Event Summary: The Charter School Debate Event summary Brookings Briefing on new charter school research. Robin Lake, associate director at the University of washington s Center on Reinventing http://www.brookings.edu/comm/op-ed/20040218charter.htm
Extractions: A Brookings panel of experts gathered today to discuss charter school accountability and whether current accountability standards are sufficient to make accurate, merit-based decisions. Brian C. Hassel, the president of Public Impact, an education policy consulting firm, called the outlook "both half-full and half-empty." When charter schools first appeared a decade ago, supporters celebrated them as innovative models that would ensure educational accountability, since schools failing to meet their performance targets would be shut down. However, skeptics worry that some charter school authorizers (the public bodies empowered by law to oversee charter schools) won't be willing to close failing charter schools. Hassel presented new research based on the compilation of 506 high-stakes decisions that authorizers made as of the fall of 2001, including renewals, nonrenewals, and revocations. Out of that group, 50 randomly selected cases were picked and analyzed in depth. Hassel examined how charter school authorizers are making decisions about school renewal and revocation. In addition, he examined the factors that influence their approaches, and the implications for policies and practices related to high-stakes school accountability. High-stakes decisions include those based on achieving learning goals or meeting goals specific to the charter school's mission.
The Charter School Debate Brookings Briefing on new charter school research. (2/18/04) Event information. One of the great promises of charter schooling is that schools will be http://www.brookings.edu/comm/events/20040218.htm
Extractions: BRIAN C. HASSEL The topic of this paper is "charter school accountability." As everybody knows, accountability is really a central part of the charter school concept. Everyone says charter schools are held accountable. They are accountable public schools. They will be shut down if they don't perform. And that almost comes out of everyone's mouth first when they are talking about charter schools. That is the trade for the autonomy that they receive; in return, they are held accountable for results. And they are held accountable in lots of different ways. They are held accountable to families and children, because they can choose to attend the schools or not. They are held accountable to their authorizers, the agencies that give them a license to operate and can take that license away. And, as Robin and her colleagues have pointed out, they are also accountable to lots of other entities with which they partner or other government agencies that oversee them in different ways.
Events AALE staff will present on charter school quality as well as exhibit in the at CHEA 2000 Enhancing Usefulness Conference IV, held in washington, DC. http://www.aale.org/aale/events.htm
Extractions: Events About AALE K - 12 Accreditation Newsletter Calendar of Events ... Friends of the academy Upcoming Events October 6-9, 2005 Of interest: The Association of General and Liberal Studies and the Association for Integrative Studies will hold a joint conference at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. For further information, please see the conference's website. October 24-25, 2005 Of Interest: National Association of Charter School Authorizers will hold it's annual conference in Denver, CO. AALE staff will be in attendance. For further information, please see the Association's website. October 27-28, 2005 Of Interest: Colorado League of Charter Schools will hold it's annual Charter Schools Conference: in Denver, CO. AALE staff will be in attendance. For further information, please see the League's website.
César Chávez Public Charter High School For Public Policy Chávez Public charter schools seek Middle and High school teachers in all subject information about openings at the new Chávez schools is posted here. http://www.cesarchavezhs.org/
Delaware School URLs Try the appropriate school District Office site for information on these schools. www.k12.de.us/positive, Positive Outcomes charter school http://www.k12.de.us/
Extractions: The Department of Technology and Information (DTI) Web Hosting Service, through a contract with the Delaware Center for Educational Technology (DCET), provides a Web site for all Delaware public school districts and schools. This service is free of charge to the school districts and schools. This page provides links to all the Web sites hosted by DTI on the www.k12.de.us server. If a link is not active, the school does not currently have a Web site on this server. Try the appropriate School District Office site for information on these schools. Please contact the DCET webmaster with changes or modifications that are needed on this page. Appoquinimink School District School URL Address School Name (Complete) http://www.apposchooldistrict.com/ District Office Brandywine School District School URL Address School Name (Complete) www.bsd.k12.de.us/
Charter School Resources provides information on charter legislation, key contacts, school profiles, From the second edition of the charter school Handbook (1998) to an http://www.pathsoflearning.org/library/charters2001.cfm
Extractions: Some Words of Caution A Brief Introduction If charters are an option that you would like to consider, below are just a few places to start your research. In addition, it is also helpful to get in touch with another charter school in your district and ask questions about the political hoops through which they have had to jump. As Franci mentions in her article, to plan a charter, you must be willing to leave the world of education and enter the world of politics. On the more hopeful side of things, you can read some of the materials and guides by the Center for School Change and Joe Nathan. Charter Schools Around the Country
Charter Schools charter Schools. Educational Resources information Center (ERIC) Digest 118, NE, washington, DC 200024999. http//iis.syr.edu - information Institute http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/ttp/ttp-2-2002.html
