Whether you're a brand new board member or a veteran, don't miss this deep dive into your legal obligations as
a public charter school board member.
Public Charter School Board member Darren Woodruff spoke about the overall improvement in test performance by a majority of the city's public charter schools.
Not exact matches
Then, going after the
charter supporters among
board members, Rumore says it's not clear to him why they seem more concerned with
charter schools than improving regular
public schools and he says that's supposed to be what
board members do.
More than 800 UFT
members boarded buses headed for Albany at dawn on March 27 to lobby state lawmakers for more
public school funding,
charter school accountability, an extended and enhanced millionaire's tax, support for Community Learning
Schools and other important education initiatives.
Also in the race are attorney Marc A. Landis, who represented Upper West Side parents in their fight to keep a
charter school from opening in a
public school building, and Community
Board 7
member Mel Wymore, who would be New York's first openly transgender City Council
member if he won.
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.
You've also been a
board member of leading organizations, including BAEO and the National Alliance for
Public Charter Schools.
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.
When a parent or community
member reaches out to the DC
Public Charter School Board with a complaint against a school, our primary goal is to ensure that the scho
School Board with a complaint against a
school, our primary goal is to ensure that the scho
school, our primary goal is to ensure that the
schoolschool has
After teaching Social Studies in St. Paul
Public Schools for three years, David co-founded El Colegio
Charter School in Minneapolis and served as start - up coordinator, board member, advisor, special education teacher, lead teacher, and executive director during his 13 + years at the s
School in Minneapolis and served as start - up coordinator,
board member, advisor, special education teacher, lead teacher, and executive director during his 13 + years at the
schoolschool.
The California
Charter School Governance Academy is a free, four hour intensive workshop designed to help school leaders and governing board members increase their knowledge of their ethical and legal obligations as stewards of public institu
School Governance Academy is a free, four hour intensive workshop designed to help
school leaders and governing board members increase their knowledge of their ethical and legal obligations as stewards of public institu
school leaders and governing
board members increase their knowledge of their ethical and legal obligations as stewards of
public institutions.
There was strong testimony in support of the bill from the
charter school community: Kathleen Zimmerman, CEO of NYOS, Michelle Bonton, Superintendent of The Rhodes School, Priscilla Cavazos and Michele McCurdy — public charter school parents, Mike Feinberg and Albert Black — TCSA board members, Lalla Morris with Families Empowered, and David
school community: Kathleen Zimmerman, CEO of NYOS, Michelle Bonton, Superintendent of The Rhodes
School, Priscilla Cavazos and Michele McCurdy — public charter school parents, Mike Feinberg and Albert Black — TCSA board members, Lalla Morris with Families Empowered, and David
School, Priscilla Cavazos and Michele McCurdy —
public charter school parents, Mike Feinberg and Albert Black — TCSA board members, Lalla Morris with Families Empowered, and David
school parents, Mike Feinberg and Albert Black — TCSA
board members, Lalla Morris with Families Empowered, and David Dunn.
Golden Oak
Public Charter Montessori
School filled a 57 passenger bus with Upper Elementary students, teachers, parents,
Board members and Head of
School and headed for
Charter School Advocacy Day at the Capitol in Sacramento.
Read the inspiring letter by Diane Tavenner, founder and CEO of Summit
Public Schools (SPS) and CCSA,
Board Chair to join 200 California charter school leaders, board members, parents, teachers and students and celebrate National Charter Schools Week on May 7 for Advocacy Day in Sacram
Board Chair to join 200 California
charter school leaders, board members, parents, teachers and students and celebrate National Charter Schools Week on May 7 for Advocacy Day in Sacr
charter school leaders,
board members, parents, teachers and students and celebrate National Charter Schools Week on May 7 for Advocacy Day in Sacram
board members, parents, teachers and students and celebrate National
Charter Schools Week on May 7 for Advocacy Day in Sacr
Charter Schools Week on May 7 for Advocacy Day in Sacramento.
The initiative states that the nine -
member board must be comprised of people who «have demonstrated an understanding of and a commitment to
charter schooling as a strategy for strengthening
public education.»
Mark also serves as a
member of the
Board of Trustees for City Arts and Prep
Public Charter School in Washington, DC.
Mr. Nida has been very active in the
charter school movement in Washington, DC, serving as a board member and treasurer of the Arts and Technology Academy Public Charter School, for which he helped obtain DC Revenue Bond, tax - exempt fin
charter school movement in Washington, DC, serving as a board member and treasurer of the Arts and Technology Academy Public Charter School, for which he helped obtain DC Revenue Bond, tax - exempt fina
school movement in Washington, DC, serving as a
board member and treasurer of the Arts and Technology Academy
Public Charter School, for which he helped obtain DC Revenue Bond, tax - exempt fin
Charter School, for which he helped obtain DC Revenue Bond, tax - exempt fina
School, for which he helped obtain DC Revenue Bond, tax - exempt financing.
