Not exact matches
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.
In fact, many of the
charter sector's
quality headaches stem from
school boards that abdicate their responsibilities as
charter school authorizers, a role they probably never wanted to play in the first place.
These
charters are accountable to the District of Columbia Public
Charter School Board (PCSB) for the
quality and results of their pre-K programs — just as they are for grades K — 12 — but they are not subject to the kind of extensive, input - based
quality requirements found in other pre-K programs.
A new Fordham Institute study,
Charter School Boards in the Nation's Capital, asks a simple but largely uninvestigated question: Do the characteristics, views, and practices of charter boards have any bearing on charter school q
Charter School Boards in the Nation's Capital, asks a simple but largely uninvestigated question: Do the characteristics, views, and practices of charter boards have any bearing on charter school qu
School Boards in the Nation's Capital, asks a simple but largely uninvestigated question: Do the characteristics, views, and practices of charter boards have any bearing on charter school qu
Boards in the Nation's Capital, asks a simple but largely uninvestigated question: Do the characteristics, views, and practices of
charter boards have any bearing on charter school q
charter boards have any bearing on charter school qu
boards have any bearing on
charter school q
charter school qu
school quality?
Since leaving the
board, Hastings has focused on growing high -
quality charter schools and developing technology that could transform education.
I am the executive director of the DC Public
Charter School Board, and the story of our sector in the nation's capital is mostly one of continued success, growth, popularity, and
quality improvement.
A: Every
charter school must develop and implement a high -
quality, rigorous educator evaluation system, which must be approved by their
board of trustees (subject to the review and approval of the Commissioner).
The
School Board should help encourage new, high
quality charter operators to come into New Orleans to open new
schools or take over
charters that are foundering.
Liberal education reformers also believe that the market alone is not enough to ensure
charter school quality, and that
charter schools need strong oversight
boards, which can close down poor - performing
charters.
About PCSB: The DC Public
Charter School Board (PCSB) is setting a national model for creating quality public school options through its rigorous review of new charter applications and effective oversight of charter school performance that is leading the transformation of public education in Washingt
Charter School Board (PCSB) is setting a national model for creating quality public school options through its rigorous review of new charter applications and effective oversight of charter school performance that is leading the transformation of public education in Washingto
School Board (PCSB) is setting a national model for creating
quality public
school options through its rigorous review of new charter applications and effective oversight of charter school performance that is leading the transformation of public education in Washingto
school options through its rigorous review of new
charter applications and effective oversight of charter school performance that is leading the transformation of public education in Washingt
charter applications and effective oversight of
charter school performance that is leading the transformation of public education in Washingt
charter school performance that is leading the transformation of public education in Washingto
school performance that is leading the transformation of public education in Washington, DC.
• Lannette Woodruff (Ward 4) and Markus Batchelor (Ward 8) both attended the DC Public
Charter School Board's (DCPCSB) TIERific Celebration of Quality Schools, which highlighted and celebrated the city's highest performing public charter s
Charter School Board's (DCPCSB) TIERific Celebration of
Quality Schools, which highlighted and celebrated the city's highest performing public charter s
Schools, which highlighted and celebrated the city's highest performing public
charter s
charter schoolsschools.
NACSA congratulates the Mississippi
Charter School Authorizer Board (MCSAB or Board) on the completion of another rigorous application process, resulting in two additional quality school options for students and families in North... Rea
School Authorizer
Board (MCSAB or
Board) on the completion of another rigorous application process, resulting in two additional
quality school options for students and families in North... Rea
school options for students and families in North... Read More
And just this month Nashville Rise parents made another splash onto the scene by using their most powerful weapon in support of
quality choices by speaking against the
school board's proposed resolution to stop
charter growth.
Luis Mirón, director of the Loyola Institute for
Quality and Equity in Education at Loyola University, said the success of what he called the «
charter surge» has been based on temporary measures — a recovery
school district that will eventually return schools to the Orleans Parish School Board and millions in federal recovery dollars, he
school district that will eventually return
schools to the Orleans Parish
School Board and millions in federal recovery dollars, he
School Board and millions in federal recovery dollars, he said.
The organization's president Joseph Bruno sits on the
boards of both the Idaho
Charter School Network and Bluum and has been an important partner in the efforts underway in Idaho to grow quality charter s
Charter School Network and Bluum and has been an important partner in the efforts underway in Idaho to grow
quality charter s
charter schools.
Based on the principles of data - driven instruction, this interactive session will provide an overview of how
charter boards can use interim and summative data — academic, financial, and operational — to ensure quality governance that takes into account the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools performance fram
charter boards can use interim and summative data — academic, financial, and operational — to ensure
quality governance that takes into account the Arizona State
Board for
Charter Schools performance fram
Charter Schools performance frameworks.
