Efforts to tell charters where they can or can't locate would be particularly galling given how stingy the District has been in making surplus or underused
public school space available to them.
Not exact matches
There is certainly no dearth of private
spaces readily
available for the
public display of sacred symbols» churches, synagogues, religious
schools, private lawns, and store fronts...
Q&A topics include: why the mayor and Governor Cuomo appear friendly and cooperative on pre-K when together but express different views when apart, will the city fund a single year of full day pre-K if the state does not, how many of the prospective new pre-K seats are in traditional
public schools v. charter
schools, what is the greatest challenge in converting existing 1/2 day pre-K sites into full day sites, how can the mayor assure that proceeds of his proposed income tax surcharge would remain dedicated solely to the pre - K / middle
school program, regulatory issues around pre-K operators, how there can be
space available in neighborhoods where
schools are overcrowded, how many of the prospective new sites are in
schools v. other locations, why the mayor is so opposed to co-locations of charter
schools while seeking to co-locate new pre-K programs, the newly - announced ad campaign by charter
school supporters, his views on academically screened high
schools, his view on the
school bus contracts, why he refused off - topic questions Friday evening despite saying on Friday morning that he would take such questions, the status of 28 charter
schools expecting to open in fall 2014 in locations approved by the Bloomberg administration, his upcoming appearance on the TV series The Good Wife and his view on city employees marching in the Manhattan St. Patrick's Day Parade in uniform / with banners.
This requires honest performance - based assessment of
schools and the creation of options - by finding
spaces in effective
schools, creating new
schools, or even, as Rod Paige did on a small scale in Houston, finding money to pay tuition in
available private
schools for a few dozen children whose
public schools just wouldn't turn around.
The New Orleans teachers» union and a lawyer for several local families have sued to force the opening of more
public schools in the storm - ravaged city, but state education officials contend that enough
space is
available at the
schools already operating.
The two leaders have strongly supported charters, helping secure approvals, making
public -
school space available on favorable terms and putting aside city capital dollars for charter facilities.
Florida's
public school students, starting in 2017 - 2018, will be able to attend any
school in the state that has
space available, under a massive education bill that Gov. Rick Scott has signed into law.
Florida's
public school students, starting in 2017 - 18, will be able to attend any
school in the state that has
space available, under a massive education bill that Gov. Rick Scott signed into law Thursday.
photo credit: Carl Juste by Kristen M. Clark Miami Herald April 14, 2016 Florida's
public school students, starting in 2017 - 18, will be able to attend any
school in the state that has
space available, under a massive education bill that Gov. Rick Scott signed into law Thursday.
The State of Utah requires all
public schools allow enrollment to students outside the district boundaries as long as there is teachable
space available.
Charter
schools have been encouraged to use
available space within existing
public schools.
Enrollment shall be open to any child who is deemed to reside within the relevant
school division or, in the case of a regional
public charter
school, within any of the relevant
school divisions, as set forth in § 22.1 - 3, through a lottery process on a
space -
available basis.
By law, each charter
public school is required to conduct a blind lottery when the number of applicants exceeds the number of
available spaces.
That's why I feel compelled to hold Mayor Bill de Blasio, accountable for denying
public charter
schools access to
public space, and limiting the education options
available to South Bronx families.
(e) The board shall establish the information needed in an application for the approval of a charter
school; provided that the application shall include, but not be limited to, a description of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus of the proposed charter
school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter
school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter
school is expected to enroll students; (iii) the organization of the
school by ages of students or grades to be taught, an estimate of the total enrollment of the
school and the district or districts from which the
school will enroll students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter
school; (v) the educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance of the subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the
school's capacity to address the particular needs of limited English - proficient students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the employment of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the
school shall involve parents as partners in the education of their children; (viii) the
school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the
school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation of the
school; (xi) the provision of
school facilities and pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement of equal educational opportunity which shall state that charter
schools shall be open to all students, on a
space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the
school will use to ensure the provision of equal educational opportunity as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a student population that, when compared to students in similar grades in
schools from which the charter
school is expected to enroll students, contains a comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations of the charter
school to other non-charter
public schools.
If after adhering to the
Public School Choice admissions requirements there are enrollment spaces available and the number of applicants exceeds enrollment capacity at the time of the application deadline, students will be admitted to the school through a public, random drawing, with priority given to students in the following
Public School Choice admissions requirements there are enrollment spaces available and the number of applicants exceeds enrollment capacity at the time of the application deadline, students will be admitted to the school through a public, random drawing, with priority given to students in the following
School Choice admissions requirements there are enrollment
spaces available and the number of applicants exceeds enrollment capacity at the time of the application deadline, students will be admitted to the
school through a public, random drawing, with priority given to students in the following
school through a
public, random drawing, with priority given to students in the following
public, random drawing, with priority given to students in the following order:
Pursuant to The D.C.
School Reform Act of 1995 (Sec 38 - 1802.06) as amended, enrollment in
public charter
schools is open to all students who are residents of the District of Columbia, and if
space is
available, to non-resident students who pay tuition at the rate established by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education.
Florida closes
public schools, state colleges Fri - Monday «to ensure we have every
space available for sheltering and staging» https://t.co/N6cw2GhWUs
Public tours are
available to book online, and as a bonus they go through the former studio of sculptor Daniel Chester French, now a New York Studio
School gallery
space.