Sentences with phrase «school authorizers hold»

That question — how to make sure that charter school authorizers hold up their end of the accountability bargain — is arising a lot lately as examples of failed charter schools proliferate.

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Second, every single DCPS - run school will be put on a performance contract held by a charter school authorizer.

Authorizers, not SEA staff, would hold those schools accountable, and they would do it in a nuanced way — by crafting school - specific performance contracts with each.

The impulse is right: it seeks to ensure that charter school authorizers — the entities that oversee charters and are supposed to shut them down if they are low - performing — are themselves held accountable.

Too many policymakers and authorizers find themselves unable to truly assess the performance of alternative schools and distinguish, as the report notes, «AECs [that] likely save the lives of many students» from those schools that are «terrible warehouses that temporarily hold kids before putting them on the street.»

But when it comes to expanding schools, if this research holds, I will rely less on positive test scores, and I think authorizers should do the same.

The National Alliance's charter school model law is a template for states to write laws that encourage the creation and growth of high - quality charter schools while holding underperforming schools and authorizers accountable.

Authorizers who serve as the gatekeepers for quality and hold schools accountable for results must also approach their work with a growth mindset.

It rightfully focuses on authorizers as the lynchpin of charter quality; they are, after all, the entities that screen and approve new charter schools and then hold them accountable for results (or — as is sometimes the case — do not).

And we even consider going back to the original charter concept — allowing schools to negotiate their own unique performance expectations with their authorizers, rather than being held accountable to the One Best System's standards.

The central problem with making growth the polestar of accountability systems, as Mike Petrilli and Aaron Churchill argue in «Stop Focusing on Proficiency Rates When Evaluating Schools,» is that it is only convincing if one is rating schools from the perspective of a charter authorizer or local superintendent who wants to know whether a given school is boosting the achievement of its pupils, worsening their achievement, or holding it in some kind of steadySchools,» is that it is only convincing if one is rating schools from the perspective of a charter authorizer or local superintendent who wants to know whether a given school is boosting the achievement of its pupils, worsening their achievement, or holding it in some kind of steadyschools from the perspective of a charter authorizer or local superintendent who wants to know whether a given school is boosting the achievement of its pupils, worsening their achievement, or holding it in some kind of steady state.

Authorizers are responsible for holding charter schools accountable for compliance with their operating agreements («charters»).

If many authorizers are not tracking these data or willing to meaningfully hold charter schools accountable (i.e. threaten to revoke or non-renewal) for persistent violations related to special education, what in practice is the real consequence for schools failing students with disabilities?

Or conversely, are states and authorizers implicitly or explicitly deciding they do not need to hold charter schools accountable for equitable access and quality programs for students with disabilities?

«As a board, we discussed charter schools during the election season, and post election, and decided to hold off putting in an application to become an authorizer this year,» said Ann McMurray, president of the Edmonds school board.

The Tacoma School Board will hold a public hearing Thursday to gather input on whether it should proceed further toward becoming a charter school authoSchool Board will hold a public hearing Thursday to gather input on whether it should proceed further toward becoming a charter school authoschool authorizer.

Instead, school districts and charter authorizers have critical roles to play and should be held accountable by the state for starting, overseeing, and closing schools based on performance.

Charter public schools are held accountable by their authorizer (usually the local school district) and, most importantly, by the families they serve.

Every charter school has an authorizer that is responsible for holding charter schools accountable for compliance with their operating agreements («charters»).

Charter schools are already held to high standards by their authorizers, and if they do not perform on task, there are very real consequences.

Building on those findings, this month, the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools, the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (Richmond's group), and 50Can, an education reform advocacy group, jointly released a report with recommendations for states to hold virtual charters more accountable for student performance.

(And they shouldn't have to plead for public records, whether held by schools or authorizers.

Lenders should know how state laws and authorizer practices hold charter schools accountable; look at every pertinent public record including intervention and probation notices; and ask their own tough questions about trends in academic performance and evidence of fiscal stewardship.

Authorizers must walk a tightrope of sorts, respecting each charter school's independence and distinct mission, while holding every school...

This responsibility requires authorizers to hold schools accountable for fulfilling fundamental public education obligations to all students, including providing equal access and appropriate services to students whose native language is not English.

Given this documented performance and the existing role of charter school authorizers in the state of California, we would encourage authorizers to hold clear, consistent and robust minimum performance expectations for all schools in renewal, including online charter schools.

But critical to charter schools» success are their authorizers — the entities that give charters the right to operate and hold the schools accountable for student achievement.

Charter authorizers need to do a better job of holding schools accountable — and the charter schools need to support them — loudly and sincerely.

They are held accountable by their authorizer (usually the local school district) and, most importantly, by the families they serve.

In a similar situation, some authorizers might dictate prescriptive mandates infringing on a school's autonomy, or not help schools navigate the complex and at times contentious relationships with district staff who hold unfavorable opinions of charter schools.

The U.S. Department of Education will prioritize states and other entities competing for grants under the CSP according to several factors, including state strategies for evaluating their authorizers and holding them accountable for their schools» results.

The new law put the burden of holding schools accountable on their authorizers, the organizations providing their charters, and the burden of overseeing the authorizers on the state.

Flanagan is concerned some charter authorizers aren't being held accountable for the schools they run, academically or financially.

These operators work with teachers to provide a high - quality education and are evaluated by independent authorizers whose sole responsibility is to hold schools accountable for student performance.

Michigan's schools superintendent wants to meet with charter school authorizers and advocacy groups this month as he figures out a way to hold them more accountable.

Accountability In theory, charter schools are held accountable by their authorizers, the entity given the responsibility and power to sponsor and monitor school operations.

In 2000, a small group gathered in Detroit to hold the inaugural meeting of a new membership organization of charter school authorizers.

Authorizers also have the direct ability to hold charter schools accountable for their use of federal funds and compliance with all federal obligations, particularly through actions such as revocation or non-renewal.

Some states have aimed to address charter school quality on the front end by holding authorizers accountable for the performance of the schools they oversee.

STIMULUS FUND: The budget proposal holds the stimulus fund steady with $ 3.1 million to allocate to charter schools regardless of authorizer.

We encouraged the Department to issue guidance on this issue so that authorizers can continue to give schools the flexibility they need to thrive and hold them to contractual standards.