Sentences with phrase «make sure a charter school»

He said the union also needs to work to make permanent the ban on the use of state ELA and math tests in teacher evaluations and to make sure the charter school cap is not increased.

But they are supposed to make sure charter schools like Sunshine are helping students.

What remedy does a parent have to make sure a charter school does what it is supposed to do?

«We've talked about charter schools and making sure charter schools are as accountable as other public schools,» Cowell said.

When I became commissioner of education, I worked extremely hard to make sure any charter school only had the privilege of operating if it was successful.

Not exact matches

While my efforts to persuade the Board of Selectmen, the town manager, and the Rec Department director to allocate permits in a more equitable fashion, and to use their power to make sure that the programs using town - owned facilities met minimum standards for inclusiveness and safety, fell on deaf ears (we ended up being forced to use for our home games a dusty field the high school had essentially abandoned), I returned to a discussion of the «power of the venue permit» 10 years later in my 2006 book, Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports, where I suggested that one of the best ways for youth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and parents.

With the 2016 legislative session just getting underway, parent advocates who live in low - income communities across New York City and have children who attend both district and charter schools wanted to make sure their voices were heard.

«There are over 100,000 kids in charter schools, over 40,000 on waiting lists, which tells me that there is a crying need on behalf of parents to make sure there kids get a good education,» Flanagan said.

«Involving the charters, one of the things that the city has continued to do is basically flout the law and make sure that charter schools have unbelievable difficulties trying to secure space,» Flanagan continued.

«If they're interested in results, they will make sure high - performing charter schools are fully included in the pre-K program, including maintaining capital funding.

«Parents need to have choices, and we have to make sure that we don't make charter schools the only choice.»

«Your advocacy helped make sure the state budget did not include changes we knew would hurt our public schools — ending the millionaire's tax and eliminating the current charter cap,» Mulgrew said.

But I'm convinced that, at this point in time, the way to create lots more «high - quality seats» for lots more kids is to make sure that charter schools and private school scholarships receive funding parity with «the system.»

• Manage the actions of the dozen charter authorizers, the Detroit Public Schools, and the Educational Achievement Agency to make sure schools that don't meet a quality bar are closed and replaced with something Schools, and the Educational Achievement Agency to make sure schools that don't meet a quality bar are closed and replaced with something schools that don't meet a quality bar are closed and replaced with something better.

«There are no watchdogs in Detroit to make sure parents [of children with special needs] get what they need from schools,» said a charter school leader.

That question — how to make sure that charter school authorizers hold up their end of the accountability bargain — is arising a lot lately as examples of failed charter schools proliferate.

Sure, that includes vouchers and such, but there are many other possibilities, such as amending state charter laws to allow existing private schools to convert and even making room for religious charter schools.

In each district, we sampled up to two elementary schools and two high schools, making sure to capture representative samples of public, private and charter schools based on demographics.

Mathematica's survey of online school leaders gives important insight as to why students may not be making gains: online charter schools offer only 3 to 6 hours of «synchronous» (teachers and students in «live» contact online) instruction per week; school leaders say they struggle the most with student engagement; and it's clear that parents are expected to play an active role in instruction and in making sure that students stay on track.

And there are steps that charter operators, authorizers, and city - based organizations can take right now to make sure that charter schools have effective teachers in all classrooms to start the school year.

Through efforts such as the «Newark Enrolls» universal enrollment system and the New Jersey Special Education Collaborative, Newark Public Schools and most of the charter schools that operate within its borders are working to make sure that all students have an equal opportunity to exercise choice when it comes to selecting their sSchools and most of the charter schools that operate within its borders are working to make sure that all students have an equal opportunity to exercise choice when it comes to selecting their sschools that operate within its borders are working to make sure that all students have an equal opportunity to exercise choice when it comes to selecting their schoolsschools.

The Partnership has hired an operations manager, a title and position directly borrowed from the charter world, in each school to implement H.R. and finance protocols, fix leaks and make sure parents have paid their tuition.

