1. Charter School Electronic Toolbox california charter school RESOURCES. ELECTRONIC TOOLBOX . charter school BASICS,STARTING A charter school. charter school GRANTINGAGENCIES, standards, ASSESSMENT http://www.csus.edu/ier/charter/resources.html

CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOL RESOURCES "ELECTRONIC TOOLBOX" CHARTER SCHOOL BASICS STARTING A CHARTER SCHOOL CHARTER SCHOOL ... search

2. The Center For Education Reform: California's Charter Law CER Grade BCalifornia (1992; last amended in 2001 of the general population livingin the school district charter schools shall meet all statewide standards and http://edreform.com/charter_schools/laws/California.htm

Making Schools Work Better for All Children Charter School Legislation: Profile of California's Charter School Law Note : The following ranking and analysis reflects the state's law as of 2001. For the most recent state law profile, please contact the Center for Education Reform or order Charter School Laws Across the States: Ranking Score Card and Legislative Profiles from our Publications page California (1992; last amended in 2001) The 11 th strongest of the nation's 38 charter laws General Statistics Number of Schools Allowed 550; increases by 100 each school year Number of Charters Operating (As of Fall 2001) Approval Process Eligible Chartering Authorities Local school board or state board of education (if first denied by local school board) Eligible Applicants One or more persons Types of Charter Schools Converted public, new starts, home-based schools Appeals Process Applications denied by the local school board may be appealed to either the county board or state board of education. Applications denied by the county board may be appealed to the state board of education. The board that ultimately approves the application becomes the charter's sponsor. Formal Evidence of Local Support Required 50% of teachers at school must support for conversions; 50% of teachers and 50% and parents/guardians must support for new start.

3. California School Boards Association charter school States That Have Strong to Medium Strength Laws (Grades AB) Arizona (1994), california (1992), school Choice · school Spotlight · Search · standards and Testing http://www.csba.org/

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4. Accountability And Assessment to standards and goal setting, assessment, and use of performance data on the uscharterschoolsweb site. The charter school Development Guide (1997 california http://www.cacharterschools.org/accountability.html

ACCOUNTABILITY AND ASSESSMENT CSDC Accountability Series: Navigating Through the Standards Maze. This 12-page briefing paper explains the development of clear, measurable performance standards for charter school students. The first of a series on accountability and renewal by the Center, it provides advice to charter developers, school staff, charter-granting agencies, and others. It suggests specific strategies for reconciling national, state, district, and school standards to create realistic and appropriate performance outcomes for charter school students. By Laurie Gardner. School Reform, Accountability, and Charter Schools. This six-page briefing paper addresses one of the most fundamental and important challenges facing charter schools: how to develop, articulate, and assess student outcomes and progress toward meeting outcomes. The paper sets the context for school accountability, explains why student performance is of critical importance for charter developers and sponsors, and clarifies what student outcomes are and how to develop and measure them. The paper also highlights how two California charter schools addressed outcome and assessment issues in their charter development process. Charter developers and sponsors will find this briefing provides an essential overview in clear, easy to understand terms. By Linda Diamond.

5. STAR 2002: Navigating The Stanford Achievement And California Standards Reports Navigating the Stanford Achievement and california standards Reports. charter schoolsin california are displayed. that each independent charter school will be http://star.cde.ca.gov/star2002/help/NavPrint.html

Spring 2002 Help Topics Home Navigating the Stanford Achievement and California Standards Reports State Report View this report by selecting the State Report icon on the left. County Index When you click on the County Index icon, all the counties in California are displayed. Select the county that you wish to view or that contains the district or school that you wish to view by clicking on the county name. A list of all school districts in that county will be displayed. You can access the county or state report by clicking on the appropriate icon at the left or continue to the district level. Select the district that you wish to view or that contains the school that you wish to view by clicking on the district name. A list of all schools in that district will be displayed. You can access the district, county or state report by clicking on the appropriate icon at the left. You can view the report for any school in the district by clicking on the name of that school. The first report you will see will include "all students." To access the other subgroup reports, use the dropdown button to the right of the group/subgroup title.

