61. Archived - Expanding Charter School Movement charter schools continued to be concentrated in a small number of states 50 percentof charter schools were located in arizona, California, Michigan, and Texas http://www.ed.gov/pubs/charter4thyear/a.html

Archived Information The State of Charter Schools 2000 - Fourth-Year Report, January 2000 The Expanding Charter School Movement State Charter Legislation Newly Created and Pre-existing Charter Schools The Expanding Charter School Movement Charter schools have spread rapidly across the country since the first two charter schools opened in 1992. The number of states with charter legislation continues to rise, as does the number of charter schools. State laws differ, but all grant charter schools some degree of autonomy over their educational programs and operations in exchange for greater accountability for student outcomes. As of September 1999, 36 states and the District of Columbia had passed charter legislation and charter schools were in operation in 32 states. Three statesNew York, Oklahoma, and Oregonenacted charter legislation in the 1998-99 legislative session. As of September 1999, more than 1,400 charter schools were in operation. Counting "branch schools" in Arizona, in which similar instructional programs are operated at several school sites under one charter, there were more than 1,600 charter school sites in operation. Continuing the trend, the largest yearly increase in the number of charter schools came in the most recent year, with 421 new schools opened as of September, 1999. This growth in the number of charter schools was

62. Charter Schools: An Approach For Rural Education? ERIC Digest. REFERENCES. arizona Department of Education. (1998). ADE Information. StatePolicy Boards State Board of Education/charter schools. Phoenix Author. http://www.ericdigests.org/1999-3/charter.htm

Site Links Home Search for ERIC Digests Privacy Policy Resources for Library Instruction ... Information Literacy Blog ERIC Identifier: Publication Date: Author: Collins, Timothy Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools Charleston WV. Charter Schools: An Approach for Rural Education? ERIC Digest. Charter schools have emerged in the 1990s as a prominent and controversial school reform idea. This Digest describes characteristics of charter schools, outlines some tentative research findings, discusses advantages and shortcomings, and summarizes challenges rural communities might face in starting such a school. WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED ABOUT CHARTER SCHOOLS In some ways, charter schools are traditional and tap historic rural roots of public education. They give parents, students, and educators public school alternatives based on the idea that competition will bring educational innovations (Thomas, 1996). But there is potential for controversy, especially in poor rural communities with limited financial and educational resources to support additional schools. Since Minnesota passed the first charter school law in 1991, 32 other states and the District of Columbia have passed similar legislation (Hirsch, 1998). The Center for Education Reform (1998) estimated 1,129 charter schools existed nationwide in September 1998. Most schools were in the South and West. Half were in three states: Arizona, California, and Michigan. Almost another quarter were in four other states: Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, and Texas. While the number of charter schools has increased rapidly since 1991, these schools represented only about 0.5% of public school students in charter states during the 1996-1997 school year (RPP International, 1998). It is unclear how many were in rural areas.

63. Charter Schools. ERIC Digest 1997). Bostonbased Advantage schools Inc. has contracted to run charterschools in New Jersey, arizona, and North Carolina. The http://www.ericdigests.org/1999-2/charter.htm

Site Links Home Search for ERIC Digests Privacy Policy Resources for Library Instruction ... Information Literacy Blog ERIC Identifier: Publication Date: Author: Hadderman, Margaret Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management Eugene OR. Charter Schools. ERIC Digest, Number 118. In seven short years, the U.S. charter-school movement has produced about 800 schools in 29 states and the District of Columbia, enrolling over 100,000 students. Charter schools reflect their founders' varied philosophies, programs, and organizational structures, serve diverse student populations, and are committed to improving public education. Charter schools are freed of many restrictive rules and regulations. In return, these schools are expected to achieve educational outcomes within a certain period (usually three to five years) or have their charters revoked by sponsors (a local school board, state education agency, or university). WHAT EXPLAINS CHARTER SCHOOLS' GROWING POPULARITY? Some members of the public are dissatisfied with educational quality and school district bureaucracies (Jenkins and Dow 1996). Today's charter-school initiatives are rooted in the educational reforms of the 1980s and 1990s, from state mandates to improve instruction, to school-based management, school restructuring, and private/public-choice initiatives. Many people, President Clinton among them, see charter schools, with their emphasis on autonomy and accountability, as a workable political compromise and an alternative to vouchers. The charter approach uses market principles while insisting that schools be nonsectarian and democratic. For founders, starting a brand-new school is an exhausting, yet exhilarating experience that "stirs the creative and adaptive juices of everyone involved" (Ray Budde 1996).