The National Association of Charter School Authorizers informs members that one of their core responsibilities is making sure schools are open to all, said Alex Medler, a vice president of the group.

Just as important, city and district leaders should create funding structures and partnerships to make sure that charter school autonomies and entrepreneurialism lead to innovations and improvements in special education.

Rather, it is to make sure that all students have equitable access to all public schools in a city, and to create funding policies and support structures that make it possible for charter schools to serve all students effectively.

[The second piece] is communications; making sure that everyone out there knows what a charter school is and being a voice for the sector at the federal level... If we're not defining who we are and what we're about, our opposition will — and they already have, to a great extent.

Be sure to also read our latest report that surveyed charter schools across the state to determine their facilities needs and made several recommendations to state policymakers.

We look forward to working with the legislature to make sure that charter schools continue to gain the same funding and program opportunities as all other public schools in the state.»

«Charter schools are straddling the fence, on both sides, to make sure they have an advantageous legal position where it is harder to get them,» sad Evan Lange, a Dallas workers» rights attorney who recently lost a case to an area charter Charter schools are straddling the fence, on both sides, to make sure they have an advantageous legal position where it is harder to get them,» sad Evan Lange, a Dallas workers» rights attorney who recently lost a case to an area charter charter school.

Charters have more flexibility than conventional public schools in exchange for being held to additional standards to make sure they are meeting their student goals.

Every KIPP school is approved to operate by a charter school authorizer — typically a district school board, university, or state department of education — that makes sure the school is living up to the commitments in its charter and is in compliance with relevant federal, state, and local requirements.

Finding a better option for her grandchildren and advocating to make sure they and other charter children are treated fairly makes Joanne McElroy Moore a real charter school champion in our eyes!

It was a powerful tool for making sure people heard the real stories about charter schools.

If you haven't already, make sure you read Jeremiah's op - ed on 20 years of Connecticut charter schools.

Because charter schools are schools of choice and can not control who enter their lotteries, we should focus oversight on making sure that they use good faith efforts to enroll and retain high - need students.

We made sure legislators understood the critical need for fair funding since charter kids from NYC to Buffalo still face a huge funding disparity compared to district school kids.

Just as charter middle schools have outperformed their host districts on the state's ELA and Math exams for years, these numbers show that charter high schools are continuing crucial work that goes into making sure kids graduate and are prepared for life beyond the classroom.

And by incorporating family engagement, small class sizes and individualized attention, NYC Autism Charter School does whatever it takes to make sure its students succeed both in and outside the classroom.

CCSA is on the ground in Sacramento tracking budget developments and making sure Legislators know the importance of protecting charter school funding.

For another great school working year - round to make sure its students get all of the help they need, look no further than New Dawn Charter High School in Broschool working year - round to make sure its students get all of the help they need, look no further than New Dawn Charter High School in BroSchool in Brooklyn.

To wrap up this professional discourse by saying if you turn to a Charter school please make sure you do nt pick and choose the students like many of them do.

They also called on charter school administrators to make sure that their policies comply with state and federal laws, and «to maintain simple and straightforward admissions policies.»

Indianapolis Superintendent Lewis Ferebee partners with charters and the community and makes sure that his neighborhood schools remain vital centers of learning.

When I was in the charter sector at Roxbury Prep, we had teachers come back three weeks before the start of school so we could use that time to plan, focus on what our students would need, and make sure that we were as ready as possible for a great school year.

Florida's biggest charter district pays attention to authorizing improvements that will bring down the closure rate by making sure only strong schools open.

By strengthening charter applicant requirements, Florida lawmakers can bring down the closure rate by making sure only strong schools open.

One of the main purposes of charter schools is to give families more educational options for their children, and hopefully, to make sure that at least one of their options is a phenomenal school at no cost to them.

A charter school would have geared its instruction towards making sure students understood the importance of knowing the information on these tests.

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Based on our research and findings, it is clear that charter schools need additional training and support regarding the CSEA and its ongoing use to make sure that they are receiving full funding for their special education students.