6. CANEC Press Release - National Accreditation Program Sacramento, CA This fall, the california Network of program designed specificallyto measure charter school quality. aims to raise the standards for charter http://www.canec.org/PRhtml/accreditationprogram.html

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 14, 2002 California Network of Educational Charters (CANEC) CONTACT: Gary Larson Director of Communications CANEC LAUNCHES THE NATION'S FIRST CHARTER SCHOOL MEMBER ACCREDITATION PROGRAM CANEC teams with respected WASC to launch a new accreditation program for California charter schools Sacramento, CA - This fall, the California Network of Educational Charters (CANEC) will become the first recognized charter schools association in the nation to launch an accreditation program designed specifically to measure charter school quality. The program, a partnership between CANEC and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), aims to raise the standards for charter schools operating throughout the state. The new WASC-CANEC Accreditation Program which emphasizes rigorous self-study, self-evaluation, and regular on-site visits by trained external review teams will provide school faculty, families, and community leaders with reliable verification of charter school quality. More importantly, the program will encourage improvement in the overall effectiveness of California's charter schools. WASC is one of the six regional organizations charged with accrediting public and private schools, colleges and universities in the United States. "We believe that the new WASC-CANEC Accreditation Program will give charter schools the guidance and support they need to succeed, while bringing assurance to key stakeholders," said Sue Bragato, Executive Director of CANEC. "By holding charter school operators to the highest levels of performance, this program aims to boost the academic quality and financial stability of charter schools operating in California."

7. CANEC-In The News charter school standards, Accreditation Editorial, The Orange County Register. Thisweek the charter school movement in california took a long step forward in http://www.canec.org/inthenews.html

Home CANEC's Mission Contact CANEC How Can I Support CANEC? Charter Schools Self-Regulate in Drive to Stay Free Editorial, The Sacramento Bee Although most people still don't even know they exist, charter schools remain the best hope for reforming public education. Not surprisingly, the people in the trenches of this 10-year-old experiment keep finding themselves fighting rear-guard actions against the education establishment. Now they are going on the offensive. Charter schools are public schools set up free from most state and local regulations. They are usually created by parents and teachers, and hew to a charter spelling out their purpose, goals and rules for operating. They get the same amount of tax dollars as traditional schools, but the campus, rather than the district administration, controls the money. Accredited Status Taking on Cachet in Charter Schools Education Week The California Network of Educational Charters hopes its new accreditation program will serve as a tool to help charter sponsors - which in California are mostly local school districts - do a better job of holding such schools accountable. In that way, network leaders aim to blunt the impetus for further legislative restrictions on charter schools. A dozen schools are piloting the program, and the charter network hopes to enroll as many as 100 more next spring. The network, which has offices in San Carlos and Sacramento, represents about 70 percent of California's 436 charter schools, which together enroll 166,000 students.

8. AFT: AFT On The Issues: Charter Schools among charter school students. A 1998 UCLA study of california charter schoolsfound that charter schools rarely had clearly defined goals or standards and http://www.aft.org/issues/charterschools.html

AFT Home AFT On The Issues AFT Africa-Aids Campaign Mandatory Overtime for Nurses Charter Schools Child Labor Class Size Distance Learning ESEA ... Whistleblower Protections 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.

9. AFT: Research: Publications, Reports And Surveys: Charter School Laws: Do They M National Education standards and Assessments. Avenoso, K. charter school's HopesCollide With Involvement Contracts in california's charter schools Strategy http://www.aft.org/research/reports/charter/csweb/ref.htm

AFT Home Departments Research Charter Schools Index ... Conclusions Publications, Reports and Surveys CHARTER SCHOOL LAWS: DO THEY MEASURE UP? Download in MS Word 6.0 - 473 kb] REFERENCES American Federation of Teachers. Charter School Briefing Packet . Washington, D.C.: American Federation of Teachers. 1995. American Federation of Teachers. Making Standards Matter 1996: An Annual Fifty-State Report on Efforts to Raise Academic Standards. Washington, D.C.: American Federation of Teachers. 1996. American Federation of Teachers. National Education Standards and Assessments . American Federation of Teachers Convention Resolution, Washington, D.C. August 1992. American Federation of Teachers. Resolution on Charter Schools. Adopted AFT National Convention, Anaheim, Calif., July 1994. American Federation of Teachers. U.S. Education: The Task Before Us . American Federation of Teachers Convention Resolution, Washington, D.C. August 1992. Avenoso, K. "Charter School's Hopes Collide With Reality," The Boston Globe.

10. NEA: Charter Schools conforming with state or local academic standards, and many problems and abuses bysome charter school operators first half of 2002, the california State Board http://www.nea.org/charter/

For and About Members Help for Parents Press Center Legislative Action Center ... Vouchers Updated: Mar 27, 2003 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.

