1. Charter Schools Development Center Charter School Development Center, Development of private charter schools. Step 1 The charter school standards team reviews the school¥s mission to reflect on what its Once the charter school standards development team has taken some first, concrete http://www.csus.edu/ier/charter/standardsmaze.html

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2. New York Charter School Resource Center Standards . 70. EXAMPLE charter school standards/Curriculum .73. Alignment of Learning Standards to NYS Standards 90. School Design Models http://www.nycsrc.org/resources/technical.htm

Resources PART I NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOLS ACT OF 1998 Introduction to New York's Charter School Law.......................................1 Scope and Reach of Charter Schools Act..........1 Administrative Authority...................................3 Changes to the Charter Law.............................3 ... Article 56: The Charter Schools Act (as amended).....................................5 PART II: INITIAL STEPS........................................................................19 Getting Started..................................................................................................19 Clarify a Vision..................................................................19 Form a Founders Group.....................................................20 Agree Upon a Mission........................................................20 ... Conclusion........................................................................33 PART III: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.................................................35

3. Minnesota Association Of Charter Schools Minnesota charter school standards (DRAFT) The critical questions, standards,benchmarks, and rubrics found in the charter school standards are designed to http://www.mncharterschools.org/tech_leadership_templates.htm

Home About Charter Schools About MACS Calendar ... Contact Us Leadership, Governance, and Accountability Templates and Samples Administrative Review Template - The Administrative Review is a structured interview process in which LGAP interviews key stakeholders: leader[ship], board, business manager, staff and reviews key documents in 10 major categories: Governance, Administration, Financial Management, Personnel, Parent/Volunteer Involvement, Staff Development, Student Achievement, Student Enrollment, Accountability/Sponsor, Special Education and Technology. The result is a write up done by LGAP that establishes where a school is in each of these areas and offers suggested action items for continuous improvement. Goal Setting Template - The Goal Setting Template provides schools with a framework for setting and measuring academic and nonacademic student achievement goals. Minnesota Charter School Standards (DRAFT) - The critical questions, standards, benchmarks, and rubrics found in the Charter School Standards are designed to provide clear guidance on what it means to be a high quality charter school. These standards will help charter schools with their self-study and site visit, two of the main components of the MACS Leadership, Governance, and Accountability Project. Self-Study Template Sample Responses - As a school begins the self-study process through the Leadership, Governance, and Accountability Project, the self-study team should have a copy of this template and sample responses to the template, as well as a copy of the

4. Gospel Martial Arts Union Handbook charter school standards. INTRODUCTION. Any certified instructor ofthe GMAU may charter a school, teaching the gospel and their system http://www.gmau.org/gmau_handbook/school.htm

CHARTER SCHOOL STANDARDS INTRODUCTION Any certified instructor of the GMAU may charter a school, teaching the gospel and their system of martial arts to others. Although these schools will vary from small clubs to large academies, each school must follow the standards of the GMAU. If it is learned that any GMAU instructor is falling short of these standards (proven evidence of teachings, conduct, misrepresentation, or other, not in keeping with standards set by the GMAU) their certification will be revoked. CHARTER STANDARDS Each school must be run by a certified GMAU instructor. Each school must be sponsored by a church, which adheres to the fundamentals of the faith as identified in the "Doctrinal Position" of the GMAU. A letter from the pastor, written on church letterhead, must be on record with the GMAU. The role of the church is to keep the school spiritually accountable. Hence, the school must make a report to its sponsor church at least once a year regarding the current state of the ministry. Each school must teach a Martial Arts system that has been approved by the GMAU. The system taught may either be a supported Ryu, or another system that meets the

5. Web Site Directory, The Best Sites For The Student In The Web, Provided By Stude charter school standards, Alternative Schools Boarding Schools Charter School Information,charter school standards Charter Schools Christian School Information, http://www.students.net/st/Directory/Category.asp?id=330

6. A NEC/LTM Partnership - Conservatory Lab Charter School : Standards Standards Because Learning Through Music s mission is to support the academicand artistic goals of its partner schools, all LTM lessons and events are http://www.arts4learning.org/supportmaterial.aspx?smid=3047

7. Center For Education Reform: Charter School Highlights And Statistics charter schools allow teachers, parents, business and civic leaders and communitiesto work together successfully to improve academic standards and educational http://edreform.com/pubs/chglance.htm

