Sentences with phrase «independent charter school authorizers»

The governor's proposal also calls for $ 4 million in 2016 - 17 to create an appointed state board that would oversee the approval of new independent charter school authorizers, including nonprofit organizations.

Also, Wisconsin's Joint Finance Committee voted to raise the income eligibility cap on the Wisconsin Parental Choice program from 185 % to 220 % of the federal poverty line, and to expand statewide independent charter school authorizers to include the Office of Educational Opportunity, any UW Chancellor, and any technical college district board.

Additionally, the motion raises the income eligibility cap on the Wisconsin Parental Choice program from 185 % to 220 % and expands statewide independent charter school authorizers to include the Office of Educational Opportunity, any UW Chancellor and any technical college district board.

Lauren Holcomb is Director of Organizational and Resource Development for the State Charter Schools Commission of Georgia, a state - level, independent charter school authorizer.

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But since chartering was created so schools could be largely independent, the ability of authorizers to exert substantial systemic control will always be limited.

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These include annual, independent audits reviewed by the school authorizer — the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools, in most cases.

A new report by the Center for Education Reform provides important insights into the factors that are key to the growth of successful charter schools, notably independent authorizers and fiscal equity.

Alex Medler, an independent consultant, specializing in charter schools and education reform, formerly led policy and advocacy for the National Association of Charter School Authocharter schools and education reform, formerly led policy and advocacy for the National Association of Charter School AuthoCharter School Authorizers.

They are run by independent boards instead of elected local school boards and answer to an authorizer that oversees their charter agreement.

HB 505, creating an independent authorizer for charter school applications.

In the nation's 25 years of experience in charter schools, the record shows that independent authorizers — especially state public universities — have what it takes to excel at authorizing.

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One of the earliest and most important crossroads in charter school development is determining to what degree, and for what purposes, a charter school will be «dependent» upon its authorizer or «independent» of its authorizer.

Based on similar logic, charter school authorizers — the various state, local, or independent agencies charged with approving new charter schools, monitoring their progress, renewing charters for successful schools, and closing schools that fail to meet performance requirements — may favor high - poverty charter schools.

«Strong charter laws feature independent, multiple authorizers, few limits on expansion, equitable funding, and high levels of school autonomy,» said Alison Consoletti Zgainer, CER Executive Vice President and the report's lead editor.

Promoters of charter school expansion are calling for an increase in independent authorizers, such as nonprofits and universities.

Nearly a third of charter authorizers have not established clear revocation criteria; fewer than half have the kinds of strong, independent review panels the association recommends; and about only half issue annual reports that show the schools how they are doing.

Governor Hogan's Proposal Establishes The Maryland Public Charter School Authority, An Independent Statewide Public Charter School Authorizer.

To address both of these problems — providing a non-LEA option while ensuring that low - quality or under - resourced authorizers do not proliferate — NACSA recommends that states create independent chartering boards (ICBs): statewide, independent entities tasked with the sole purpose of authorizing charter schools.

This new initiative works to fix Maryland's current restrictive and vague charter public school law by creating an independent authorizer within the state, allowing for much needed increased autonomy.

In California, a charter school may be part of an LEA (the authorizer) or may be an independent LEA for special education purposes.