21. Charter School Manuals Charter School Manuals/Memorandums. USFRCS (1,521k)—This is the UniformSystem of Financial Records for arizona charter schools in HyperWriter. http://www.auditorgen.state.az.us/manuals_charter.htm

Home Find By Category Charter School Manuals/Memorandums USFRCS T his is the Uniform System of Financial Records for Arizona Charter Schools in HyperWriter. The USFRCS is the accounting and financial reporting manual for Arizona charter schools. This version of the USFRCS does not include the revised Chart of Accounts Section that was updated in January 2004. Once the USFRCS.exe file is downloaded, double click the file to unzip the three files (Disk1.exe, forms.exe, and Installation Instructions.txt) onto your desktop. Read the Installation Instructions.txt file. Chart of Accounts (91k)—This is the USFRCS Chart of Accounts updated in January 2004. This Chart supersedes the Chart of Accounts dated August 1996. Click here to see the memorandum describing the revisions. USFRCS MEMORANDUMS —issued to update the USFRCS between major revisions. All memorandums currently in effect are listed below.

22. Directory Of Charter Schools Online Resource Directories From Free-Market.Net: T arizona charter schools on the net Source Center for MarketBased Education StateAZ, Country United States Links to web sites of arizona charter schools. http://www.free-market.net/directorybycategory/homepages/T17.4/

about map news channels ... find you are here: Free-Market.Net Find Directory by Category Online Resource Directories Charter Schools Online Resource Directories search get personal recommendations add a resource/link United States ... Southwestern and Western US United States Charter Friends National Network Source: Charter Friends Country: United States Promotes quality charter schools by connecting and supporting resource centers and other state-level charter support organizations and activities. Charter schools in development Source: U.S. Charter Schools Country: United States Profiles of charter schools which are either still in development or in the early stages of applying for a charter. Charter school law Source: CSL Country: United States A guide to charter school resources on the Internet by David Scott, founder of the St. Louis charter school. Directory of Charter School Contacts Source: Charter Friends National Network Country: United States E-mail: info@charterfriends.org Lists contacts of charter school associations and resource centers in 39 states and Washington D.C. How to start a charter school Source: U.S. Charter Schools

23. Candidate Questionnaire - ACSA - Arizona Charter Schools Association Candidate Questionnaire - ACSA - arizona charter schools Association -. 8.Would you like more informatino on charter schools in Arizona? Yes. http://www.yannone.org/NewFiles/questions-acsa.html

- Candidate Questionnaire - ACSA - Arizona Charter Schools Association - "The ideal government of all reflective men, from Aristotle onward, is one which lets the individual aloneone which barely escapes being no government at all." H.L. Mencken The following responses were provided to the questions presented by ACSA. Note that the candidate was instructed to answer each question with a YES or NO response. 1.Incumbent? No 2. Are you running as a publicly funded candidate? No. 3. Do you support the idea of parents having a choice in where to send their children for their education, including charter schools? Yes. 4. Charter schools were created to be incubators of creativity and innovation with less bureaucratic oversight. Do you support charter schools that accomplish these objectives so long as they are accountable to their sponsor? Yes. 5. According to figures provided by the Joint Legislative Budget Committee in February 2002, charter schools are underfunded 24.9% per student per year compared to funding for district school students. Would you support legislation to rectify this inequity? Yes.

24. Segregation In Charter Schools Ethnic Segregation in arizona charter schools Maybe Not? Steve SymmesSpanish MSUBillings Ethnic Segregation in arizona charter schools. http://mtprof.msun.edu/Fall1999/symmes.html

Ethnic Segregation in Arizona Charter Schools: Maybe Not? Steve Symmes Spanish MSU-Billings My original charge was a simple review of an article from the Educational Policy Analysis Archives: Ethnic Segregation in Arizona Charter Schools. However, the more I read and researched the premises surrounding the authors' research, the more the project took on a life of its own. The deeper I delved into the subject of ethnic bias and charter schoolsalso known as alternative, independent, magnet, accelerated, Montessori schools, etc.the more questions were created about charter schools themselves. It quickly became clear to me that all that I really knew about charter schools could fit on the head of a pin and not interfere with any angels that might be dancing there. Just what is a "charter school" and why is time and energy being devoted to researching them? The five Ws investigative techniques who? what? when? where? why? will give the reader a thumbnail sketch of this educational phenomenon. Who? Charter schools are "designed and operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, and others. They are sponsored by designated local or state educational organizations who monitor their quality and integrity..."(1). What?