64. NEA: Charter Schools found that the school, operated as a private Christian school before getting itspublic charter, was openly promoting religion. (The arizona Republic, March 26 http://www.nea.org/charter/

For and About Members Help for Parents Press Center Legislative Action Center ... Vouchers Updated: May 26, 2004 Research NEA Resources Other Resources Charter Schools NEA policy embraces high standards, accountability and strong local control for charter schools. It also offers guidance in the form of various criteria that can significantly improve the chances for success of these programs, which after 10 years are still in the experimental stage. Among other things, NEA firmly believes that all affected public education employees must be directly involved in the design, implementation and governance of these and other educational programs. Failures spur review of charter school laws Charter schools are part of the landscape of public education. According to the Education Commission of the States, as of August 2001 there were more than 2,300 public charter schools serving more than 500,000 students nationwide. The Commission reported that 37 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have laws providing funding and permitting charter schools to operate. However, many of those statutes are being revisited and revised in light of a number of charter school failures, some with disastrous consequences for students. NEA's position on charter schools is necessarily general. State laws and regulations vary widely, and NEA state affiliates have positions that are appropriate to the situation in their states. For example, accountability for meeting high academic standards is an essential component of successful charter schools. But not all state charter laws have strong accountability requirements. In addition, not all state laws require charter schools to develop programs conforming with state or local academic standards, and many charter laws do not require charters to participate in the state accountability system.

65. NEA: Questions And Answers arizona s charter law was modified in 1996 to allow charter schools to take ownershipof the equipment or buildings they had purchased with public funds http://www.nea.org/charter/accnt98.html

For and About Members Help for Parents Press Center Legislative Action Center ... Vouchers Updated: Dec 10, 2002 Charter Schools Research NEA Resources Other Resources April 1998 Charter Schools: A Look at Accountability Accountability in charter schools is a bottom line concern in this new experiment in public schooling. Charter schools receive freedom and autonomy in exchange for improvements in learning and climate. Are charter schools indeed accountable to their constituencies: students, their parents, and the taxpaying public at large? This paper looks at the issue of accountability in three broad categories: student learning; equity concerns, and public accountability. In each category, the goal is to raise points that can, in the long run, lead to the weakening of this experiment. Policymakers owe it to students, their parents, educators and the public to ensure that charter laws and the oversight of charter implementation will lead to strong performance and equitable outcomes for all involved. I. Student Learning II. Equity Concerns III. Public Accountability IV. Resources I. Student Learning Standards Not Clear.

66. Leona Group, LLC -- What People Are Saying It s about time arizona s charter schools also got the respect they deserve. .Bob Schuster Editorial Page Editor The East Valley Tribune, arizona. http://www.leonagroup.com/faces.html

Home Our Background Who Is Leona? Executive Team ... School Leader Opportunities Arizona Offices: The Leona Group, L.L.C. 1313 E Osborn Rd Suite 100 Phoenix, Arizona 85014 Tel. 602-953-2933 Fax 602-953-0831 Michigan Offices: The Leona Group, L.L.C. 4660 S. Hagadorn Rd., Suite 500 East Lansing, MI 48823 Tel. 517.333.9030 Fax 517.333.4559 All Rights Reserved 2004 WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING "The Leona Group's key to successfully reaching at-risk kids...is 'respect'something most students felt they didn't get in traditional public school. It's about time Arizona's charter schools also got the respect they deserve." Bob Schuster Editorial Page Editor The East Valley Tribune, Arizona "Roderick Atkins finds gratification, both professionally and personally, as school leader of Voyager Academy in Detroit...He is a local activist for education, exemplifying integrity, high standards and leadership qualities for students. He supports and encourages every young Detroiter to achieve academic success...The City of Detroit hereby recognizes the achievements of Roderick Atkins. He is a true role model and community leader. We thank him for his contributions to Detroit's greatest assetour youth." A "Spirit of Detroit" Proclamation

67. From Legislation To Innovation-Arizona's Charter Schools As A Project Of Institu From Legislation to Innovationarizona s charter schools as a Projectof Institutional Change. Date of Event November 17, 2003. Elisabeth http://www.nyu.edu/education/steinhardt/db/events/1412

