Madison's School Board to Finalize "Charter School Policy"......

Dylan Pauly, Legal Counsel Steve Hartley, Chief of Staff (PDF):

It is the policy of the School Board to consider the establishment of charter schools that support the DISTRICT Mission and Belief Statements and as provided by law. The BOARD believes that the creation of charter schools can enhance the educational opportunities for Madison Metropolitan School District students by providing innovative and distinctive educational programs and by giving parents/students more educational options within the DISTRICT. Only charter schools that are an instrumentality of the DISTRICT will be considered by the BOARD.

The BOARD further believes that certain values and principles must be integrated into all work involving the conceptualization, development and implementation of a new charter school. These guiding principles are as follows:

1. All charter schools must meet high standards of student achievement while providing increased educational opportunities, including broadening existing opportunities for struggling populations of students;

2. All charter schools must have an underlying, research-based theory and history of successful practice that is likely to achieve academic success;

3. All charter schools will provide information to parents and students as to the quality of education provided by the charter school and the ongoing academic progress of the individual student;

4. All charter schools will ensure equitable access to all students regardless of gender, race and/or disability;

5. All charter schools must be financially accountable to the DISTRICT and rely on +' sustainable funding models;

6. All charter schools must ensure the health and safety of all staff and students;

7. All externally-developed charter schools must be governed by a governance board that is registered as a 501(c)(3), tax-exempt charitable organization;

8. All charter schools must have a plan to hire, retain and recruit a highly-qualified, diverse staff;

9. All charter schools must have a clear code of student conduct that includes procedures for positive interventions and social emotional supports

Related:

Matthew DeFour's article.

The rejected Studio charter school.

Minneapolis teacher's union approved to authorize charter schools.

"We are not interested in the development of new charter schools".

Notes and links on the rejected Madison Preparatory Academy IB Charter School.

Madison School District Open Enrollment Leavers Report, 2012-13.

Madison's disastrous long term reading results..

Interview: Henry Tyson, Superintendent of Milwaukee's St. Marcus Elementary School.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at April 15, 2013 2:45 AM
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