25. No! Initiative 729 (Charter Schools) Lessons From Other States class lines. This study addressed whether arizona charter schoolsare more ethnically segregated than traditional public schools. http://www.wasa-oly.org/governme/charter/lessons.htm

Vote NO! on Initiative 729 (Charter Schools) No! I-729 Home Page Lessons From Other States Arizona California Florida Maryland ... Wisconsin Arizona – Private School Students, Low Test Scores, Ethnic Separation Five years of charter schools has done little to effect change in Tucson’s public schools. Instead, charter schools are having a deep impact on most private schools in all aspects – from enrollment to the way private schools operate. At least four private schools have or plan to become charters themselves to survive enrollment losses. Arizona Daily Star The most striking finding (of the Arizona State University’s Morrisen Institute) was that students who attend charter schools achieve below their potential, and score high achievement gains only when they return to public schools. This finding was true at virtually every grade level in every subject analyzed (reading, language arts and math) in this study. Arizona School Board Association http://www.azsba.org/charter.htm Charter schools were created in Arizona in 1994, but already have garnered more than $600 million in appropriations. Education Week http://www.edweek.org/ew/ew_printstory.cfm?slug=27good.h19

26. Net Sites 370 - Education - Tempe Public Library 371.04 Alternative Schools Charter Schools Charter Information - from the ArizonaDepartment of Education; includes searchable arizona charter schools List; http://www.tempe.gov/library/netsites/bn370.htm

Home Catalog Resources Youth Library ... Text Menu Net Sites By the Numbers 370 - Education - General Information- Besides national-level General Information and Statistics , this includes Directories and Arizona School Report Cards , plus research and related topics - Schools and their activies, (also includes includes Charter Schools Home Schooling , and Special Education - Elementary Schools - High Schools - Adult Education Student Financial Aid Top of 300's (General Information, Ethnic Groups) (Statistics) (Political Science) (Economics, Careers, Investing, Company Information) (Law) (Government, Military) (Education) (Consumer Issues, Int'l Trade, Transportation) (Clothing, Etiquette, Holidays, Folklore) Top Top of Net Sites by the Numbers Search Net Sites by the Numbers. Other Search Engines 370 - General Information Teacher Resource Page - in-house and Internet resources compiles by Tempe Public Library's own Youth Services area Federal Resources for Educational Excellence - links to hundreds of federally supported education resources The Global Schoolhouse - articles, forums, and information presented by the Global SchoolNet Foundation

27. Charting A Course For Competition: Lessons From Arizona Charter Schools Charting a Course for Competition Lessons from arizona charter schools. Like Michigan scharter schools, Arizona s charters are not without their problems. http://www.mackinac.org/print.asp?ID=3719

28. KIDS: Charter Schools arizona charter schools Provides information about specific charter schools, chartereducation in general, legislative information, and has links to other sites http://www.mesalibrary.org/kids/charterschools.asp

home kids Charter Schools Arizona Charter Schools Provides information about specific charter schools, charter education in general, legislative information, and has links to other sites. Arizona Department of Education Charter Information Approved charter schools list, FAQs, information for teachers and school operators, as well as web links. Great Schools Free online guide to K-12 schools. Arizona and other states. How to contact us: Kids.info@cityofmesa.org Youth Services Mesa Public Library 64 E. 1st Street Mesa, AZ 85201 Home Kids Site Map Privacy Policy ... Contact Us

29. Education In comparison to their public school neighbors arizona charter schoolswere typically 20 percentage points higher in white enrollment. http://www.zmag.org/zmag/articles/april99ross.htm

