61. Charter Schools Since the enactment of charter school legislation in minnesota in 1991, the number of states with laws allowing for charters has swelled to 36 plus the http://www.ncsl.org/programs/educ/charter.htm

Home Contact Us Press Room Site Overview ... Register Search: Advanced Search About NCSL Services Overview ... Education var doctitle=document.title document.write(doctitle) Add to My NCSL Education Program Charter Schools Legislative Tracking More information on the web NCSL Staff Contact Overview Since the enactment of charter school legislation in Minnesota in 1991, the number of states with laws allowing for charters has swelled to 36 plus the District of Columbia. Most recently Oregon and Oklahoma passed legislation in 1999. And while only 350,000 students attend approximately 1,700 charter schools nationwide (compare this with 52.2 million school-age children and about 108,000 schools), this reform is indeed popular. This rapid growth is likely to continue, especially with the bipartisan support charter schools have seen in state legislatures across the country. Defining charter schools is difficult given both the variety of the charter school statutes and the types of schools that have been created. Simply, charter schools are public schools that are freed from, in most cases, local and state regulations. In return for this freedom, charter schools are held accountable for student performance - if the goals of the school set forth in the charter are not reached, the school's charter is not renewed. Charter School Arguments PRO CON Charter schools provide families with public school choice options. Parents will have the ability to choose the school best suited for their child.

62. Charter Schools charter schools have, on average, a racial composition roughly similar to statewide averages. Some states like Massachusetts, Michigan and minnesota have a http://www.ncsl.org/programs/educ/c1schls.htm

Home Contact Us Press Room Site Overview ... Register Search: Advanced Search About NCSL Services Overview ... Education var doctitle=document.title document.write(doctitle) Add to My NCSL Education Program Charter Schools Updated June 3, 1998 Contents Overview Charter School Arguments Charter School Research Charter School Legislation and Trends ... Contacts Overview Since the enactment of charter school legislation in Minnesota in 1991, the number of states with laws allowing for charters has swelled to 29 plus the District of Columbia. In addition, legislatures in Utah, Idaho and Virginia have passed laws in the past two weeks that, if signed into law, will make the total 32. And while only 170,000 students attend approximately 800 charter schools nationwide (compare this with 52.2 million school-age children and about 108,000 schools), this reform is indeed popular. Given that President Clinton has set a goal of 40 states with laws and 3,000 charter schools by 2000, this quick growth is likely to continue, especially with the bipartisan support charter schools have seen in state legislatures across the country. Charter School Arguments PRO CON Charter schools provide families with public school choice options. Parents will have the ability to choose the school best suited for their child.

63. Prudential Metrowide Group Realtors® MACS The minnesota Association of charter schools. minnesota government phone numbers. CER List of some minnesota charter School Web Sites. http://mncontent.com/site/schoollinks.idc?loginid=pru

64. Public Charter Schools May Represent The Next Generation Of Education Some charters are run by forprofit companies, which bring elements of privatization to education. The first charter schools were founded in minnesota in 1992. http://www.weac.org/GreatSchools/Economy/2003-04/Still-9-14-03.htm

INSIDE WISCONSIN Public charter schools may represent the next generation of education innovation GREAT SCHOOLS News and feature articles Great Schools background Parents Place ... ONLINE SERVICES By Tom Still For more than 10 years, private school "choice" has been at the core of the debate over the future of education. Do students learn and perform better if they're allowed to attend private schools with the help of vouchers paid for with public tax dollars? The performance evidence is mixed and the social debate is divisive because so many people are philosophically opposed to diverting tax dollars from public schools to private institutions. But what if more students had the ability to choose how they learn within the public school system? Would that improve the state of American education? Although they serve only a fraction (684,000) of the nation's public school students, about 2,700 charter schools exist in nearly 40 states. They challenge traditional notions of what public education means – without throwing out the "public" part of the term.

65. American Association Of School Administrators - Issues And Insights The twoyear study examined minnesota s Post-Secondary Options, open enrollment, Second Chance and charter schools. Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. http://www.aasa.org/issues_and_insights/choice/charter.htm

search site awards and scholarships career center conferences education marketplace ... home Charter Schools Articles Reports/Resources Related Websites Articles State Charter School Group Is Formed Leaders of California's charter school movement launched a statewide association this week, aimed at tripling the number of students attending the tax-funded but independently run campuses over the next decade. From The Los Angeles Times. Charter Schools Show MCAS Gains Eight years after Massachusetts opened its first charter schools, many of the publicly funded, independently run schools are making broad gains on the MCAS test, state education officials said yesterday. From The Boston Globe. Charter Board Toughens System The Arizona State Board for Charter Schools on Tuesday approved a tough new system to monitor most of the state's nearly 500 charter schools and made it harder to open a new one. From The Arizona Republic.

