Sentences with phrase «of charter school board members»

Hundreds of charter school board members from throughout California will meet to learn about best practices and strategize about the future of the charter school movement.

That view is countered by the author's observation that local control is, in fact, far greater now that the city's seven - member school board has been augmented by a growing cohort of charter school board members numbering in the hundreds.

Not exact matches

Korn notes that current and former hedge fund managers, among them Daniel Loeb and Carl Icahn, are board members of StudentsFirst NY, a group that promotes charter schools, stricter teacher evaluations and changes to teacher tenure.

As a member of the board of trustees since 2007, he has routinely abstained from voting on charter school matters.

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

Board members did approve an $ 894 million budget for next year, reflecting increasing costs in charter school payments, the new Buffalo Teachers Federation contract and costs of Cash's plan for school improvements, the New Education Bargain, which includes adding some smaller classes in schools.

Board members of The Ark Charter School in Troy are suing SUNY trustees over their decision to close the school due to its low test sSchool in Troy are suing SUNY trustees over their decision to close the school due to its low test sschool due to its low test scores.

Cuomo re-emphasized his support of charter schools during a recent meeting with members of the Daily News editorial board.

School board member Carl Paladino has been accused of his own invested interest in some of the area charter schools, while minority members are fighting to keep the schools open.

The Third Point C.E.O. serves on the board of StudentsFirstNY, a pro-charter advocacy group whose board members also include former schools chancellor Joel Klein and Success Academy Charter Schools founder Eva Mosschools chancellor Joel Klein and Success Academy Charter Schools founder Eva MosSchools founder Eva Moskowitz.

Groups like Citizen Action and the Alliance for Quality Education have long been fighting against tests used to determine if teachers and schools are effective and are fighting the push by members of the current school board for more charter schools and potentially conversion of some public schools into charters.

Students at Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School are organizing a forum on school gun violence to be held at 2 p.m. May 22 at their school, located at 190 Franklin St.. The students have invited members of the Buffalo School Board along with elected officials to the «Stop the Killing» forum to answer questions about how to make their communities and schoolsSchool are organizing a forum on school gun violence to be held at 2 p.m. May 22 at their school, located at 190 Franklin St.. The students have invited members of the Buffalo School Board along with elected officials to the «Stop the Killing» forum to answer questions about how to make their communities and schoolsschool gun violence to be held at 2 p.m. May 22 at their school, located at 190 Franklin St.. The students have invited members of the Buffalo School Board along with elected officials to the «Stop the Killing» forum to answer questions about how to make their communities and schoolsschool, located at 190 Franklin St.. The students have invited members of the Buffalo School Board along with elected officials to the «Stop the Killing» forum to answer questions about how to make their communities and schoolsSchool Board along with elected officials to the «Stop the Killing» forum to answer questions about how to make their communities and schools safe.

He is a member of the Executive Board of the Chartered Association of Business Schools, the Lord Young Business Charter Executive Group, the EFMD Deans and Directors General Steering Committee, and the EQUIS Committee.

After six years of intense effort, when Bersin proposed under the No Child Left Behind law that charter school organizers be asked to make proposals for some of the worst - performing schools, a school board member called him a «Gauleiter,» which she «(inaccurately) said were «Jews who worked for the Nazis [to shepherd] their own people into the trains» to the concentration camps.»

You've also been a board member of leading organizations, including BAEO and the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.

She started a charter school in the early 1990s, but abruptly resigned from its board — along with other board members — after the school district accused the charter of teaching religion in its classrooms.

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.

A joint effort by Mayor Baraka, the Newark City Council, school board members, the leaders of many charter organizations, education - related nonprofit groups, and several local and state representative to procure state aid for both district and charter schools is another sign factionalism is waning.

As a result of an election last week, two - thirds of the members of the Buffalo, N.Y., school board will be newcomers with a range of views on the district's plan to sponsor a network of charter schools.

Evers is a past member of National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board, a past commissioner on the California State Academic Standards Commission, past trustee on the Santa Clara County Board of Education, and a past president of the board of directors of the East Palo Alto Charter ScBoard, a past commissioner on the California State Academic Standards Commission, past trustee on the Santa Clara County Board of Education, and a past president of the board of directors of the East Palo Alto Charter ScBoard of Education, and a past president of the board of directors of the East Palo Alto Charter Scboard of directors of the East Palo Alto Charter School.