From Legislation to Innovation-Arizona's Charter Schools as a Project of Institutional Change Date of Event: November 17, 2003 Elisabeth Clemens Department of Sociology, University of Chicago Fee for Event Department Affiliations Humanities and Social Sciences New York University document.write('');

68. Intelli-School High School Welcome to IntelliSchool charter High schools Intelli-School charter High Schoolis completing its ninth year of operations as an arizona charter school. http://www.intellischool.org/

login Ahwatukee Metro Center Paradise Valley ... enrollment@intellischool.org Since Sept 1995 Computer based High Shool curriculum. Welcome to Intelli-School Charter High Schools Intelli-School Charter High School is completing its ninth year of operations as an Arizona charter school. Intelli-School's mission is to provide an innovative, non-traditional high school learning environment, completely computer- driven and entirely self-paced. Intelli-School provides a unique and positive learning experience for special education, learning disabled, and at-risk youth (i.e., students with disruptive behavior issues, students who are significantly behind in credits, students previously identified as dropouts, students who are pregnant or parenting, and students who have been adjudicated). Intelli-School Charter High School is accredited through APBA (the Association for Performance-Based Accreditation). Students who complete the course, credit and state mandated testing requirements of Intelli-School meet all Arizona State Standards and will receive a diploma accepted by all major colleges, universities, military branches and trade schools. Ahwatukee Ahwatukee 4629 E. Chandler Blvd.

69. NGA Center For Best Practices 10/03/2002. arizona charter School to Train Teachers. Contact Liam Goldrick EducationDivision. arizona first authorized the creation of charter schools in 1994. http://www.nga.org/center/frontAndCenter/1,1188,C_FRONT_CENTER^D_4458,00.html

NGA Home Center Home Governors News Room ... Multimedia Issues Clearinghouse on Educational Policy Issues Coordinated School Health Early Childhood Extra Learning Opportunities ... Turning Around Low Performing Schools What's New Leadership for Turning Around Low-Performing Schools In April 2004, teams from 8 Western states assembled at a two-day meeting to explore... Developing State Policy to Ensure a 'Highly Qualified' Teacher in Every Classroom To improve student achievement, governors need policy strategies for ensuring a highly skilled teacher workforce.... NCLB: Summary of a Letter Concerning Amendments to Accountability Plans NGA summary of a letter regarding amendments to state accountability plans.... Interdisciplinary Network on School-Health Partnerships The Network supported five states in building partnerships to promote school health and academic achievement... Governors' Forum on Quality Preschool Information and presentations from the Governors' Forum on Quality Preschool. The Forum presented an unprecedented... All Documents Education Division Arizona Charter School to Train Teachers Contact: Liam Goldrick Education Division Arizona will fund the nation's first charter school designed to train prospective teachers. The Teacher Preparation Charter High School will open its doors next fall in Phoenix to 80 students who will receive teacher training and have the ability to earn college credit along with their high school courses. Phoenix College and South Mountain Community College, who will manage the school's curriculum, were selected because of their teacher training programs and their partnerships with Arizona State University.

70. ED425896 1999-01-00 Charter Schools: An Approach For Rural Education? ERIC Diges Half were in three states arizona, California, and Michigan. While the number ofcharter schools has increased rapidly since 1991, these schools represented http://www.ericfacility.net/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed425896.html

ERIC Identifier: Publication Date: Author: Collins, Timothy Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools Charleston WV. Charter Schools: An Approach for Rural Education? ERIC Digest. THIS DIGEST WAS CREATED BY ERIC, THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ERIC, CONTACT ACCESS ERIC 1-800-LET-ERIC Charter schools have emerged in the 1990s as a prominent and controversial school reform idea. This Digest describes characteristics of charter schools, outlines some tentative research findings, discusses advantages and shortcomings, and summarizes challenges rural communities might face in starting such a school. WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED ABOUT CHARTER SCHOOLS In some ways, charter schools are traditional and tap historic rural roots of public education. They give parents, students, and educators public school alternatives based on the idea that competition will bring educational innovations (Thomas, 1996). But there is potential for controversy, especially in poor rural communities with limited financial and educational resources to support additional schools. Since Minnesota passed the first charter school law in 1991, 32 other states and the District of Columbia have passed similar legislation (Hirsch, 1998). The Center for Education Reform (1998) estimated 1,129 charter schools existed nationwide in September 1998. Most schools were in the South and West. Half were in three states: Arizona, California, and Michigan. Almost another quarter were in four other states: Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, and Texas. While the number of charter schools has increased rapidly since 1991, these schools represented only about 0.5% of public school students in charter states during the 1996-1997 school year (RPP International, 1998). It is unclear how many were in rural areas.