66. MnSCU - System Procedure 3.28.1 Charter School Sponsorship charter schools and their sponsors are subject to the requirements in minnesota Statutes section 124D.10. Definitions. Subpart B. charter School Board. http://www.mnscu.edu/Policies/Procedures/328p1.html

Prospective Student Visit a Campus MnSCU System Newsroom ... Board policies System Procedures for Chapter 3 - Educational Policies Procedure 3.28.1 Charter School Sponsorship for Board Policy 3.28 Part 1. Authority. Board Policy 3.28, Charter School Sponsorship, delegates to the Chancellor authority to promulgate procedures, guidelines and processes regarding planning and decisions by colleges and universities to sponsor charter schools. Part 2. Definitions. Subpart A. Definition of Charter School. A charter school is a public school established under Minnesota Statutes section 124D.10 as either a cooperative or a non-profit corporation. Charter schools and their sponsors are subject to the requirements in Minnesota Statutes section 124D.10. Definitions. Subpart B. Charter School Board . "Charter School Board" is the elected board of directors responsible for the school's education program, management and administration, in accordance with Minnesota Statutes section 124D.10. Subpart C. Sponsor

67. MnSCU - Board Policy 3.28 Charter School Sponsorship nonprofit corporation. charter schools and their sponsors are subject to the requirements in minnesota Statutes section 124D.10. http://www.mnscu.edu/Policies/328.html

Prospective Student Visit a Campus MnSCU System Newsroom ... Board policies Board Policies Chapter 3 - Educational Policies 3.28 Charter School Sponsorship Part 1. Definition of Charter School. A charter school is a public school established under Minnesota Statutes section 124D.10 as either a cooperative or a non-profit corporation. Charter schools and their sponsors are subject to the requirements in Minnesota Statutes section 124D.10. Part 2. Sponsorship Responsibilities. To support, improve, and enhance elementary and secondary education in Minnesota, a MnSCU college or university may serve as a charter school sponsor consistent with its mission, MnSCU policy and procedure, and Minnesota Statutes section 124D.10. Sponsoring institutions shall comply with all statutory sponsorship requirements and shall adhere to sponsorship standards established by the Minnesota Department of Children, Families, and Learning (MDCFL). Part 3. Annual Report.

68. Minnesota New Country School Introduction EdVisions is a professional educator cooperative that oversees nine public charter schools in minnesota; its nonprofit arm provides startup and new school http://www.whatkidscando.org/portfoliosmallschools/MNCS.html

HOME l MNCS INTRO Introduction Day in the Life of MNCS Student-Advisor Interviews ... Home n rural Henderson, Minnesota (pop. 910), miles separate neighbors, winters arrive early and stay late, and residents prize community and individualism alike. It should come as no surprise that a public charter school here would aim to raise self-reliant learners. In its eighth year, the Minnesota New Country School (MNCS) does just that, mixing the intimacy of a one-room schoolhouse with 21st century technology. Students of all abilities and interests find their place here, with teacher-advisors, each responsible for a group of fifteen to eighteen students, serving as generalists first and specialists second. The school combines freedom with responsibility, structure with flexibility, and book learning with practical experiences like working at the corner drugstore. In helping students negotiate these dualities and gain the skills they need, MNCS overturns many conventions of teaching and learning. MNCS at a Glance School runs throughout the year, in five- to seven-week blocks. Following each block, staff have a planning week in which they document student achievement, work with individual students, write grants, and address the business concerns of owning and operating a school.

69. Teachers Union Steps Up Attack On Charter Schools -- 02/04/2002 CNSNews.com Staff Writer February 04, 2002 (CNSNews.com) The minnesota teachers union is gearing up for a legislative attack this year on charter schools. http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=\Nation\archive\200202\NAT20020204a.h

70. *Why Charter Schools Are Coming In eight short years, charter schools have grown from one small venture in minnesota to more than a thousand in dozens of states. http://fcpp.org/publication_detail.php?PubID=384

71. Rural Cooperatives Magazine January/February 2001 it a substantial grant (see sidebar) to replicate the governance system by creating 10 new organizations in 15 new charter schools in minnesota and Wisconsin. http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/pub/jan01/edvis.htm