For example, earlier this year Mayor Baraka, the Newark City Council, school board members, the leaders of many charter organizations, education - related nonprofit groups, the Newark City Council, and several local and state representatives all signed a letter asking Christie to provide additional state aid.

On October 7, the day of the next school board meeting and with the board still unaware of Moran's plans (she had e-mailed the plan to her colleagues the night before, but according to Education Week, some board members and Acting Superintendent Watson said they hadn't had a chance to read the application before the meeting), New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin announced that he would ask the governor for help in creating a citywide charter school system.

Laws about who can sit on charter boards vary around the country, but D.C.'s law limits charter boards to 15 unpaid members, with two seats reserved for school parents; 51 percent of members must be D.C. residents.

In the face of bureaucratic hostility, endless second - guessing about discipline and various school policies, and a bizarre amount of vitriol, the Success Academy earned the Broad Prize for Pubic Charter Schools (Full disclosure: I'm a member of the Broad Prize review board).

About 20 percent of a charter board's seats turn over every year, Lerner estimates, which means that D.C.'s charter schools need about 180 new board members each year.

Don Soifer, a longtime member of D.C.'s charter - authorizing board, says parent members «help with the flow of critical information,» getting word to the board about issues at the school before they begin to fester, and getting word to parents about board actions and concerns before they reach the rumor mill.

Furthermore, our research shows that board members of higher - performing D.C. charter schools, when compared to those at lower - performing ones, are more knowledgeable about their schools (particularly relative to its performance rating, demographics, and financial outlook), and more apt to evaluate their leaders using staff satisfaction as a factor in doing so.

The Board of Directors of BASIS Schools, Inc. appoints the members of School Boards for the charter sSchools, Inc. appoints the members of School Boards for the charter schoolsschools.

Each school district, each charter school and each board of cooperative educational services shall establish, and implement on an ongoing basis, a training program regarding the procedures set forth in article 23 - B of the Education Law for all current and new teachers, school nurses, school counselors, school psychologists, school social workers, school administrators, other personnel required to hold a teaching or administrative certificate or license, and school board members.

Members of the National Advisory Board work with NACSA to advance excellence and accountability in the charter school sector through effective charter school policy and thoughtful charter authorizing practices.

Newly elected Los Angeles Unified school board member Kelly Gonez said that because affiliated charters are part of the district, any innovations in curriculum that they come up with can more easily be shared with other traditional schools.

Forman co-founded the Maya Angelou Charter School, in Washington, D.C.; he and Ryan served together as members of its board of trustees.

NACSA Members — including school districts, education agencies, independent boards, universities, and not - for - profits — work to increase the number of great charter schools across the nation, and some must make tough decisions to close poor - performing schools.

The bill would place lots of new restrictions on charters, including requiring that they maintain retention rates equal to the local district, and that their boards of trustees include a member of the local district school committee.

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The Secretary specifically invites advice and recommendations from State and local education administrators, parents, teachers and teacher organizations, principals, other school leaders (including charter school leaders), paraprofessionals, members of local boards of education, civil rights and other organizations representing the interests of students (including historically underserved students), representatives of the business community, and other organizations involved with the implementation and operation of title I programs.

Hillel Aron of L.A. Weekly wrote about the efforts of a former LA Unified board member, Bennett Kayser, to turn down charter school applications at every opportunity or even close down high - performing schools.

I've seen how painful this process can be, both as a charter authorizer who closed schools and a board member of a school that had to close.

This week, during charter schools week, school board members decided to look into the possibility of cutting funding to charter schools (they actually said that out loud).

The school is governed by the Cherokee Charter Academy, Inc., which consists of local community board members: Danny Dukes, Kim Cochran, Susan Imrie, Wendy Prichard, Josh Fuder and Mark Johnson.

Tacoma School Board member Catherine Ushka said the letter of intent does not change the district's previously stated position against charter schools.

In accordance with Minnesota's charter school laws, our school board has nine voting members — six parents of current students, two licensed teachers at our school, and one community member.

Board member Rob Johnson criticized a draft proposal of the charter school application, saying that, except for a mission statement, it did not specifically address how the charter school would meet the needs of disadvantaged or challenged students.

Members of the LAUSD Board voted this week to approve an agreement that will financially help charter schools.

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Some members of the Tacoma School Board are tiptoeing carefully around the idea of charter schools — and whether they want to signal their intent to become an authorizer of the independently run, publicly funded schools...

The California Charter Schools Assn. calls on L.A. Unified board members to show the resolve needed to ensure that healthy levels of academic accountability are in place in Los Angeles.

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.

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