81. Knight Exemplar Guildhouse The Knight Exemplar guild is based on two things Honor and Duty. Features charter, roster, guild standards, message board, screenshots, events http://knightexemplar.tripod.com

var cm_role = "live" var cm_host = "tripod.lycos.com" var cm_taxid = "/memberembedded" Welcome to the Knight Exemplar Guildhouse! The Guildhouse is dedicated to the Knight Exemplar Guild of the EverQuest server Bristlebane. The Knight Exemplar tenets are to uphold Honor and Duty. The Oathstone Tavern is a message board for Knight Exemplar. Check out the Tools now available! Learned some things? Gained a surname? Submit your character info! For information on joining or general guild etiquette, read the Charter and Standards. Be sure to visit the Oathstone Tavern (top navbar) for the latest news, votes, promotions, and more! Knight Exemplar Screenshots Pick a pic... Ack! UUUGLY Cockatrice! *urp* - by Drahcir Delen at the tower of ? - by Drahcir Dog House - by Growler Firiona Drixie - by Drahcir Goblin Grin - by Drahcir Jairnel Marfury the Ghost - by Growler Orc's Revenge The Maiden's Voyage - by Toogarth These treants are BIG! This bear chased a bit too far...- by Astuce

82. An Open Specification For Pretty Good Privacy (openpgp) Charter Provides IETF standards for the algorithms and formats of PGP processed objects as well as providing the MIME framework for exchanging them via email or other transport protocols. http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/openpgp-charter.html

An Open Specification for Pretty Good Privacy (openpgp) Last Modified: 2004-02-11 Chair(s): Security Area Director(s): Security Area Advisor: Mailing Lists: General Discussion: ietf-openpgp@imc.org To Subscribe: ietf-openpgp-request@imc.org In Body: Only the word subscribe Archive: http://www.imc.org/ietf-open-pgp/mail-archive/ Description of Working Group: PGP, or Pretty Good Privacy, first appeared on the Internet in 1991. It has enjoyed significant popularity amongst the Internet Community. PGP is used both for protecting E-mail and File Storage. It presents a way to digitally sign and encrypt information "objects." As such it is well suited for any store and forward application. The goal of the OpenPGP working group is to provide IETF standards for the algorithms and formats of PGP processed objects as well as providing the MIME framework for exchanging them via e-mail or other transport protocols. Because there is a significant installed base of PGP users, the working group will consider compatibilty issues to avoid disenfranchising the existing community of PGP users.

83. CHARTER SCHOOLS AND THE knowledge attainment; must be aligned with state standards; and must teachers, principalsand administrators (presumably including those in charter schools). http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/46/70/4670.htm

CHARTER SCHOOLS AND THE TEACHING QUALITY PROVISIONS OF NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND August 2003 Education Commission of the States 700 Broadway, Suite 1200 Denver, CO Phone: Fax: Web address: http://www.ecs.org/ The Education Commission of the States is a nonprofit, nationwide organization that helps state leaders shape education policy. Copies of this status report are available for $7.50 plus postage and handling from the Education Commission of the States Distribution Center, 700 Broadway, Suite 1200, Denver, CO 80203-3460; 303.299.3692. Ask for No. GV-03-11. ECS accepts prepaid orders, MasterCard, American Express and Visa. All sales are final. ECS is pleased to have other organizations or individuals share its materials with their constituents. To request permission to excerpt part of this publication, either in print or electronically, please write or fax the Communications Department at the above address or e-mail ecs@ecs.org Please add postage and handling if your order totals: Up to $10.00, ; over $100.01

84. Compass High School 2004 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

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85. "Mistel Champion Dobermans - Sound Minds In Sound Bodies" South Carolina kennel selecting for type, temperament, and health. Photos, show records, breed standards, and litter details. http://webpages.charter.net/rlvandiver

Mistel Dobermans - Six Consecutive Generations of Breeder Owner Handled Champions Welcome to our Web Site We hope you enjoy our Dobermans. We are breeders who are dedicated to breeding and showing our homebred Dobermans to their championships. We breed a litter only when we want a show prospect for our own purposes. Our other puppies are placed in show, obedience, or companion homes. Our puppies are bred to the Mistel Breeding Principles which includes correct breed type, temperament, and health. These principles are described in detail on this website. We enjoy working with those who have a serious interest in the Doberman. We appreciate your visit to our web page, and hope you find it worthwhile. We have been providing a few champion-bred show, obedience, agility, and companion Doberman puppies and champion stud service to discriminating homes. We are South Carolina breeders who have been involved for over 30 years in all aspects of Dobermans, including breeding occasional litters, exhibiting, professional handling, and AKC judging. Magnum and Branwyn Warnock. Magnum is from our last litter