Extractions: [Back to LRB Publications Page] Charter School Expansion. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, 1998. (371/W7n) 1997 Wisconsin Act 238 expanded the establishment of a charter school in Wisconsin to corporations or nonsectarian private schools. http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/Lb/98Lb10.pdf Charter School Program. Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau, 1998. (371/W7o) First audit of Wisconsin charter schools required by 1993 Wisconsin Act 16. http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lab/reports/98-15tear.htm The Charter School Roadmap. Education Commission of the States and National Conference of State Legislatures, 1998. (371/Ed8f) Covers issues in starting a charter school program. Charter Schools. Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Digest 118, February 1998, Clearinghouse on Educational Management. College of Education, University of Oregon. http://eric.uoregon.edu/publications/digests/digest118.html Charter Schools. Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau, January 2001. (371/W7)
Schools & Facilities :: San Diego City Schools charter Schools Directory General information. , Child Development Centers Grant (K6), (619) 293-4420, 1425 washington Place (92103) http://www.sandi.net/comm/schools/dir.htm
Extractions: Elementary Schools School Phone Address Web Adams (K-5) 4672 35th St. (92116) Web Alcott (K-5) 4680 Hidalgo Ave. (92117) Angier (K-5) 8450 Hurlbut St. (92123) Audubon * (K-5) 8111 San Vicente St. (92114) Baker * (K-6) 4041 T St. (92113) Balboa * (K-5) 1844 South 40th St. (92113) Barnard (K-4) 2930 Barnard St. (92110) Bay Park (K-5) 2433 Denver St. (92110) Web Bayview Terrace (K-5) 2445 Fogg St. (92109) Benchley/Weinberger (K-5) 6269 Twin Lake Dr. (92119) Web Bethune * (K-5) 6835 Benjamin Holt Rd. (92114) Bird Rock (K-5) 5371 La Jolla Hermosa Ave. (92037)
Washington D.C. Homeschooling - A To Z Home's Cool washington DC. Field Trips; Legal information; Online; Programs; Resources Sorting throuh these links can turn up support groups, charter schools, http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/regional/WashingtonDC.htm
Extractions: Click on the banner for recommended books and supplies for homeschooling A to Z Home's Cool Homeschooling Regional I am Ann Zeise , your guide to the best and most interesting and useful sites and articles about home education on the web. Search All of A to Z Articles Calendar Curriculum Explorations 4 Kids Field Trips Jokes Laws Links Methods Older Kids Regional Religion/Cultural The Web Home Recent Articles Events Join Email List ... Curriculum Shopping
Program Focus To enhance the charter school movement by targeting states and communities where information regarding this grant program may be obtained from the http://www.wffhome.com/program_focus.htm
Extractions: Program Focus The Foundation's primary areas of focus are listed below in outline form. Click on these or scroll to access more detailed information. These areas are periodically reviewed and discussed by the board in order to most effectively fulfill the mission of the Foundation. The Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals, but may request proposals based on the potential project's alignment with the following focus areas. Focus Goal: To enhance the charter school movement by targeting states and communities where market share of quality schools may be established. Specific investment areas include: Planning, development and growth of quality charter schools Supporting the growth of state charter school associations and resource centers and other charter related support organizations Monitoring, promoting and disseminating information concerning quality and accountability issues
Washington Secretary Of State Approve charter public schools. Approve R55. For more information Thatâs why washington voters have rejected charter schools twice. http://www.secstate.wa.gov/elections/guide/arguments.aspx?n=55&c=3
Charter Schools In Fresno County Roosevelt Elementary (56) washington Elementary (K-1) 1185 10th Avenue 1501 Ellis Street Our purpose is to disseminate information on charter Schools. http://www.fcoe.k12.ca.us/charter/frs_cnty_charter_schls.htm
Extractions: The Department of Education (Education) has made varying levels of progress in addressing the five key management challenges and program risks GAO identified in 2003, but some challenges remain . Education has made good progress in addressing the two challenges related to its student aid programs. Also, Education has made some progress on the remaining three challenges, which relate to the goals and requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA). Because Education's Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) has made good progress in addressing the two challenges related to its student aid programs, GAO has removed this program from its high-risk list. Education took several steps to help reduce vulnerability of student aid programs to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement. financial management and internal control weaknesses and has sustained these improvements. FSA received an unqualified, or clean, opinion on its financial statements for fiscal years 2002, 2003, and 2004. In addition, the auditors indicated good progress in addressing previously identified internal control weaknesses with no material weaknesses reported in FSA's fiscal year 2003 and 2004 audits. However, the auditors reported that FSA should continue to strengthen those internal controls that are related to the calculation and reporting of the loan liability activity and subsidy estimates as well as its information systems controls. Additional information on Education's progress in addressing these challenges and the removal of the student aid programs from the high-risk list can be found in
Economic Policy Institute Data show, however, that typical charter school students are not more disadvantaged, to the information contained in EPI s The State of Working America. http://www.epinet.org/
Extractions: Losing Ground in Early Childhood Education , a new study co-published by EPI and the Keystone Research Center, shows a substantial decline in workforce qualifications in center-based ECE and the even lower qualifications in home-based ECE. Both areas of ECE today have workforce education levels well-below those needed to improve long-term academic outcomes for children. In addition to the full-length study that examines trends on the national level, seven companion Issue Briefs explore the ECE situation in seven specific states and a supplementary set of downloadable tables makes general comparisons across 39 states.
