Sentences with phrase «other local charter schools»

These rankings did not include other local charter schools.

Not exact matches

Concussion or Sports - Related Head Injury: Code 20 -2-324.1 (2013) requires each local board of education, administration of a nonpublic school and governing body of a charter school to adopt and implement a concussion management and return to play policy that includes the following components: 1) an information sheet to all youth athletes» parents or legal guardians informing them of the nature and risk of concussion and head injury, 2) requirement for removal from play and examination by a health care provider for those exhibiting symptoms of a concussion during a game, competition, tryout or practice and 3) for those youth that have sustained a concussion (as determined by a health care provider), the coach or other designated personnel shall not permit the youth athlete to return to play until they receive clearance from a health care provider for a full or graduated return to play.

StudentsFirstNY, a local chapter of the national reform organization, and Success Academy, the city's largest and most powerful charter school network, quickly joined suit, along with other charter networks like KIPP and Achievement First.

That difference was the result of some $ 5,500 per student in local tax dollars going to district schools that charters such as Omega did not receive — all this in addition to money for facilities and other outlays that were also denied to Ohio charters.

Part of the answer certainly lies in the policy arena — giving charter schools equitable access to funding (including capital funds), cutting unnecessary regulations, ensuring that institutions other than local school boards can issue charters in every jurisdiction.

Over a third of Grand Rapids» schools had fallen below 60 percent of capacity, including two brand - new ones, as more and more families decamped for local charter and private schools, or moved to other districts.

This structural flaw runs counter to the original idea of chartering, allowing an entity other than the local school district to establish new schools.

Certainly our policymakers are not willing to concede the point, not at the federal, state, or local levels, where arguments continue to rage over assessments, charter schools, vouchers, class - size reduction, and many other strategies for school reform.

For example: (1) teachers in charter schools have certification requirements as do other public schools; (2) charter schools are subject to academic standards set by the state; (3) charter schools must comply with local, state, and federal laws related to health, safety and civil rights; and (4) charter schools are «subject to the supervision of the superintendent of public instruction and the state board of education.»

In the 24 states where online charter schools exist, some are locally operated by nonprofits using commercial platforms and content, some nonprofits contract with local partners for content and instructional services, and other nonprofits contract with national partners.

He called the results a turning point that demonstrated the political power of charter school backers as well as others who are seeking more high - quality learning opportunities for local students.

Students who apply to attend charter schools are a self - selected group, and simply comparing them with all other students in local public schools is likely to be misleading.

The 18 states where other institutions, such as universities and local governments, can grant charters have an average of 96 schools.

Official Ohio Department of Education policy bans districts» use of flagging to harass the charter schools, but some charter operators complain that the state often looks the other way and insists that charter schools resolve the problem with the local districts.

The consensus appears to be that these higher levels of performance have less to do with policy than with everything else: the «ecosystem» of reform in a given place (usually a city) and its network of «human - capital providers,» expert charter - management organizations, leadership - development programs, school - incubator efforts, local funders and civic leaders, etc. — in other words, what conservatives like to call «civil society»: the space between the government and the individual (in this case, between government and individual schools).

It raises the odds that charter schools can retain the freedoms and flexibilities that underpin their success, and it provides families with more choice as they select among charters, a local neighborhood school, and other specialized DCPS options.

Charter schools are publicly funded schools that operate outside the direct control of local school districts, under a publicly issued charter that gives them greater autonomy than other public schools have over curriculum, instruction, and operCharter schools are publicly funded schools that operate outside the direct control of local school districts, under a publicly issued charter that gives them greater autonomy than other public schools have over curriculum, instruction, and opercharter that gives them greater autonomy than other public schools have over curriculum, instruction, and operations.

Some charter schools are not authorized under a traditional school district, and are instead authorized under their own administrative agency or under an agency other than a regular, local school district.

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.

«We had to convince voters of the value of charter expansion while [the other side] simply needed to falsely position charters as the root cause of local school funding issues.»

The core funding problem is that charters typically get the same state allotments as other public schools but seldom local funds (often via property taxes).

Although Al was never able — on this issue as on many other reforms that he knew were needed — to get the AFT's state and local affiliates to embrace his visionary thinking, his restlessness with the status quo, his boundless creativity, and his statesman - stature in the education field cause him legitimately to be viewed today as one of the parents of charter schooling in the U.S.

To argue that she has been even moderately successful with her approach, we would have to ignore the legitimate concerns of local and national charter reformers who know the city well, and ignore the possibility that Detroit charters are taking advantage of loose oversight by cherry - picking students, and ignore the very low test score growth in Detroit compared with other cities on the urban NAEP, and ignore the policy alternatives that seem to work better (for example, closing low - performing charter schools), and ignore the very low scores to which Detroit charters are being compared, and ignore the negative effects of virtual schools, and ignore the negative effects of the only statewide voucher programs that provide the best comparisons with DeVos's national agenda.

(In 2000 the charter law was amended to remove the 25 - charter cap while ending the practice of local districts» chartering schools in other districts.)

Charter schools are authorized by a variety of bodies, from local school districts to mayors to independent state boards to universities and other non-profits.

Unlike many other states, advocates say, Massachusetts» governance system designates state education officials as sole authorizers of independently run charter schools, overruling local mayors and unions.

Schools in poor rural communities, for example, may be more likely to build bridges to the state or to other non-local funding sources, given the local constraints they face.135 Charter schools, which are particularly vulnerable to resource constraints, may need to depend more on non-educational community members than regular public schoolsSchools in poor rural communities, for example, may be more likely to build bridges to the state or to other non-local funding sources, given the local constraints they face.135 Charter schools, which are particularly vulnerable to resource constraints, may need to depend more on non-educational community members than regular public schoolsschools, which are particularly vulnerable to resource constraints, may need to depend more on non-educational community members than regular public schoolsschools do.136

The other thing that we're really looking at, and this is coming from our state and local school district affiliates, as people have now started to see charter schools as: Wow, there are studies that say they are really no better, depending on which charter schools and how selective they are, and they're not really improving the public schools the way the original concept had hoped.