Charter School Highlights and Statistics As of January 2003, nearly 2,700 charter schools are operating in 36 states and the District of Columbia, serving over 684,000 students. CER has graded the country's 40 charter school laws, ranking them from A to F ( click here to see the latest grades and rankings Charter School States That Have Strong to Medium Strength Laws Grades A-B Arizona (1994), California (1992), Colorado (1993), Delaware (1995), District of Columbia (1996), Florida (1996), Indiana (2001), Massachusetts (1993), Michigan (1993), Minnesota (1991), Missouri (1998), New Jersey (1996), New Mexico (1993), New York (1998), North Carolina (1996), Ohio (1997), Oregon (1999), Pennsylvania (1997), Texas (1995), Wisconsin (1993). Charter School States That Have Weak Laws ( Grades C-F Alaska (1995), Arkansas (1995), Connecticut (1996), Georgia (1993), Hawaii (1994), Idaho (1998) , Illinois (1996) Iowa (2002), Kansas (1994), Louisiana (1995), Mississippi (1997), Nevada (1997), New Hampshire (1995), Oklahoma (1999), Rhode Island (1995), South Carolina (1996), Tennessee (2002), Utah (1998), Virginia (1998)

8. NCSC - National Charter School Clearinghouse NCSC is the charter school resource for public charter school research, funding resources and technical assistance within the charter school community. standards with the right sort of support . http://www.ncsc.info/

Main Menu Home Page What's New Funding Main Topics ... Top 10 Stats Search: Calendar June Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat This Week's Events No events this week Search events by... Conferences Other NCSC Other Arizona Boston California Dublin, Texas Florida Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana Michigan Nationwide New York Pennsylvania Portland Surprise, Arizona Texas Texas Washington, D.C. Wisconsin Today's Events No events today NCSC Login Nickname: Password: If you do not have an account yet Create One Featured Links Building Excellent Schools focuses on improving elementary and secondary education by providing research-based training to aspiring charter school founders to guide them through designing, launching and sustaining excellent schools. Search engine for California colleges, community colleges, schools and universities. Your link here! Contact us for details. NCSC Home Welcome to the National Charter School Clearinghouse Charter Schools: Locate the items you need for your school here Vendors: Let the charter school community know what you have to offer. Economical listings are still available. Sign up TODAY!

9. Assessment Section Tom Horne Find a school school/Dist/AZ Report Cards charter school Search. Superintendent Tom Horne. Find A school. school Report Cards. Programs. Teacher Certification. Rsrch/standards http://www.ade.state.az.us/standards

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10. BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOLS . . . For A Brighter Future. and the Brighter Choice charter school for Boys provides a new model for urbanelementary education, one that joins high academic standards, a nurturing and http://www.brighterchoice.org/

Looking for an alternative to Albany's existing elementary schools? The Brighter Choice Charter Schools may be just what your child needs. For enrollment information, call 518-694-4100. Click here for an overview of Brighter Choice or on any one of the boxes below for more detailed information on the schools. Click here for: Detailed driving directions to the school. Brighter Choice now is accepting applications for enrollment for school year 2003-04 for Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade and 3rd grade. (518) 694-4100 What's New A complete list of all news coverage is available here Click here to see Gains in Student Performance at Brighter Choice Charter Schools Federal Gov’t Changes Rules; Allows Single-Sex Public Schools Anywhere Brighter Choice cited as example Click here for news articles Children Learn Better in Separate Programs By Patrick Kelly, Principal, Brighter Choice Charter Schools " All good academic instruction begins with locating and meeting children where they are emotionally and developmentally. Whether it is due to cultural predisposition, hormonal differences, the absence of gender distractions, or gender-fixed patterns in brain formation, we know that there are fundamental physiological differences in the manner in which boys and girls develop.

11. The Odyssey School: Expeditionary Learning-Outward Bound School In Denver, Color The Odyssey school is a charter school based on expeditionary learning principles. potentialand spirit of adventure through exemplary standards of character http://www.odysseydenver.org/

