Like the more traditional PSMOs, it currently works exclusively with existing schools (though its leaders are open to the possibility
of starting new schools in the future).
After traveling most of August and facing the
whirlwind of starting a new school year, the longest I had spent in the kitchen up to this point was the length of time it took to fry an egg.
«The
idea of starting a new school from scratch — what do we want to set as the traditions and norms and the culture of our school — is very, very appealing to me.»
On the
matter of starting new schools, Hess suggests that, given the financial and other obstacles involved, the most likely source of choice entrepreneurs is people «operating out of religious obligation or a desire to reap a profit.»
CMO's do an excellent
job of starting new schools — a process that often bedevils independent charter schools that must bootstrap with limited resources — and, to their credit, many of their schools demonstrate «improved outcomes.»
The series covers general information on the
process of starting a new school, how to build a strong founding team, and an overview of the 15 elements that must be included in your charter petition.
One potential explanation for these findings is that many of North Carolina's charter schools were in their first years of operation and thus were grappling with the
challenges of starting a new school.
The parents attribute the accidents to the «stress»
of starting a new school.