86. National Charter Schools Week, 2003 charter schools are held to the same standards, including curriculum standards,as traditional schools, and are also accountable to students, parents, and http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/edu/proc042503.htm

Bush Education Initiatives 25 April 2003 National Charter Schools Week, 2003 A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America Charter schools provide many children with a first-class education, and they have gained national recognition for their accountability standards, innovative programs, and success with young people. The high expectations they set and the opportuni-ties for development they create help students attending charter schools realize their potential and achieve their dreams. Charter schools are held to the same standards, including curriculum standards, as traditional schools, and are also accountable to students, parents, and community leaders for producing results and improving achieve-ment. By defining expected goals and offering options for children trapped in low-performing schools, charter schools help improve the overall quality of education in America. The success of charter schools is evident in the achievements of the children who attend those schools and in the positive response from the communities they serve. In little more than a decade, 2,700 charter schools have opened in 36 States and the District of Columbia, and nearly two-thirds of these schools have waiting lists. Forty States and the District of Columbia have enacted charter school laws, and this year four additional States began considering charter school laws. To help State and local districts provide parents with more quality education alternatives, I have proposed increased funding for charter schools so that more of our children can receive the gift of a good education.

87. Colorado Charter Schools Introduction charter schools are beginning to deliver an educational program that will assistschool districts in meeting the academic content standards which have been set http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdechart/chintro.htm

Colorado Department of Education Colorado Charter Schools Introduction This information is taken from the Colorado Charter School Information Packet and Handbook. You can access the complete handbook by clicking the link below. Complete Colorado Charter School Information Packet and Handbook (with Appendices) What Is a Charter School? A charter school in Colorado is a public school operated by a group of parents, teachers and/or community members as a semi-autonomous school of choice within a school district, operating under a contract or "charter" contract between the members of the charter school community and the local board of education. In a charter school, each student, parent and teacher chooses to be there. The "charter," as defined in the Charter Schools Act (Sections 22-30.5-101et. seq. C.R.S.), spells out the school goals, standards, education design, governance and operations. The degree of autonomy to be exercised by the charter school on such issues as personnel, curriculum and facilities is negotiated between the charter applicants and the local school district and reflected in the charter. School-centered governance, autonomy, and a clear design for how and what students will learn are the essential characteristics of a charter school. Under Colorado law, a charter school is not a separate legal entity independent of the school district, but rather is a public school defined uniquely by a charter and partially autonomous while remaining within the school district. The approved charter application and accompanying agreements are the charter which serve as a contract between the charter school and the local board of education.

88. The Facts About...Supporting Charter Schools Consistent with the president s entire education plan, charter schools show thathigher standards, parent and community involvement and greater freedom can http://www.ed.gov/nclb/choice/charter/charter.html

No Related Topics Found Get More! Subscribe to ED newsletters Provide Feedback with our online survey. Overview Stronger Accountability More Local Freedom ... Proven Methods Choices for Parents Getting Students Help School Choice Supporting Charter Schools A-Z Index Select a Topic Accountability Achievement Gap Choice Charter Schools Early Childhood FAFSA Faith-Based Find a School Flexibility International Ed Learning Resources Math Reading Safe Schools Science Suppl Services Teacher Quality Technology What Works Advanced Search About ED Offices Publications ... File Viewers CHOICES FOR PARENTS The Facts About...Supporting Charter Schools PDF (Unknown Size) The Challenge: To promote and encourage more parental options through charter schools. The Solution: Provide information to parents and educators on charter schools that are successful in improving academic achievement without the burden of unnecessary regulations. HOW NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND HELPS CHARTERS SCHOOLS No Child Left Behind recognizes the accomplishments of the charter school movement. Charter schools have greater freedom from burdensome regulations in exchange for being held to high standards of accountability.

89. Charter Schools. ERIC Digest The American Federation of Teachers urges that charter schools adopt high standards,hire only certified teachers, and maintain teachers collectivebargaining 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).