An Expeditionary Learning Community 8750 E. 28th Street, Denver, CO 80238 Please visit our Jobs page for a list of job openings. The Odyssey School The Odyssey School is a dynamic Expeditionary Learning community dedicated to fostering each child's unique potential and spirit of adventure through exemplary standards of character, intellectual achievement, and social responsibility. The Odyssey School is chartered by the Denver Public School system, making attendance free for any student in the Denver Public School system. Please see our enrollment policy for details, including potential costs for our full day kindergarten program. Teaching and Learning: The school draws its direction and strength from Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound Design Principles. These educational principles provide a powerful framework for personal growth through physical challenge and service. The curriculum is designed around rigorous, purposeful, project-based learning expeditions tied to Colorado State Standards. The Odyssey School's learning experience includes: a focus on reading and writing through literature, a rigorous math program (Investigations and Connected Math), computers to develop students' research and thinking skills, fine arts, documentation of students' work through portfolios, regular out of school fieldwork, and adventure with environmental education. Students: The Odyssey School currently serves 216 students Kindergarten through 8th grade, our full charter. One quarter of the student population qualifies for the Federal free or reduced lunch program. Fifty percent of the students are students of color with most being African American.

12. Electronic Charter School Offers online K12 curriculum and instruction to homeschool or other nontraditional students. Program meets state standards and employs certified teachers. Includes FAQs, course offerings, admissions process, calendar and contact details. Located in Elkhart. http://www.onlineECS.org

Welcome to the Electronic Charter School...students in Kindergarten through 12th grade are welcome...contact us today for admission information...toll free 866-697-1166...email us at shurn@onlineECS.org Effective June, 2004 Electronic Charter School will be known as Elkhart Cyber School . Electronic Charter School has opted to relinquish the charter granted to us by the state of Kansas. Therefore, it is necessary for us to change the name of our school. Following the close of this school year we will be known as Elkhart Cyber School . This change will not affect in any way how our school operates or the services we provide. Home Student Connection Parent Link About ECS Online Learning Quiz ... Site Map Electronic Charter School PO Box 999 Elkhart, KS 67950 Clay Abla Director cabla@onlineECS.org Sherri Hurn Asst. Director shurn@onlineECS.org Teresa Carter Student Resource Professional tcarter@onlineECS.org Click here to view a welcome message from Clay Abla, ECS Director Once the video window appears and loading has ended, click the link in the "Click to Start" box on the left that most closely matches your Internet connection. The higher the number, the better the quality. The Electronic Charter School is one of the first in the state of Kansas and across the nation to offer an innovative, online, educational opportunity for students in grades Kindergarten through 12

13. About Charter Schools From The Center For Education Reform The Center for Education Reform tracks charter school grassroots efforts, legislation and laws, research, and how charter schools are improving academic standards and educational choices for Spare the school, Despoil the Child. New York is a charter school, not a traditional public school, something can be A Bridge to a charter school City Offers Campus Space http://edreform.com/charter_schools

About Charter Schools from the Center for Education Reform Newswire - February 3, 2004 Choice Opponents, Step Aside ... Connecticut's Choice Proposal ... Award-Winning Charters ... Show of Strength in Mississippi ... Auto-Pilot ... Charter Voice on CA Board ... Building Excellent Schools Spare the School, Despoil the Child New York Post Editorial , January 30, 2004 "Because Reisenbach is a charter school, not a traditional public school, something can be done about its chronic and abysmal failures: It can be shut. SUNY trustees were asked to do just that. Instead, they punted." Newswire - January 27, 2004 A Bridge to a Charter School: City Offers Campus Space in Return for Assistance By Justin Blum , Washington Post , January 25, 2004 "What we're seeing now is a recognition that the District itself cannot handle . . . everything it needs to do by itself in a centralized way," said Jeanne Allen of the Center for Education Reform, a Washington-based group that supports charter schools. Charter Schools Highlights : As of January 2003, nearly 2,700 charter schools are operating in 36 states and the District of Columbia, serving over 684,000 students.

14. Content Standards charter school Search. Superintendent Tom Horne Find A school school Report CardsPrograms Teacher Certification Rsrch/standards/Acctblty Board of Education http://www.ade.state.az.us/standards/contentstandards.asp

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15. PRI Education Studies Resources from the Pacific Research Institute in support of parental choice in education, high academic standards and accountability, charter schools, teacher quality, and school finance reform. http://www.pacificresearch.org/centers/csr/