EdVisions Minnesota teachers' co-op serves rural charter schools by Katherine L. Hanson, Education Specialist USDA Rural Development I n Minnesota, a group of teachers and education professionals has turned to a cooperative in an attempt to improve accountability for student performance and overall school success. Its members are seeking alternatives to the existing framework of traditional educational governance and structure through a teachers' cooperative. They have taken control of their instructional programs and professional futures. In 1994, a group of educators at the Minnesota New Country School (MNCS) in the Minnesota River Valley, took these goals to heart by forming EdVisions Teacher Cooperative. MNCS was originally located in three storefront buildings in the sponsoring district of LeSueur-Henderson, about 60 miles southwest of Minneapolis. The school opened its doors with 65 students, and has since increased its enrollment to 130 students in grades 7-12. The increased enrollment forced MNCS officials to relocate from LeSueur to a new, $1.2 million facility in Henderson. The new building was the result of a partnership between USDA Rural Development and local investors. It is no coincidence that MNCS is an innovative public charter school enjoying substantial success in terms of state-measured student achievement. The MNCS teachers were confident their approaches to teaching would make a difference, and they were eager to have more control over the educational process.

72. Policy Brief: Charter Schools charter schools, evaluation and student performance Executive Summary. Minneapolis, MN University of minnesota, Center for School Change. http://www.ael.org/rel/policy/charter.htm

Regional Legislative Database Publications ... Information The following Policy Brief is available in PDF format . To access this file, you need Acrobat Reader. Download a free version here. http://www.adobe.com/product s/acrobat/readstep.html Charter Schools: The Perspective from AEL's Region Minnesota passed the first charter school legislation in 1991. Seven years later, about three-fifths of the states had followed suit. In 1999, President Clinton announced federal aid to 32 states that had applied for charter school funds. Existing programs were granted a total of $54 million dollars, and $41 million dollars was earmarked for start up grants for the express purpose of increasing the number of charter schools from the more than 1,700 that currently exist to 3,000 by the year 2001. Policymakers in AEL's region (Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia) have approached legislation more cautiously. This issue of Policy Briefs provides an overview of charter school legislation, looks at concerns specific to AEL's region, and reports on the status of charter school legislation in four states. What are charter schools?

73. RPPI News Release In Massachusetts and minnesota, charter schools have established nonprofit corporations, but minnesota has significantly inhibited community organizations http://www.rppi.org/082697.html

*Reason Public Policy Institute ORDER FORM* INNOVATIONS IN CHARTER SCHOOL: Think Tank Offers Tools for Effective Change CONTACT: George Passantino, 310/391-2245 AUGUST 26, 1997 Los Angeles, Calif. States wishing to enact effective charter school programs should grant charter schools complete legal independence from local school boards and contracts establishing clear performance standards. These were the findings of a report, Charter School Innovations: Keys to Effective Charter Reform, issued today by the Reason Public Policy Institute. "The success or failure of charter reform is highly dependent on the technical features of a particular charter statute," says study author, Theodor Rebarber, vice president of a company focusing on charter schools. "In five years, 26 charter statutes have been established, nationwide, due in part to renewed interest by the general public and consensus among both political parties about building a more dynamic educational system." RPPI¹s new study identifies several key components that are necessary for a state to consider when establishing a charter. The primary recommendations are: allow charter schools to be completely independent legal entities free from district governance; provide blanket waivers from regulations except in the areas of performance-based goals, health, safety and civil rights or certification requirements; create independent charter-approving entities and insulate them from political influence; establish direct state funding for schools, include operating and capital revenues; ensure access to long-term financing structures for facilities and other up-front costs; and avoid overall caps on the number of charter schools in a given jurisdiction.

74. National Charter Schools - Minnesota - Massachusetts Department Of Education Bill Allen charter schools Coordinator minnesota Dept. of Education Capitol Square Building Saint Paul, MN 55101 (612) 2964213 Fax (612) 297-5695. http://www.doe.mass.edu/charter/directory/mn.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 Minnesota Governmental Contacts: Bill Allen Charter Schools Coordinator Minnesota Dept. of Education

75. More On Charter Schools (Full Text) reforms of the Nineties. In 1992, only two states, California and minnesota, had passed charter school legislation. By the end of http://www.wested.org/policy/pubs/full_text/pb_ft_more.htm

More on Charter Schools Kyo Yamashiro and Lisa Carlos, 1995 Table of Contents: Introduction What constitutes a charter school? What do supporters of charter schools argue? What do opponents of charter schools argue? ... State Charter School Contacts Introduction: The charter school movement is one of the fastest growing education reforms of the Nineties. In 1992, only two states, California and Minnesota, had passed charter school legislation. By the end of 1995, 19 states had charter school laws in place and at least 16 others had considered similar legislation. At the federal level, Congress passed legislation in 1994 authorizing grants to support states' charter school efforts. Despite such popular interest, fewer than 250 charter schools are currently operating nationwide. Whether this small but growing number of schools will lead to greater innovation and influence the systemwide transformation of public education remains to be seen. Below is a summary of the issues surrounding charter schools and the implications of recent research about the future of this movement. What constitutes a charter school?