Education Re-segregating Schools By E. Wayne Ross C urrent efforts to reform public education are driven by a fervent desire to improve student test scores. For many states and local school districts the only thing that counts when judging the effectiveness of schools are the scores students produce on standardized tests. In the pursuit of higher test scores, a Long Island, New York school district has instituted a tracking system that unfairly segregates kids and teachers by race. The latest “Amityville horror” was concocted in a secret meeting of the seven-member Amityville school board and the district superintendent last August and implemented in the fall without input from the public or teachers. The tracking scheme sorts elementary and middle school students into low, regular, and high-achievement tracks based on standardized test scores, a practice condemned in a recent report by the National Research Council. In a district where 68 percent of the students are African American, 16 percent Hispanic, and 16 percent white, the “low-skills” classes enroll 91 percent minorities, while the “high-skill” classes enroll only 60 percent African American and Hispanic students. The Amityville tracking system doesn’t stop with students. Although there are eighteen African American teachers in grades affected by the plan, only one African American teacher has been assigned to teach a higher-skills class. In addition, the Amityville scheme denies students in the “low level” track access to instruction in social studies and science, as well as classes in library, band, orchestra, and chorus. The district defended its tracking system by claiming the intent was to increase the districts below-average test scores and that instruction in any area other than reading and math would be a distraction from this goal.

30. National Charter Schools - Arizona - Massachusetts Department Of Education 0793. Private Organizations Jim Alverson arizona charter schoolsAssociation 2421 E. Isabella Ave. Mesa, AZ 85204 (602) 4975337. http://www.doe.mass.edu/charter/directory/az.html

State Government State Services Select Program Area DOE HOME Advisory Councils Board of Education Career and Technical Education Charter Schools Compliance/Monitoring Curriculum Frameworks/Institutes Early Learning Services Education Reform Educational Technology Educator Licensure Tests (MTEL) Educator Licensure Employment Opportunities English Language Learners Family Literacy Forms Directory General Educational Development Grants: Information Information Services Health, Safety and Student Support Services MCAS MCAS Appeals MECC - (Career Center) METCO "No Child Left Behind" Federal Education Law Nutrition Programs Proprietary Schools Reading Office School and District Accountability School and District Profiles/Directory School Finance School-to-Career Education Security Portal Special Education Title I Virtual Education Space - VES News District/School Administration Educator Services Assessment/Accountability ... Alternative Education NATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOLS Arizona Governmental Contacts: Linda Fuller or Kathryn Kilroy Arizona Department of Education 1535 W. Jefferson

31. Questia Online Library - The Online Library (3) School Choice in the Real World Lessons from arizona charter schools, pageiv. School choice in the real world lessons from arizona charter schools. http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&se=ggl&docId=51333301

32. Questia Online Library - The Online Library (3) School Choice in the Real World Lessons from arizona charter schools, pageiii. School Choice in the Real World Lessons from arizona charter schools. http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=51333300

33. Pennsylvania Education Policy Center 1998. Ethnic Segregation in arizona charter schools by Casey D. Cobb Gene V Glass,Education Policy Analysis Archives, Volume 7 Number 1, January 14, 1999. http://www.ed.psu.edu/pepc/charter.html

34. CorpWatch.org - Bulletins - Corporations Capitalize On For-Profit Many arizona charter schools Run For Profit. States such as Arizonaand Michigan with the mostpermissive charter school laws tend http://www.corpwatch.org/bulletins/PBD.jsp?articleid=5489

35. Arizona State Board For Charter Schools arizona State Board for charter schools An on-line resource for parents,students, applicants, and currently sponsored charter schools. http://www.asbcs.state.az.us/asbcs/

General Information - Charter Summary Report - Charter School Law - Newsletter Parent Resources - Parent Brochure / FAQ - School Search - Parent Satisfaction Survey - Other Resources and Links School Resources - Amendment / Notification Forms - Fingerprinting - Due Dates - Useful Links Applicant Resources - New Charter Application - Elective Transfer Application - Useful Links About Us - Board Members - Board Meeting Dates - ASBCS Staff - Contact Information Additional Resources - Helpful Links - Studies - Research - Archives Audit Guidelines and Documents AZ LEARNS (Profiles)/NCLB (AYP) Accountability Workshops Comprehensive Timelines for Data Collection and Reporting for AZ LEARNS and NCLB School Report Card Submission May 10th - July 30th ... On-going Workshops and Trainings for Charter Schools var site="s14asbcs" June 04, 2004