90. :: Grove Publishing :: Christian Home Educator's Curriculum Manuals And Other Ma News Flash. Current Topics. The standards Movement and HighStakes Testing.charter Schools. Vouchers. The standards Movement. The Education http://www.grovepublishing.com/homeschoolnews/

News Flash Current Topics The Standards Movement and High-Stakes Testing Charter Schools Vouchers The Standards Movement The Education Standards Movement Spells Trouble for Private and Home Schools In Kansas, school board members were labeled right-wing radicals in 1999 when they voted to NOT include questions on macro-evolution in state tests. Teachers were not forbidden to teach macro-evolution, but it wouldn’t be included in a standards-based test. Evolutionists viewed the decision as a challenge to the very fundamentals of science education. Adrian Melott, a University of Kansas physics professor told the board, “I see this as an attack on science in general, not just biology.” CEJ and the Kansas School Board members appear to have little in common on the surface. But their respective battles over testing and standards are merely the tip of the iceberg, illustrating just a few of the problems stemming from school reform efforts centered around development of national standards and high-stakes testing. Problems for private and homeschools promise to be even worse Charter Schools Articles Charter Schools pose significant problems for Christian homeschoolers. The following papers address these issues from the context of California state law. However, the principles remain the same in other states.

91. PEIMS Data Standards SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS WHO TEMPORARILY SU SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR charter SCHOOLS WHO TEMPORARILY data for the prior schoolyear for consistent with Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund standards. http://www.tea.state.tx.us/peims/standards/wedspre/ds1_special_instructions_for_

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS WHO TEMPORARILY SUSPEND OPERATIONS Contact the PEIMS division of TEA at (512) 463-9229 for reporting requirements during the interim. Special Instructions for Shared Services Arrangements The DISTRICT-ID of the fiscal agent will be used when reporting shared services arrangement data. The fiscal agent should report: the actual financial data for the prior school year for the shared services arrangement, and personnel, payroll, and responsibility information for all administrative and all itinerant employees who are paid by the fiscal agent, whether or not these employees are shared by the member districts. The PEIMS EDIT+ Application PEIMS EDIT+ will be used for data validation to determine fatal errors; special warnings and warnings; transfer files; generate reports; and query the Dynamic PID. PEIMS EDIT+ is a web-based application; therefore, direct access to the PEIMS EDIT+ system and user documentation will be through the Internet. Standard hardware should be consistent with Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund standards. Refer to the minimum system requirements on page 1.5. Errors found by the ESC during the data validation process will be corrected by school districts in a timely manner. The data validation role of the ESC does not in any way diminish district responsibility to TEA for the correctness of the data and its timely delivery. District Superintendent’s must approve the content of the data submission by signing the "Superintendent’s Statement of Approval of Summary Report and Error Listing" available from the EDIT+ data validation program provided by TEA. A copy of this form is furnished at the end of this section as Exhibit "A". The approval is to be based on the final review of the district’s PEIMS file. The form is to be signed by the superintendent and forwarded to TEA through the ESC.

92. Charter Schools As Change Agents in its charter. If a charter school does not achieve its performancestandards, the charter can be revoked and the school closed. http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/pbriefs/97/97-1chg.htm

NCREL's Policy Publications Charter Schools in Our Midst: Charter Schools as Change Agents: Will They Deliver? Previous section Next section Contents Pathways ... home page by Nancy Fulford, Lenaya Raack, and Gail Sunderman of the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory Charter school advocates argue that these schools will lead to innovations in school management, curriculum, and instructional practice. In turn, they believe that these innovations will spread to traditional public schools. State legislation often reflects this expectation that charter schools will act as agents of change for other schools. Minnesota's charter legislation calls for the development of schools that "encourage the use of different and innovative teaching methods." Wisconsin Governor Tommy G. Thompson in 1993 urged the adoption of charter school legislation "to give school districts and teachers flexibility in designing innovative schools." Charter schools also are expected to serve students who are having difficulty in the traditional public school system, including students who have already dropped out. Under Illinois's charter legislation, a top priority for charter schools is dealing with the problems of at-risk students that the system as a whole has been unsuccessful in solving. Charter schools are expected to develop "innovative educational techniques and programs" for teaching these students. Whether charter school innovations will be adopted by traditional public schools is part of the larger question of how innovations diffuse throughout a school system. In his book

93. US Charter Schools To identify goals and standards, charter schools may follow these steps Review theschool s mission, purpose, and expectations. Review the state s standards. http://www.uscharterschools.org/cs/r/view/uscs_rs/1702