Clemons is not only a founding
Board Member of the recently opened New Haven Montessori
Charter School and served, up until last year, as a Board Member of one of the Achievement First, Inc. charter schools in New Haven, Clemons's company was given a no - bid contract that was approved and funded by the Connecticut Board of Education, a contract that has already netted Clemons» company more than $ 500,000 with a lot more public funds t
Charter School and served, up until last year, as a
Board Member of one of the Achievement First, Inc.
charter schools in New Haven, Clemons's company was given a no - bid contract that was approved and funded by the Connecticut Board of Education, a contract that has already netted Clemons» company more than $ 500,000 with a lot more public funds t
charter schools in New Haven, Clemons's company was given a no - bid contract that was approved and funded by the Connecticut
Board of Education, a contract that has already netted Clemons» company more than $ 500,000 with a lot more
public funds to come.
Lieutenant Colonel Christopher M. Kuester is a
member of the
Board of Directors for Imagine Andrews
Public Charter School.
The stated purposed of PR21 - 722 is to confirm the reappointment of Donald Soifer as a
member of the
Public Charter School Board, for a term to end February 24, 2020.
The kindergarten students in Ms. Whitehurst's class at The Children's Guild's Monarch Academy Baltimore
Public Charter School gave a presentation to the
board members, administrative staff, and student parents at the Monarch Academy Baltimore
board meeting on Thursday, April 12th.
Judge Tiffany H. Anderson is a
member of the
Board of Directors for Imagine Andrews
Public Charter School.
9:30 a.m. — noon When the founding committee of a
charter school makes the transition to a
public school governing
board, its
members may not be aware of the uniqueness of
charter school governance and how to do it well.
Alan Hawkes, a
member of the N.C.
Charter School Advisory Board who holds close ties with NHA, told his colleagues upon approving relatively few new charter schools for 2015 that Sen. Jerry Tillman's intent was to have many more national charter school operators come into North Carolina and make public school districts feel «threatened and up their game.
Charter School Advisory Board who holds close ties with NHA, told his colleagues upon approving relatively few new charter schools for 2015 that Sen. Jerry Tillman's intent was to have many more national charter school operators come into North Carolina and make public school districts feel «threatened and up their game.&
School Advisory
Board who holds close ties with NHA, told his colleagues upon approving relatively few new
charter schools for 2015 that Sen. Jerry Tillman's intent was to have many more national charter school operators come into North Carolina and make public school districts feel «threatened and up their game.
charter schools for 2015 that Sen. Jerry Tillman's intent was to have many more national
charter school operators come into North Carolina and make public school districts feel «threatened and up their game.
charter school operators come into North Carolina and make public school districts feel «threatened and up their game.&
school operators come into North Carolina and make
public school districts feel «threatened and up their game.&
school districts feel «threatened and up their game.»
By pushing new
school board members to pick on a top performing
charter school whose focus is to graduate seniors and encourage higher education is ignoring the real issues
public schools are facing.
Charter public schools provide
school teachers, administrators, and
board members the flexibility to shape important decisions about working conditions; the mission, curriculum and instruction, programs and services, schedules, budgeting, and staffing — with the goal of improving educational outcomes for students.
The election of three
school board members comes at a particularly important time as the district faces critical budgetary decisions, the need to improve student achievement particularly for chronically underserved students and even greater parent demand for high quality educational options including
charter public schools.
An alliance of business and political leaders in the state had urged Brown to sign Assembly Bill 709, which would have required that all
charters be transparent about how they spend
public funds, and would have barred
charter school board members and their relatives from profiting from their
schools.
Blust and Cleveland sent their March 9 remarks to an email chain that included bipartisan House education committee
members who held hearing earlier this month on Senate Bill 8, a GOP - backed bill that could lift the 100 -
school cap on
charter schools and allow
charters more access to
public funding streams and oversight outside of the N.C. State
Board of Education.
As the number of
public charter schools in Georgia continues to grow, so does the need for governing
board members with the critical skills required to steer
charter schools from mission development, through petition submission, to opening day.
UPDATED * LA Unified Superintendent Ramon Cortines has corrected a statement he made at Tuesday's
board meeting, telling the
members in an email that he erred in saying
charter schools receive more in state funding than traditional
public schools.
In order to meet this parental demand for choice and the
public's desire for more high quality
public educational options for families, three key things must be addressed in California: the funding inequity which results in
charter school students being funded at lower levels than their traditional
public school counterparts, the lack of equitable facilities for
charter school students, and restrictive and hostile authorizing environments such as LAUSD
Board Member Steve Zimmer's recent resolution limiting parent choice.