71. Article | Arizona Tops In Charter Schools Report Ranks State Alternatives No. 1 The arizona Republic. arizona tops in charter schools Report ranks state alternativesNo. 1 September 20, 2000. Gannett News Service Sept. 20, 2000. http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/_az_rep-arizona_tops.htm

HOME ABOUT M.I. CCI CLP ... CONTACT Site Navigation Support M.I. Scholars' Articles M.I. Issues Subscribe to City Journal Board of Trustees Staff Directory Links M.I. Book Catalog Internship Opportunities Join email updates Arizona tops in charter schools Report ranks state alternatives No. 1 September 20, 2000 Gannett News Service Sept. 20, 2000 WASHINGTON - Arizona tops the list of an education index put together by a conservative foundation ranking states by factors such as availability of charter schools, ease of home schooling and support offered parents with children in private schools. Arizona, which is running the nation's most ambitious experiment with charter schools, is followed by Minnesota, their birthplace. The Education Freedom Index, produced by the Manhattan Institute, ranks Hawaii last and West Virginia second-to-last. The index may be a sign of how politicized education has become. Four years ago, when President Clinton ran for re-election, Republicans chose narrow, unpopular education positions such as abolishing the Department of Education. After losing badly among education-minded voters, Republicans spent four years retooling their education positions.

72. Navajo County's Superintendent Of Schools ~ Charter Schools charter schools. DINE SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL HC63, Box 303 Winslow,arizona 86047 Phone 928657-3272 Fax 928-657-3272 Grades 9-12. http://www.co.navajo.az.us/SuperofSchools/School_Charter_Schools.aspx?UltimateMe

73. Charter Schools Update Report 2, 1994 Today, people are looking to arizona, where the voucher issue is very alive ifnot altogether well. Both charter schools and a pilot voucher program are http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/envrnmnt/go/94-2caaz.htm

NCREL's Policy Briefs Charter Schools Update Report 2, 1994 Pathways home page Contents Previous section ... Next section California and Arizona Updates As mentioned in the original issue of Policy Briefs on Charter Schools , California's general election ballot in November 1993 included a referendum (Proposition 174) that would have allowed parents to use vouchers to pay for private schooling. This referendum was viewed by many as a threat to the future of California's Charter Schools. In California, as in Oregon and Colorado, the voucher referendum was defeated by a margin of at least two to one. Colorado voucher proponents have begun a new campaign on the issue, hoping to put it on the ballot in 1994. Why the referendum in California - which was very popular when first proposed - was so strongly defeated is being discussed widely. If nothing else, it is obvious that if such referendums are to pass, they must appeal to middle-of-the-road as well as conservative voters. California has 45 Charter Schools. The state does not offer start-up monies to get the schools going, so progress in numbers has been slow compared to states where start-up monies are available, such as Massachusetts.

74. Canadian Charter Schools Centre 602) 4625000 Phoenix, AZ - The Goldwater Institute s Center for Market-Based Education(CMBE) released its study of arizona s charter schools completing their http://www.charterschools.ca/pr-nov132000.htm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mature Charter Schools Are Innovative and Implementing Reforms Country's Most Comprehensive Study of Charter Schools Released Today November 13, 2000 Contact: Mary Gifford Phoenix, AZ - The Goldwater Institute's Center for Market-Based Education (CMBE) released its study of Arizona's charter schools completing their fifth year of operation. The study of forty charter school organizations representing 84 charter school sites concludes that charter schools are innovative and implementing diverse reforms in numerous areas of school operation. This privately-funded study is an overview of interviews and case studies from each of Arizona's charter school organizations that began operation in the 1995-96 school year and remained open under the same charter agreement through the 1999-2000 school year. The interview protocol was developed with input from Arizona legislators, charter schools, and members of the State Board of Education and State Board for Charter Schools, respectively. The study's authors are Mary Gifford, director of the CMBE; Melinda gle, author of the Goldwater Institute's charter school newsletter The Bellwether ; and Karla Phillips, Goldwater Institute research associate.