«The development of statewide
chartering commissions or
boards where this is all they do is likely the best structure to ensure
quality within the
charter school sector,» said Greg Richmond, the president and chief executive officer of the National Association of Charter School Autho
charter school sector,» said Greg Richmond, the president and chief executive officer of the National Association of Charter School Author
school sector,» said Greg Richmond, the president and chief executive officer of the National Association of
Charter School Autho
Charter School Author
School Authorizers.
LAMB has achieved Tier 1 status for a fifth year based on the DC Public
Charter School Board 2016
School Quality Report.
The DC Public
Charter School Board recognized Principal Burgy of Center City Petworth with a
School Leadership Excellence Award at their
School Quality Event on December 11th!
The DC Public
Charter School Board has released its
School Quality Reports and we are proud of our progress!
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.
It is critical for us that LAUSD
board members support parent choice, the growth of high -
quality charter schools in Los Angeles and funding and facilities equity for all students,» said Corri Ravare, managing regional director, Los Angeles for the California Charter Schools Association
charter schools in Los Angeles and funding and facilities equity for all students,» said Corri Ravare, managing regional director, Los Angeles for the California Charter Schools Association
schools in Los Angeles and funding and facilities equity for all students,» said Corri Ravare, managing regional director, Los Angeles for the California
Charter Schools Association
Charter Schools Association
Schools Association (CCSA).
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.
Erin Kupferberg is a manager in the
school quality and accountability department at the DC Public Charter School
school quality and accountability department at the DC Public
Charter School School Board.
The Public
Charter School Board (PCSB) in Washington, DC measures school quality using its Performance Management Framework (PMF) for grades 3 -12 and adult education pro
School Board (PCSB) in Washington, DC measures
school quality using its Performance Management Framework (PMF) for grades 3 -12 and adult education pro
school quality using its Performance Management Framework (PMF) for grades 3 -12 and adult education programs.
OPA has answered the call to serve an unmet student need while these
boards are sending a message that parent choice and high
quality charter schools are not valued in North San Diego County.
Better Conversation, ATF, Back of the Yards,
Charter Schools, Chicago, Chicago Police Department, Chicago Public
Schools, Illinois, Maureen Kelleher, Namaste
Charter School, National
Board for Professional Teaching Standards, Parent Involvement, Parent Voice, Police, Teacher Appreciation Week, teacher
quality
If the
school board fully moves away from managing
schools, it would even allow for greater
school choice to be fostered; the
school board would take on the role of
charter school authorizers, bringing in high -
quality charter operators into the county and offering greater choice.
The Utah Association of Public
Charter Schools (UAPCS), funded with a grant from the State
Charter School Board, offers many preoperational trainings designed to improve school openings and overall qu
School Board, offers many preoperational trainings designed to improve
school openings and overall qu
school openings and overall
quality.
The LAUSD staff is recommending the
board vote to close highly successful, existing
charter schools serving thousands of high - need students and deny
charter school petitions for new
school despite the
quality of education they provide.
As an education expert on the Association's
Board of Directors, Rendón will advise Arizona's largest
charter support organization in its mission to support student achievement though high -
quality charter schools, advocate for student equity and
charter school autonomy, and lead Arizona
charter schools as a sustainable, strong and credible organization.
At the request of the DC Public
Charter School Board and with support from NewSchools Venture Fund, AppleTree creates its AppleTree @ model, where AppleTree collaborates with with a turnaround or high - performing new partner, to operate AppleTree preschool allowing the host school to focus on kindergarten and above, while AppleTree provides a high quality preschool educ
School Board and with support from NewSchools Venture Fund, AppleTree creates its AppleTree @ model, where AppleTree collaborates with with a turnaround or high - performing new partner, to operate AppleTree preschool allowing the host
school to focus on kindergarten and above, while AppleTree provides a high quality preschool educ
school to focus on kindergarten and above, while AppleTree provides a high
quality preschool education.
Charter School Research Guide, February 2012 Summary: Charter Schools Research Guide, February 2012 NSBA developed this guide and its summary to help school board members assess the quality of charter research and identify the limitations of its data and fi
Charter School Research Guide, February 2012 Summary: Charter Schools Research Guide, February 2012 NSBA developed this guide and its summary to help school board members assess the quality of charter research and identify the limitations of its data and fin
School Research Guide, February 2012 Summary:
Charter Schools Research Guide, February 2012 NSBA developed this guide and its summary to help school board members assess the quality of charter research and identify the limitations of its data and fi
Charter Schools Research Guide, February 2012 NSBA developed this guide and its summary to help
school board members assess the quality of charter research and identify the limitations of its data and fin
school board members assess the
quality of
charter research and identify the limitations of its data and fi
charter research and identify the limitations of its data and findings.
One step would be to get the Wolverine State's American Indian tribes to get into the
charter authorizing and
charter school operating game; the governor can already look to the example of Bay Mills Community College, a tribal college that has authorized 44
charters in the state, and is working with the College
Board on efforts to improve the
quality of
schools it oversees.