Charter schools draw fire from teachers» unions and other education groups, who say taxpayer money should be spent to fix traditional public education system rather than creating schools that have less oversight from state and local officials.

In other states, free online high schools are administrated by local school districts or by private organizations that receive permission by forming charter schools.

Obama and the Gates Foundation share some goals that not everyone embraces: paying teachers based on student test scores, among other measures of achievement; charter schools that operate independently of local school boards; and a set of common academic standards adopted by every state.

Mark's work has included lobbying the State government, writing letters and op - eds in the local paper, and, while City PTA president, blogging about charter schools and other education issues on the Albany PTA Blog at the Times Union website.

A resource to charter leaders to effectively engage Legislators and other local officials in charter school issues: includes useful information on how you can get involved, as well as the life cycle of a bill, the budget process, and the protocols for scheduling a meeting with your elected officials.

Proponents say charter schools allow local educators to escape the smothering bureaucracy that entangles other public schools and to find creative solutions that help struggling students.

All HOPE COMMUNITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL schools will actively communicate ways in which representatives of the Local Wellness Committee and others can participate in the development, implementation and periodic review and update of the LWP through a variety of means appropriate for HOPE COMMUNITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL.

Alternatively, under the Governor's bill, the local schools could be turned over to «Regional Educational Service Centers, non-profits, charter management organizations... or other providers who have «proven» school design and track records.

SB 2161: This would allow for the creation of charter schools in «C» rated districts (without local school board approval), allow students to cross district lines to attend a charter school, permit employees to participate in PERS and other benefits programs, and allow for conversion charters to purchase or lease the school building from the local school district at market value.

The Local Wellness Committee will update or modify this LWP based on the results of HOPE COMMUNITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL's annual self - assessment, the USDA triennial administrative review, and on other variables, including if / when HOPE COMMUNITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL's health priorities change; the community's health needs change; the wellness goals are met; new health science arises, new technology emerges; and new federal or state guidance / standards are issued.

Other professional experience includes local and statewide projects with the California Charter School Association, National Labor Relations Board, LAUSD Community Outreach, and the University of San Francisco, where she spent the early part of her career developing and implementing programs to recruit and retain Latino students.

Not having gifted education in a school district also often results in parents of gifted children removing them from those schools for other options: local public schools of choice, charter schools, magnet schools, private schools, parochial schools, and home schooling.

Despite the political rhetoric coming out of ConnCAN and other charter school industry front groups, Trinity's Robert Cotto reveals that Connecticut's charter schools do not outperform local public schools.

Just two weeks into the school year, Kinston Charter Academy's 230 students were left to scramble for a new school — at either one of the local public schools or at the other local public charter school, which is also having financial prCharter Academy's 230 students were left to scramble for a new school — at either one of the local public schools or at the other local public charter school, which is also having financial prcharter school, which is also having financial problems.

Several new charter schools will be opening their doors, and many others are in the process of petitioning to their local entities.

Immediately following the release of the Governor's budget, on January 15, several CCSA Board members traveled to Sacramento to meet with legislators and other policymakers, to discuss the budget proposal as well as to advocate for issues that will have lasting effects for charter schools such as the Parcel Tax, Local Control Funding Formula proposal (formerly named Weighted Student Formula) and closing the funding gap for charter schools.

Teachers and Rutherford County administrators have also seen some low - performing children sent away from the charter and back to the traditional public school system just before end - of - grade tests, an important measure of how schools stack up against each other, said Dr. John Mark Bennett, the chair of the county school board and a local family physician.

Public charter schools would not receive another form of local funding that goes to other schools.

Charter Schools: SB 2161 would allow for the creation of charter schools in «C» rated districts (without local school board approval), allow students to cross district lines to attend a charter school, permit employees to participate in PERS and other benefits programs, and allow for conversion charters to purchase or lease the school building from the local school district at marketCharter Schools: SB 2161 would allow for the creation of charter schools in «C» rated districts (without local school board approval), allow students to cross district lines to attend a charter school, permit employees to participate in PERS and other benefits programs, and allow for conversion charters to purchase or lease the school building from the local school district at marketSchools: SB 2161 would allow for the creation of charter schools in «C» rated districts (without local school board approval), allow students to cross district lines to attend a charter school, permit employees to participate in PERS and other benefits programs, and allow for conversion charters to purchase or lease the school building from the local school district at marketcharter schools in «C» rated districts (without local school board approval), allow students to cross district lines to attend a charter school, permit employees to participate in PERS and other benefits programs, and allow for conversion charters to purchase or lease the school building from the local school district at marketschools in «C» rated districts (without local school board approval), allow students to cross district lines to attend a charter school, permit employees to participate in PERS and other benefits programs, and allow for conversion charters to purchase or lease the school building from the local school district at marketcharter school, permit employees to participate in PERS and other benefits programs, and allow for conversion charters to purchase or lease the school building from the local school district at market value.

This guidance provides valuable information and suggestions to assist schools, state and local education agencies, authorizers of charter schools, parents, and other stakeholders in understanding how federal laws function to provide protections for students with disabilities in order to ensure they receive a quality education free from discrimination.

Other types of schools include local initiative schools (2), affiliated charters (43), partnership schools (22), network partners (26), and expanded school - based management schools (20).

We wanted this information for all school providers (district, charter and private) as well as for local community leaders, business leaders and others involved in growing and supporting schools and education programs.