36. Arizona State Board For Charter Schools An online resource for parents, students, applicants, and currently sponsored charter schools. http://www.asbcs.state.az.us/

37. Reason Magazine -- April 1998 arizona had 1/3 of the nations charter schools. This insightful study by a business and economics writer looks at competitive effects on all schools. http://www.reason.com/9804/fe.glassman.html

R EASON * April 1998 Class Acts How charter schools are revamping public education in Arizonaand beyond. James K. Glassman Three years ago, Arizona passed a law that allows almost any reasonably serious person to start a school and receive a little more than $4,000 in state funds for every student enrolled. Such "charter schools," as they're called, are public schools that operate with more autonomy than conventional onesa vague definition, perhaps, but the best one available. Twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia have laws permitting them. In the short time they've been around in Arizona, charters have attracted more than 25,000 students, or roughly 3 percent of the state's public school population, and the number is still rising by 10,000 annually. Arizona, with one-fiftieth of the nation's population, has about one-third of its 780 charter schools. Arizona has twice as many charters as California, which has eight times as many children under age 18. Over the past year, I've visited Arizona three times to see how well its charter schools are working. I especially wanted to find out whether charters were providing competition to traditional public schools and whether, in response, those public schools were trying to improve. I am not an expert on educationfar from itbut I write about business and economics, and I've long suspected that one reason public schools fail is that, as government-protected near-monopolies, they lack the feedback mechanisms built into market systems. As a result, they can't get the sort of information that would help them do a better job. Ultimately, they're operated more for the benefit of administrators and teachers than for parents and studentsfor producers rather than consumers. When charter schools started pulling some of those consumers away from traditional public schools, my hypothesis went, the latter would have no choice but to get better in order to lure the kids back.

38. Compass High School 2003-04 chartered by the arizona State Board for charter schools, offering individualized, selfpaced programs that exceed the state standards. Schedules, news, and an events calendar are included with the overview. http://www.compasshsgators.org

Frequently Asked Questions Augusto Boal Well known for his Theatre of the Oppressed and Brazilian Theatre. Coming April 2004 to CHS Executive Director Debbie Ferguson Spotlight this! webmaster@kerkworld.com , and if we post it, we'll let you know! Finding Students Who Need Special Help Ten percent of the general population has some form of disability or disorder. Compass High School is looking for any students who might have difficulties resulting from a disability who might need special education services in order to succeed in school. If you know of a student who has a major difficulty with organizational skills, learning or understanding, speaking or writing, getting along with others, making adjustments in different situations or completing tasks; please contact Misha Golembiewski at (520) 296-4070 to have his/her progress checked. Free special education services are available to eligible students. For more information, call Child Find at (602) 364-4015 or visit the Child Find web-site at http://www.ade.az.gov/ess/childfind

39. PPEP Project PPEP is arizona's home for charter high schools, rural development, the Encompas program, and rural education. Home of the Cesar Chavez Hall of Fame. http://www.ppep.org/

John D. Arnold, Ph.D. Welcome to the PPEP web site. We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping rural residents in Arizona. Please explore our site to learn about PPEP's many services and programs. Then contact us if you need further assistance. PPEP - 802 E. 46th Street - Tucson, AZ - 85713 - 520.622.3553 - 800.376.3553

40. GreatSchools.net K-12 Schools In California, Arizona, Texas And Nationwide net provides information about public, private and charter schools in all 50 statesand detailed school profiles for California, arizona, Texas, Florida and http://www.greatschools.net/

School information for public, private and charter schools nationwide GreatSchools.net is your objective source of school information on elementary, middle and high schools. A nonprofit organization, GreatSchools.net provides information about public, private and charter schools in all 50 states and detailed school profiles for California Arizona Texas Florida and Washington Our free online guide helps you: Find your ideal school Track your school's performance Get your school's profile Get tips to help your child succeed Compare schools Stay informed with free newsletters -Select state- Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington Washington, D.C. West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS ABOUT US ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRINCIPALS ... SITE MAP GreatSchools.net

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