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CHARTER SCHOOLS

PRIORITY OBJECTIVES & STRATEGIES

While purposefully guarding the statutorily mandated autonomous nature of charter schools, the Office of Charter Schools has three Priority Objectives

PRIORITY OBJECTIVESTARGET 08-09CURRENT OR 07-08DIVISIONAL STRATEGIESSBE GOAL
All schools will respond positively to key questions concerning technical assistance, support, and consultation. 75%
of schools will strongly agree or agree with key questions		 New Measure
  • Provide technical assistance in data analysis.
  • Provide schools technical assistance (and staff development as needed) in understanding Charter School law, State Board policies and procedures, and governance requirements.
  • Provide school administrative assistance and resources in issues such as scheduling, staff development, response to parents' concerns, student discipline, Board of Directors concerns, and personnel issues.
  • Provide focused staff development.
  • Hold Charter Schools Conference highlighting "best practices" of teachers and individual schools, and opportunities for networking and sharing ideas.
 1-5
All applicants that have preliminary charter approval and are in their planning year will respond positively to key questions about assistance from the Office of Charter Schools. 75%
strongly agree or agree		 New Measure
  • Develop and update annually a charter application and application resource guide.
  • Train prospective charter applicants in the application process including guidance on law and selection issues.
  • Provide needed assistance throughout the application process.
  • Develop and present in-depth training for all founding non-profit boards on a monthly basis throughout the preliminary planning year to include training in: leadership, governance, finance, law and policy, state regulations and reporting, teacher certification, state and national exceptional children issues, and other operational issues.
 1-5
All charter schools involved in the SBE charter renewal process will respond positively to key questions about The Office of Charter Schools' assistance during this renewal process. 75%
strongly agree or agree		 New Measure
  • Require each school whose charter is two years away from expiring to complete a self study.
  • Compile any initial areas of concern generated by the self study and/or DPI compliance data and share with each school and the Leadership for Innovation Committee.
  • Allow renewal schools 9 months to create and implement an action plan to make improvements as necessary.
  • Gather, review, and report updated student performance and compliance data for each charter school to the State Board.
 1,2,4


DIVISIONAL CORE ACTIVITIES

CORE ACTIVITIESSBE GOAL
1 Provide technical assistance, support, and site visit consultation with existing schools. 1-5
2 Provide assistance for new applicants and applicants that have received preliminary charter approval and are in their planning year. 1-5
3 Implement SBE charter school renewal process and procedures. 1,2,4
4 Oversee annual enrollment increases and/or grade expansion. 1
5 Review school governance including annual teacher licensure percentage. 1,2
6 Provide school improvement assistance for low performing and priority schools. 1-5
7 Provide Board of Director and Administrator training and assistance. 1-5
8 Provide an annual Charter Schools Conference for networking and highlighting of individual schools and teacher "best practices". 1-5

 

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