75. Teacher Pay And School Vouchers needed to teach to the special needs of their students, said Mary Gifford, a coauthorwho is Vice President of the arizona State Board for charter schools. http://4brevard.com/choice/teacherPay.htm

Vouchers Test Scores Legislation Teacher Pay Articles Vouchers Why school vouchers are a terrible funding mechansim Our Choice Plan Critical provisions to include in any Choice Plan legislation Model Legislation This pro-forma Act implements characteristics of a good Choice Plan. International Test Scores Department of Education Statistics documents a crisis in U.S. schools. Gatto Angry! NY Teacher of the Year exposes the shocking origins of public education Teacher Pay Higher salaries based on results, flexibility, job satisfaction Kiwi Success New Zealand's overwhelming reform success began in the '70's Links Other Great Choice Sites Suite 205 225 E. Hall Rd. Merritt Island, Fl. 32953 Webb@4Brevard.com eMail School Choice increases pay and broadens options available to teachers. Public schools answer to real Choice is Charter Schools. Here's an article about positive effects on teacher salaries. For more, see Education Week Charter Schools Get More Pay Best Teachers Get a Lot More Pay DALLAS, March 1 /PRNewswire Despite a nationwide teacher shortage in traditional public schools, one Arizona charter school recently received applications from 200 qualified candidates for fewer than 10 teaching jobs. Arizona has little difficulty staffing its 271 charter schools, the most in the nation, even though teachers have no tenure and risk dismissal if they fail to contribute to student achievement as judged by the schools.

76. 6/4/97 - News: Race And Charter Schools 020% white, 20-80% white, 80-100% white, Number of schools. California, charter,17.3%, 45.7%, 37.0%, 81. state, 23.3, 59.5, 17.2, 7,734. arizona, charter, 27.0,27.0, 46.0, 37. http://www.edweek.org/ew/vol-16/36chars1.h16

Read the main story, "ED Study Paints Portrait of Charter Schools." Race and Charter Schools The following data reflect estimated racial concentrations of students in charter schools in school year 1995-96 and all public schools in the 10 charter states in school year 1993-94, the most recent years for which comparable data are available. The differences in these states could easily change as more charter schools open, according to the Department of Education, which plans to conduct future research on racial concentration and charter schools. Percentage of schools with the following proportions of white students 0-20% white 20-80% white >80-100% white Number of schools California charter state Arizona charter state Michigan charter state Colorado charter state Minnesota charter state Massachusetts charter state Wisconsin charter state New Mexico charter state Georgia charter state Hawaii charter state For a free, single copy of "A Study of Charter SchoolsFirst-Year Report," call the National Library of Education at (800) 424-1616, or visit the U.S. Department of Education Web site at http://www.ed.gov/pubs/charter/

77. Education Week: Charter Schools - School, Teacher, Educator, Student, State, Reg 5, 2003. Students in ForProfit charter schools Said to Make Gains, Oct.29, 2003. arizona Strengthens Role of charter Board, Oct. 23, 2003. http://www.edweek.org/context/topics/issuespage.cfm?id=42

78. Report Blasts Inadequate Oversight Of Charter Schools By The Arizona State Board arizona Auditor General has issued a report blasting the inadequate oversight ofthe state’s charter schools by the arizona State Board for charter schools. http://www.nsba.org/site/view.asp?TRACKID=&VID=50&CID=479&DID=31898

79. American Association Of School Administrators - The School Administrator charter elementary, middle and high schools in six states. Tesseractoperates 16 charter schools in arizona, Texas and Washington, DC. http://www.aasa.org/publications/sa/2000_05/plank_arsen_sykes_side_directory.htm

search site awards and scholarships career center conferences education marketplace ... home The School Administrator Web Edition May 2000 Directory of Charter School Operators This compilation of major proprietary educational management organizations reflects those that operate charter schools in multiple states. Firms that run charter schools in a single state were not included. Advantage Schools Inc. 60 Canal St. Boston, MA 02114 888-292-2344 or 617-523-2220 Working in partnership with local school founders, Advantage Schools Inc. opens and operates charter schools in cities nationwide. Most Advantage schools open as elementary schools and grow by a grade per year through grade 12. Advantage Schools currently operates 16 schools in nine states (Arizona, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas) and the District of Columbia. Beacon Education Management Inc.

80. ASU West Program Boosts Charter Schools - 2003-12-29 - The Business Journal Of P California claims they have more schools, but we are leading the nation, saidOnnie Shekerjian, president of the arizona Board for charter schools. http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2003/12/29/story4.html

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