755 Sansome Street San Francisco, CA 94111 Search Site Business and Economics Education Environment Events ... Book a PRI Speaker Educational Policy Research Advancing Opportunities for Every Child Education Studies (EDS) works to restore to all parents the basic right to choose the best educational opportunities for their children. Through research and grassroots outreach, EDS advances parental choice in education, high academic standards and accountability, charter schools, teacher quality, and school finance reform. Press Releases Op-Eds/Media Coverage Publications Blue Helmets vs. Prop. 209: A California judge uses a U.N. treaty to discriminate ... View Archives Receive regular updates on Education Policy. Facing the Classroom Challenge: Teacher Quality and Teacher Training in California's Schools of Education Study PDF Fact Sheet PDF Press Release Helping Hand: How Catholic Schools Serve Low-Income Children in L.A. Study PDF Fact Sheet PDF Press Release

16. NEA: Charter Schools and revised in light of a number of charter school failures, some with disastrous consequences for students. state or local academic standards, and many charter laws do not require http://www.nea.org/issues/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.

17. Accountability Division Contact ADE About ADE Resource Center charter schools. Tom Horne Find A school schoolReport Cards Programs Teacher Certification Rsrch/standards/Acctblty Board http://www.ade.state.az.us/rsa/

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18. Center For Education Reform Advocacy, statistics, resources and guidance on education reform issues and action at the school, district, state and national levels, from school Choice, charter schools, and educational entrepreneurialism to high academic standards, teacher professionalism and local control. http://edreform.com/

FlashWrite('final4.swf',168,729,'mainFlash') Navigating the school choice landscape these days can be confusing. Parent Power! June 2004 provides the answers to help you make these important educational decisions for your family. Also in this issue: evaluating learning styles, reading to your children, and magazines they can read all by themselves. Reform is Bustin' Out All Over : Charter Schools: Maryland Crabs, Union's Bad Batting Average ... School Choice: Rocky Mountain High Court, Clergy Back Choice Accountability ... NCLB is No Unfunded Mandate ... Graduation Inspiration ... Michigan Charter Champs ... CER Reports Hot Off the Press Senate Bill 1048 on Charter Schools is Bad Policy By Dan Isett , CER Analysis , May 28, 2004 Some education reformers - to the detriment of the charter school movement - are embracing a bad precedent embodied in well-intentioned legislation being considering by the South Carolina legislature. Resource of Choice The Infography has identified edreform.com

19. About Charter Schools From The Center For Education Reform The Center for Education Reform tracks charter school grassroots efforts, legislation and laws, research, and how charter schools are improving academic standards and educational choices for students and parents. http://www.edreform.com/charter_schools/

About Charter Schools from the Center for Education Reform Newswire - February 3, 2004 Choice Opponents, Step Aside ... Connecticut's Choice Proposal ... Award-Winning Charters ... Show of Strength in Mississippi ... Auto-Pilot ... Charter Voice on CA Board ... Building Excellent Schools Spare the School, Despoil the Child New York Post Editorial , January 30, 2004 "Because Reisenbach is a charter school, not a traditional public school, something can be done about its chronic and abysmal failures: It can be shut. SUNY trustees were asked to do just that. Instead, they punted." Newswire - January 27, 2004 A Bridge to a Charter School: City Offers Campus Space in Return for Assistance By Justin Blum , Washington Post , January 25, 2004 "What we're seeing now is a recognition that the District itself cannot handle . . . everything it needs to do by itself in a centralized way," said Jeanne Allen of the Center for Education Reform, a Washington-based group that supports charter schools. Charter Schools Highlights : As of January 2003, nearly 2,700 charter schools are operating in 36 states and the District of Columbia, serving over 684,000 students.

20. The Barnstable Horace Mann Charter School Barnstable Horace Mann charter school. May 10th 14th Book Fair - The 5th and 6th Grade committed to excellence, high academic standards, the development of moral character, and http://www.barnhoracemann.org/

Barnstable Horace Mann Charter School Celebrations at BHMCS...Memorial Day, our Spring Concert and Eyes on Owls - click images for more pictures! Annual Reports Board of Trustees Charter Program Composing Kids Progam ... 6th Grade Curriculum Eyes on Owls - click on the owl for more pictures! Why is the name of our school the Barnstable Horace Mann Charter School? PLATO LEARNING SYSTEM Mr. Keveney, a World War II veteran honored our school with a few words.... click the wreath for photos Click here to see our Memorial Day poems. Our Spring Concert was a huge success!! Important Announcements.. Fine Arts Extravaganza - June 15th - 6:30 - 8:00 Get Involved - Join the Parents Advisory Council (PAC)! See EDLINE for info on Boston Symphony Trip Great Websites For Our School Community Learn math and have fun!

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