Home Login Register Advanced In This Section Resources Review Starting a Charter School NCLB Guide State Organizations ... Search Resources A new report from the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that charter schools improve the quality of education for all public school children. Researchers found that charter school competition in North Carolina raised the composite test scores in non-charter district schools. USCS Start-Up Brief: Accountability - Standards, Assessment, and Using Data http://www.uscharterschools.org/cs/r/view/uscs_rs/1702 This page provides an overview of the basic components of an accountability plan and provides an extensive list of Resources with more detailed guidance on specific topics. For details in your state, see also our State and School Information area. For more information about accountability at the national and state level, see WestEd's Policy Program's page on Accountability. Accountability: Standards, Assessment, and Using Data Background Elements of an Accountability Plan Academic Accountability Resources I. Background The key appeal of the charter school concept is its promise of increased accountability for student achievement in exchange for increased school autonomy. Freed from many of the regulations that apply to traditional public schools, charter schools set their own achievement and performance goals, for which they are held accountable by their sponsor. Additionally, as schools of choice, charters must satisfy the parents and students who choose them. Charter sponsors, or authorizers, weigh in at three intervals: evaluation of applications, ongoing monitoring or oversight, and renewal of charters at the end of their term (usually 3-5 years, 15 in Arizona). Charter school developers can lay the groundwork for accountability during the application phase by clearly defining the school's measurable goals, the assessments to be used, and expected levels of student performance and progress.

94. NCAE | Position Paper On Charter Schools In short, NCAE believes that charter schools should have the same standardsas any traditional public school for safety and accessibility. http://www.ncae.org/structure/beliefs/positions/charters.shtml

TLC Legislation News Benefits ... Position Papers Charter Schools: A Position Paper NCAE Center for Teaching and Learning .rtf downloadable copy Consistent with our parent organization, the National Education Association, NCAE supports public school improvement initiatives that promote rigorous learning standards, shared decision making, diverse educational offerings, adequate educational funding and limited bureaucratic requirements. NCAE also believes that this type of reform has the best opportunity to take root when it is initiated and cultivated at the local level not imposed from above. As it relates to public school systems, charter schools can become change agents by exploring a variety of innovative and creative ways of teaching and learning. This type of exploration, while good for all children, is that much more important for children who have not been successful in the traditional public school setting, for whatever reason. Charter school legislation allows unprepared individuals to establish schools and undermine education. Charter schools could also allow uninformed non-educators to make educational decisions for non-educational purposes. NCAE further believes that charter schools can be a positive or negative force depending on how state charter laws are written and enforced. NCAE believes that charter school plans MUST meet the following conditions: LEAs should not experience a negative impact on any current educational programs. NCAE does not believe that the creation of a charter school in any district should negatively impact the public schools that are already in the area. Local and state educational officials must address any negative impact on the existing public schools in the area as soon as a concern has been noted.

95. Parent Guide To Delaware Charter Schools Are charter schools held to the same content standards and accountabilitystandards as other public schools in the State of Delaware? Yes. http://www.doe.state.de.us/CharterSchools/parentguide.html

PARENT GUIDE TO DELAWARE CHARTER SCHOOLS August 2000 FOREWORD The purpose of this Guide is to provide answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about charter schools in Delaware. It is directed primarily to parents who are considering enrolling their children in a Delaware charter school and parents of children already enrolled in charter schools. Information about specific practices at a particular charter school may be obtained by contacting that school directly. A complete listing can be found at www.doe.state.de.us/del_schools/charter/list.html The charter school movement began in Minnesota in 1991 and has grown to over 1,000 schools nationwide. There are nine approved charter schools in Delaware. Four are currently open with an additional five approved to open in September 1999. The application period for approval to open new charter schools in September 2000 is November 1 through December 31, 1998. This Guide is intended to provide general information in an easy to use format. For direct reference to the State law on which the charter school initiative is based, the reader may wish to examine Delaware Code , Title 14, Chapter 5.