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.
In 2011 and 2012, Miller supported the Empowering Parents through
Quality Charter Schools Act - bipartisan legislation that took several steps to increase charter schools» accountability to their students, the community, and charter school
Charter Schools Act - bipartisan legislation that took several steps to increase charter schools» accountability to their students, the community, and charter school
Schools Act - bipartisan legislation that took several steps to increase
charter schools» accountability to their students, the community, and charter school
charter schools» accountability to their students, the community, and charter school
schools» accountability to their students, the community, and
charter school
charter school boards.
Charter schools are proud to be partners with LAUSD in working towards our common goal of ensuring that all students in Los Angeles have access to a high -
quality education and we look forward to working with Boardmembers Garcia and Galatzan in their leadership roles, as well as Superintendent John Deasy and the rest of the LAUSD
board members.»
Under the bill, an independent oversight
board would be created inside the state Department of Education to review new
charters and monitor existing ones in a move to address growing questions about the
quality and access of the alternative
schools.
What that means in the policy world is that the
board must shift much of its attention to becoming a
quality authorizer — «the organizations designated to approve, monitor, renew, and, if necessary, close
charter schools.»
The DC Public
Charter School Board has a single mission: to provide high - quality public charter schools to students and fa
Charter School Board has a single mission: to provide high -
quality public
charter schools to students and fa
charter schools to students and families.
Fordham leadership and
board recognize that the organization can have a positive and significant impact via the authorizing work, and they have supported that growth, due mainly to the replication and expansion of existing, high -
quality charter school models.
The Tennessee High
Quality Charter Schools Act is considered moderately strong legislation in the charter world, but in this instance, the law aggressively protects charter schools from anti-charter school boards and school l
Charter Schools Act is considered moderately strong legislation in the charter world, but in this instance, the law aggressively protects charter schools from anti-charter school boards and school l
Schools Act is considered moderately strong legislation in the
charter world, but in this instance, the law aggressively protects charter schools from anti-charter school boards and school l
charter world, but in this instance, the law aggressively protects
charter schools from anti-charter school boards and school l
charter schools from anti-charter school boards and school l
schools from anti-
charter school boards and school l
charter school boards and
school leaders.
The State
Board of Education (SBE) is seeking applications for vacancies on the Advisory Commission on
Charter Schools (ACCS), California Practitioners Advisory Group (CPAG), and Instructional
Quality Commission (IQC).
The NAACP National
Board of Directors created the Task Force on
Quality Education following its October 2016 ratification of a resolution issuing a moratorium on the expansion of charter schools — at least until certain standards of quality and accountability a
Quality Education following its October 2016 ratification of a resolution issuing a moratorium on the expansion of
charter schools — at least until certain standards of
quality and accountability a
quality and accountability are met.
Since the Mississippi
Charter Schools Act passed in 2013, charter operators have been able to apply to the Mississippi Charter Authorizer Board to run public schools billed as an alternative for parents seeking higher - quality education for thei
Charter Schools Act passed in 2013, charter operators have been able to apply to the Mississippi Charter Authorizer Board to run public schools billed as an alternative for parents seeking higher - quality education for thei
Schools Act passed in 2013,
charter operators have been able to apply to the Mississippi Charter Authorizer Board to run public schools billed as an alternative for parents seeking higher - quality education for thei
charter operators have been able to apply to the Mississippi
Charter Authorizer Board to run public schools billed as an alternative for parents seeking higher - quality education for thei
Charter Authorizer
Board to run public
schools billed as an alternative for parents seeking higher - quality education for thei
schools billed as an alternative for parents seeking higher -
quality education for their kids.
When the legislature eliminated the cap on new university
charters and expanded dramatically the number of new untested on - line
school offerings in Michigan, Senator Pavlov and his colleagues purposefully rejected the State
Board's recommendations to ensure that any new
schools deliver high -
quality education.
«By adopting this compact, the SCS
school board and local educators have taken a huge step forward to help ensure all students have access to the high
quality education they deserve, and to underscore the important role that public
charter schools play in our community.»
Tuesday night's scene encapsulates so much about a fast - evolving relationship between the L.A. Unified staff, which reviews the
quality of bids to open new
charter schools; the district's
school board, which has the final say; and a
charter school sector with its sights set on a massive expansion.
We offer programs and support services to help experienced
charter leaders design, apply and incubate high -
quality, innovative
charter schools, work to empower communities by equipping them with the training and knowledge about the education process, and seeking to recruit and train new
board leaders of color and to leverage a unique lens and perspective.
Yesterday's elections were not just about winning seats on the LAUSD
board; they were about a vision of ensuring there is a public
school system in which all district and
charter students have access to high -
quality public
schools.