References (For information, see www.csus.edu/ier/charter/resources.html.) Nahas, Jennifer and Brigham, Roblyn, Massachusetts charter school Resource Center, http://www.hhh.umn.edu/centers/school-change/refer.htm
Extractions: REFERENCES CITED American Youth Policy Forum Some Things Do Make A Difference for Youth: A Compendium of Evaluations of Youth Programs and Practices, Washington: D.C: author, 1997. www.aypf.org American Youth Policy Forum More Things That Do Make A Difference for Youth: A Compendium of Evaluations of Youth Programs and Practices, Volume II, Washington: D.C: author, 1999. Anderson, Robert H. and Barbara Nelson Pavan NonGradedness: Helping it to Happen, Lancaster, PA: Technomic Publishing Company, 1993. Billig, Shelley , Research on K-12 School Based Service Learning Continues to Build, Phi Delta Kappan, May 2000, pp. 658-664. See also www.learningindeed.org Carter No Excuses: Lessons from 21 High Performing High Poverty Schools, Washington: Heritage Foundation, 2000. Catterall, James S. Communication with the authors, November 2000. Clinton, William J. , "Remarks by the President to the St. Paul Community," May 4, 2000. (Available from White House web site archives, www.whitehouse.gov Education Trust Dispelling the Myth: High Poverty Schools Exceeding Expectations
University Week - Vol. 22, No. 4 - Charter School Cost Modest, Study Says Addressing opponents claims that charter schools would drain more than $100 million from washingtons public schools, a new UW working paper predicts that http://admin.urel.washington.edu/uweek/archives/issue/uweek_story_small.asp?id=2
MAPSA: Home Latest MEAP results show students attending Michigan s charter public schools CLICK HERE for more information! Michigan charter Facts charter school http://www.charterschools.org/
Extractions: Further, charters are using data to drive instruction. Through use of multiple tests - the MEAP and a national standardized test, often in every grade, in fall and spring - teachers know where students struggle and are providing extra assistance to individual children as well as to small groups and entire classes.
MAPSA: MEAP Information Michigan charter school MEAP information. 2005 Michigan charters vs. the Statewide Comparison chart showing MEAP scores for Detroit charter schools and http://www.charterschools.org/pages/MEAP.cfm
Washington State PTA - Every Child. One Voice. washington State school Finance (PowerPoint slide show) How are washington State schools Funded? charter schools Briefing Paper (April 2004) http://www.wastatepta.org/programs/Legislation/legintro.htm
Extractions: Join PTA advocates from across the state in building WSPTAs advocacy network and promoting policies that benefit children, youth, and families. The Annual WSPTA Legislative Assembly is an integral part of the process that results in the creation and adoption of the associations legislative platform for the year. Let your voice be heard and help determine the annual legislative priority issues of the State PTA.
Legislative Outlook Fortunately, washington voters have rejected charter schools twice before. His Web site has absolutely no information about schools, and his voters http://www.washingtonea.org/static_content/outlook/2004/100704.htm
Extractions: Legislative Outlo ok Volume XII, No. 7 October 7, 2004, www.washingtonea.org Welcome to the Washington Education Association's Legislative Outlook , a regular update on what's happening in Olympia. The paper version of Outlook is mailed to every WEA building representative in the state. (If you are a rep, please post Outlook on your WEA bulletin board.) You can subscribe to the e-mail version of Outlook by sending an e-mail to Lyris Include the words "subscribe weaoutlook" in the body of the message. A printable version of Outlook is available online (Adobe PDF file) . Questions? Contact Rich Wood in the WEA Communications Department. While billionaires dump money into the pro-charter school campaign, WEA's Lucinda Young isn't discouraged. "We still have what they don't have the hearts and minds of real people ready to do postcards, phone banks, doorbelling and a simple chat with their neighbor," said Young, who is coordinating WEA's anti-charter school efforts. WEA and other groups are urging voters to reject R-55, which would authorize the creation of taxpayer-funded charter schools if it passes.