76. Welcome To The Black Alliance For Educational Options Online schools cannot survive. The first charter school law was passed in minnesota in 1990. Growth since then has been substantial. As of http://www.baeo.org/options/charter.htm

Home About BAEO Join BAEO Learn About ... Mail me BAEO Membership information! Get the facts about school choice at SchoolChoiceInfo.org Charter Schools Privately Financed Scholarships Public School Contracts ... Innovations in Traditional Public Schools Charter Schools Charter schools are nonsectarian public schools of choice that operate with freedom from many of the regulations that apply to traditional public schools. The "charter" establishing each such school is a performance contract detailing the school's mission, program, goals, students served, methods of assessment, and ways to measure success. The length of time for which charters are granted varies, but most are granted for 3-5 years. A charter school is accountable to its sponsor—usually a state or local school board, or in some cases municipal government or a college or university—to produce positive academic results and adhere to the charter contract. At the end of the contract term, the sponsor may renew the school's contract. Generally, states apply fewer regulations to charter schools and demand a higher level of accountability for results. If charter schools fail to produce the results outlined in their contract with the state or other authorizer, the school can be closed. Moreover, as schools of choice (i.e., parents voluntarily enroll their children there), charter schools are held accountable to the public because if they cannot attract students, the schools cannot survive.

77. Charter School Teacher Certification However, a faculty at a university or community college may teach in a charter school sponsored by that institution. minnesota charter schools, Yes. http://mb2.ecs.org/reports/Report.aspx?id=93

78. Charter School Caps state s universities. minnesota charter schools, No. Mississippi charter schools, Yes. Six. Missouri charter schools, Yes. charter http://mb2.ecs.org/reports/Report.aspx?id=80

79. Featured Minnehaha Academy; The minnesota New Country School; Minnetonka; St MichaelAlbertville; TM charter School Web Page; Vaughan Virginia Public schools; Wayzata; West St. http://informns.k12.mn.us/featured/schoolsites.html

Home Featured School Sites Site Map ... TIES Minnesota Schools On the Web Albert Lea Schools Anoka-Hennepin Home Page Champlin Park High School Coon Rapids High School Dayton Elementary School Oxbow Creek Elementary Home Page Bemidji Area Schools The Blake School Bloomington Public Schools - ISD #271 Valley View ... Brooklyn Park: North View Junior High Buffalo Buffalo Lake-Hector High School Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools Centennial ISD #12 Christa McAuliffe Elementary (Hastings) Columbia Heights Schools CHS Online Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, USA Duluth Public Schools East Grand Fork Schools Eden Prairie Schools Edina Elk River Schools First Baptist Schools Forest Lake Fridley Glencoe-Silver Lake Hillside Elementary School Hinckley/Finlayson, Minnesota - ISD #2165 Hopkins Inver Grove Heights Johnson High School Lake Park Audubon Lakeville Schools McGuire Junior High Kenwood Trail Junior High Mankato Area Schools Minneapolis Public Schools Home Page Minnesota Center for Arts Education Minnehaha Academy The Minnesota New Country School Minnetonka Monticello Schools Mounds View Public Schools Mountain Lake Norman County West Schools ISD#2527 Northfield Public Schools Mounds Park Academy ... Our Lady of Grace Parkview

80. New England Comprehensive Assistance Center: Resources: Charter Schools of charter schools and to explore their place in school restructuring and reform efforts by describing existing charter schools in minnesota and California http://www.edc.org/NECAC/resources/charter/

New England Comprehensive Assistance Center (NECAC) at EDC, Inc. 55 Chapel Street Newton, MA 02158 Phone: 800-332-0226 Fax: (617) 969-7578 TDD: 617-964-5448 E-mail: CompCenter@edc.org URL: http://www.edc.org/NECAC/ We have done our best to make this site accessible. Please direct comments or questions about this site to Cyndi Plouff Charter Schools Charter Schools in Practice Off To Market , Ed Week 4/9/97, The Diaz family has experienced the marketplace's downside firsthand. By the end of Citizen 2000's first year, the K-12 school had dropped its high school grades, due in part to financial problems. But Vanessa and Victoria were happy and making good grades. Then, rumors about the school's shaky finances grew louder, and some parents withdrew their children, but Diaz stuck it out. The school's director declared bankruptcy, and the school closed its doors, sending Diaz and the parents of roughly 200 children scurrying to find new schools... But in spite of the Citizen 2000 debacle, Diaz remains steadfast in his support of charter schools. http://www.edweek.org/ew/vol-16/28charte.h16

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