $ 10.4 million more than previously estimated if it were to use union staff.

Eric has been a founding board member and pro bono counsel to two charter schools: the Bronx Preparatory Charter School and the Girls Preparatory Charter School of Necharter schools: the Bronx Preparatory Charter School and the Girls Preparatory Charter School of NeCharter School and the Girls Preparatory Charter School of NeCharter School of New York.

Bobbi serves on the Advisory Board of Convergence: Re-imagining Education Project, on the Board of Directors of Hamilton Bank and is past Chair and founding member of the Maryland Alliance for Public Charter Schools and the Baltimore Education Coalition.

She chairs the board of St. Hope Public Schools, a Sacramento - based charter school organization founded by her husband.

Other CSAB members with ties to the charter industry in North Carolina include Alan Hawkes, who serves on the board of two NHA charters in Guilford County, Eric Sanchez, who founded a charter in Hendersonville, Joe Maimone who leads a Rutherford County charter associated with state - based charter chain Team - CFA, and Tammi Sutton who works for the KIPP charter school chain.

To find out, I contact Alex Quigley who serves on the state's Charter School Advisory Board that recommends to the State Board of Education individual charters for approval and policies for operating all aspects of the schools.

She was a member of the Pahara NextGen fellowship and is a founding board member of the Diverse Charter Schools Coalition.

She has served on the boards of the PA Children's Trust Fund, Philadelphia Academy Charter School, and Prevent Child Abuse (of which she was the founding chairperson).

GEO Foundation works with the founding board of directors to develop the charter application, then provides guidance and support in hiring and training the school leader and staff.

Charter schools in Maryland currently have principals and teachers who are assigned to them by the local school boards, but that robs schools of the ability to find the best personnel for their particular models of education.

The Attorney General's office should conduct a review of all charter schools in Pennsylvania to identify potential fraud or inadequate school oversight by boards of directors or executives and publicize the findings.

She is a founding and continuing board member of E.L. Haynes Public Charter School in Washington, DC.

The Attorney General's office should conduct a review of all charter schools in Illinois to identify inadequate school oversight by boards of directors or executives and publicize the findings; and

Several more independent charter school leaders soon will find themselves facing a question that several others, including Sophie B. Wright Charter School's principal, have been grappling with for more than a year: Should we move back under the wing of the Orleans Parish Schoolcharter school leaders soon will find themselves facing a question that several others, including Sophie B. Wright Charter School's principal, have been grappling with for more than a year: Should we move back under the wing of the Orleans Parish School school leaders soon will find themselves facing a question that several others, including Sophie B. Wright Charter School's principal, have been grappling with for more than a year: Should we move back under the wing of the Orleans Parish SchoolCharter School's principal, have been grappling with for more than a year: Should we move back under the wing of the Orleans Parish School School's principal, have been grappling with for more than a year: Should we move back under the wing of the Orleans Parish School School Board?

A 14 - member review board of prominent education researchers, policy leaders, practitioners and executives from around the country evaluated publicly available student achievement data on 20 large established urban charter school systems and found that YES Prep Public Schools had the best overall student academic performance between 2007 and 2011.

While Moales was unsuccessful in trying to get approval to turn his private religious school into an all - boys publicly funded charter school last year he has, as noted, returned this year as the founding member of the «Governing Board» that will oversee Steve Perry's new Bridgeport Charter Scharter school last year he has, as noted, returned this year as the founding member of the «Governing Board» that will oversee Steve Perry's new Bridgeport Charter SCharter Schools.

Sackler also founded the national charter school advocacy group 50 - CAN and sits on a number of other pro-charter school groups, as well as being a founding member of Achievement First, Inc.'s Board of Directors.