96. State Board Of Education - Position Statement On Charter Schools to achieve nearly the same level of autonomy as charter schools in other broad authorityto grant exemptions from all of the educational standards contained in http://www.state.ia.us/educate/stateboard/charter_schools.html

Helping communities meet the learning needs of all of their children and adults. PreK-12 AEAs Community Colleges Universities / Colleges ... Member State Board of Education Position Statement on Charter Schools Iowa State Board of Education Position Statement on Charter Schools March 22, 2000 The Iowa State Board of Education is supportive of innovative educational practice that results in improved student performance. In order to achieve this, the State Board encourages schools and school districts to pursue the flexibility that is already a part of Iowa law and to utilize research in determining the best instructional and organizational practices. At this point, however, the Iowa State Board of Education does not feel that it is either prudent or necessary for the State of Iowa to incorporate charter schools as part of Iowa’s system of public education. While a number of states have authorized charter schools, the research and evaluation of this practice has yet to clarify the effectiveness of charter schools on student performance. It is not clear which particular policy designs are most effective or under what conditions they might be effective in improving student learning.

97. Charter Schools The AFT has set criteria for good charter school legislation which embody standardsall public schools should meet charter schools must be based on high http://www.cfepe.org/charter_schools.htm

Charter Schools Charter schools are supposed to allow parents and teachers to develop publicly funded schools with the flexibility to be innovative and free of rules and regulations that stifle creativity. The charter school movement has grown from one school in Minnesota in 1992 to about 1,100 charter schools across the country today. Currently, 36 states and the District of Columbia have legislation authorizing the creation of charter schools. The notion of what constitutes a charter school continues to evolve. The original idea for charter schools envisioned a group of teachers, perhaps with the help of parents, developing a plan for a school and applying for a charter from the local school board. Charter schools might have a specific academic focus (e.g., math and science or the arts) or employ specific teaching techniques or target a specific group of students (e.g., at-risk). These charter schools would operate as part of the local public school district, supported by public education funds. However, many charter schools depart from this original vision. If the goal is improved student achievement, students in some charter schools are not faring very well. Studies of charter schools in Texas and Arizona show that there has been no evidence of improved student performance among charter school students. A 1998 UCLA study of California charter schools found that charter schools rarely had clearly defined goals or standards and none was "doing more with less" money. In addition, the charter schools exerted considerable control over the types of students they serve. Unlike other public schools, they’re not taking all comers. In Michigan, researchers found that because of weak monitoring efforts, poorly performing charter schools are not likely to be closed.

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99. Black Issues In Higher Education: Charter Schools Produce Higher Test Scores, Bu charter school students perform slightly better on standardized tests than theirpublic school counterparts, but go to schools that tend to be racially http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m0DXK/14_20/108265862/p1/article.jhtml

@import url(/css/us/style.css); @import url(/css/us/searchResult1.css); @import url(/css/us/articles.css); Advanced Search Home Help IN all publications this publication Reference Automotive Business Computing Entertainment Health News Reference Sports YOU ARE HERE Articles Black Issues in Higher Education August 28, 2003 Content provided in partnership with Print friendly Tell a friend Find subscription deals Charter schools produce higher test scores, but segregated environment: recent studies assess race, academic achievement in the nation's charter schools - Noteworthy News - study by Manhattan Institute Black Issues in Higher Education August 28, 2003 by Ben Hammer WASHINGTON Charter school students perform slightly better on standardized tests than their public school counterparts, but go to schools that tend to be racially segregated, two recent studies have found. A study by the New York-based think tank the Manhattan Institute found that although charter schools tend to serve poor students who are at risk of dropping out, their students score several points higher on standardized math and science tests than public school students with similar geographic and demographic backgrounds. Measured in 11 states over a one-year period, the study found that charter schools outperformed nearby public schools on math tests by an average of 3 percentile points and on reading tests by 2 percentile points for a student starting at the 50th percentile.

100. CHARTER SCHOOLS A description of the charter school’s educational program, student performancestandards and curriculum that must meet or exceed the state board of education http://www.aps.edu/aps/policy/Directives/CHRSCH.html

CHARTER SCHOOLS Application Process In order to ensure adequate planning time the district prefers that charter school proposals be submitted to the Board Office on or before October 1 of the year prior to the opening of the school or on the first work day immediately following if October 1 falls on a weekend. Applications submitted after that date and time will be processed within the required 60 days but the district and the applicant will negotiate a reasonable opening date for the charter school. Applications will be processed in the following manner: The Superintendent’s designee for charter schools will screen all applications to determine whether components required by state statute are included: The mission statement of the charter school; The goals, objectives, and student performance standards to be achieved by the charter school; A description of the charter school’s educational program, student performance standards and curriculum that must meet or exceed the state board of education’s educational standards and must be designed to enable each student to achieve those standards; A description of the way a charter school’s educational program will meet the individual needs of the students, including those students determined to be at risk and students with disabilities;

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