Cobey says at least a majority of the
board members for
public charters should be North Carolina residents, but he argued that some expertise could be provided by residents of other states with
charter schools.
The lack of local control is one key reason why advocates such as Natalie Beyer, a
member of the Durham
Public Schools Board of Education, says the state should at least require that the leaders of public charters be residents of North Car
Public Schools Board of Education, says the state should at least require that the leaders of
public charters be residents of North Car
public charters be residents of North Carolina.
Members from the State
Board and the Office of the Ombudsman and Student Advocate joined a number of DC
public schools and
public charter schools to showcase the city's
public school options (PK3 - 12) for the upcoming
school year at DC Armory.
These
board members then allow
charters to enter their districts, and begin siphoning students and
public funding away from the
public schools.
Madison
School Board members are poised to vote Monday on a five - year contract for a first - of - its - kind public Montessori charter school in the Madison School District, despite continuing concerns from some me
School Board members are poised to vote Monday on a five - year contract for a first - of - its - kind
public Montessori
charter school in the Madison School District, despite continuing concerns from some me
school in the Madison
School District, despite continuing concerns from some me
School District, despite continuing concerns from some
members.
Local
school boards could appoint a
member to sit on the
board of the
charter public school, and the
school must report to the local
school board at least once a year.
This A + Denver report was developed in partnership with Padres Unidos, Get Smart
Schools, Colorado Succeeds, Colorado League of
Charter Schools and Metro Organization for People describes and shows the
school performance and demographics for each Denver Public School board member dis
school performance and demographics for each Denver
Public School board member dis
School board member district.
This free, intensive three - hour workshop is a must for
board members and
school leaders alike, giving you all the key information you need to be an effective steward of a
charter public school.
The rally, which is being hosted by California
Charter Schools Association Families, will include a march from Vaughn Next Century Learning Center at 9:30 a.m. to nearby Vaughn G3 (Green Global Generation) before a
public program that will feature speeches from LA Unified
school board member Monica Ratliff and Congressman Tony Cardenas.
These
charter public school supporters will be at the meeting to discuss the
charter petitions for both
schools, respond to intimidation tactics used by District officials and ask SJUSD
Board members for a vote.
The teacher unions are running Tustin Councilmember Rebecca Gomez and Irvine
School Board member Michael Parham against Hammond and Williams to replace the current majority with a board majority that will bring the OC Board back to the days when charter school application appeals are routinely denied no matter the quality and demand by parents for a viable alternative to sometimes failing public schools their children are enroll
School Board member Michael Parham against Hammond and Williams to replace the current majority with a board majority that will bring the OC Board back to the days when charter school application appeals are routinely denied no matter the quality and demand by parents for a viable alternative to sometimes failing public schools their children are enrolle
Board member Michael Parham against Hammond and Williams to replace the current majority with a
board majority that will bring the OC Board back to the days when charter school application appeals are routinely denied no matter the quality and demand by parents for a viable alternative to sometimes failing public schools their children are enrolle
board majority that will bring the OC
Board back to the days when charter school application appeals are routinely denied no matter the quality and demand by parents for a viable alternative to sometimes failing public schools their children are enrolle
Board back to the days when
charter school application appeals are routinely denied no matter the quality and demand by parents for a viable alternative to sometimes failing public schools their children are enroll
school application appeals are routinely denied no matter the quality and demand by parents for a viable alternative to sometimes failing
public schools their children are enrolled in.
The Black Alliance for Education Options and the National Alliance for
Public Charter Schools co-hosted a «meet and greet» breakfast with
board members earlier to discuss the potential impact of the resolution on black children.
We need your help engaging teachers, parents, and
board members in defining the truth about
public charter schools.
Changed votes by two
Board members over the approval of two Aspire
charter schools at this week's
Board meeting gave the
public a glimpse at a much larger debate over whether
charter schools based in Los Angeles should be allowed to operate their special education programs through a partnership with a far - off district that costs...
Bobbi serves on the Advisory
Board of Convergence: Re-imagining Education Project, on the
Board of Directors of Hamilton Bank and is past Chair and founding
member of the Maryland Alliance for
Public Charter Schools and the Baltimore Education Coalition.
Altorice Frazier, KIPP NJ parent,
board member, and Newark education activist stated: «
Public charter schools have been a lifeline to children in Newark and are putting our students on the road to and through college.
David L. Boyd, Orange County Department of Education
board member, listens to advocates for a proposed bilingual charter school in Tustin during a public hearing before the Orange County Board of Education on Thur
board member, listens to advocates for a proposed bilingual
charter school in Tustin during a
public hearing before the Orange County
Board of Education on Thur
Board of Education on Thursday.
Atlanta, GA — As the number of
public charter schools in Georgia continues to grow, so does the need for governing
board members with the critical skills required to steer
charter schools from mission development, through petition submission, to opening day.