11. Julian Charter School standards, please go to the california Department of Education Page on standards.The documents linked from this page were created by Julian charter school. http://www.juliancharterschool.org/3/3-standards/standardsmenu.php

Home Programs Resources Help Content Areas CA State Standards CAHSEE ... Technology Tips California K-12 State Standards For the complete versions of the standards, please go to the California Department of Education Page on Standards The Challenge Standards are provided as a resource to help school districts establish standards for content areas not adopted by the California State Board of Education. Topics include: Applied Learning, Career Preparation Overview, Foreign Language, Health Education Standards, Physical Education Standards, and Service Learning. The documents linked from this page were created by Julian Charter School. NOTE: If you are having trouble seeing the PDF files - please check to be sure you do not have other programs open. Also, it seems to work better for some folks to save the file on their hard drive and to open from there instead of clicking view the file. WORD versions do not take as long to open and view. NOTE to JCS EFs Using Charterworks: If the version of the monthly paperwork that you submit shows the standards then you do not need to do the standards check off sheets. So for example, if you are turning in the Work Summary Reports instead of the Assignment and Work Record Reports then you will need to prepare the standard reports yourself using these files.

12. Monterey County Home Charter School of Education of california includes information about STAR tests, california HighSchool Exit Exam, Reading Lists, charter Schools, standards and much more. http://www.montereycountyhomecharterschool.org/links_ed_org.htm

Updated: 4/12/2002 Links Education Organizations Resources for Parents Resources for Students Links - Education Organizations U.S. Department of Education Nationa l - standards, resources and news. http://www.ed.gov California Department of Education - Website of the Department of Education of California includes information about STAR tests, California High School Exit Exam, Reading Lists, Charter Schools, standards and much more. http://www.cde.ca.gov Monterey County Office of Education - Monterey County's Education Office website lists services provided to local schools, including MCHCS. http://www.monterey.k12.ca.us

13. Charter School Accountability Update -- California Charter School Accredation Pr The california Network of Educational charters (CANEC) has to be launched by a statecharter school association. WASC), aims to raise the standards for charter http://www.charterfriends.org/cfi-accountability-canec.html

Charter Friends Initiative - on - ACCOUNTABILITY BACK to Accountability Main Page California Charter School Accreditation Program The California Network of Educational Charters (CANEC) has announced what it is calling the first recognized accreditation program designed specifically to measure charter school quality to be launched by a state charter school association. The program, a partnership between CANEC and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), aims to raise the standards for charter schools operating throughout the state. The new WASC-CANEC Accreditation Program which emphasizes rigorous self-study, self-evaluation, and on-site visits by external review teams – will provide school faculty, families, and community leaders with reliable verification of charter school quality. More importantly, the program will encourage improvement in the overall effectiveness of California’s charter schools. WASC is one of the six regional organizations charged with accrediting public and private schools, colleges, and universities in the United States. CANEC believes that the new Accreditation Program will give charter schools the guidance and support they need to succeed, while bringing assurance to key stakeholders. By holding charter school operators to the highest levels of performance, this program aims to boost the academic quality and financial stability of charter schools operating in California.

14. Charter School Accountability Update -- May 2002 charters are subject to the standards, testing and Nuestra America charter Schoolwas closed due to declining In Stockton, california, the One Step UP charter http://www.charterfriends.org/cfi-accountability-may02.html

Charter Friends Initiative - on - ACCOUNTABILITY BACK to Accountability Main Page CFNN ACCOUNTABILITY UPDATE – MAY 2002 A periodic update on developments on charter schools and accountability US DEPARTMENT OF ED SCHEDULES MEETINGS ON “NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND” The U.S. Department of Education has scheduled a series of five meetings around the country to discuss and get advice on implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 , adopted last year by the Congress. According to a Department press release, the meetings are designed to “educate the public about the critical need for challenging content standards and high-quality assessments in K-12 education, and to give the public an opportunity to comment on new rules for standards, assessments and academic progress under the new law. "For No Child Left Behind to work, we need the input, energy, enthusiasm and expectations of entire communities. We're working to engage the public like never before to help us implement this historic law," Education Secretary Rod Paige said in announcing the meetings. "This new law is all about improving student achievement and accountability for results—and we won't know how we're doing unless we have challenging standards and tests that measure student progress. As we travel to these communities, we look forward to hearing from parents, educators, policy makers and those who will be most affected by the new law." The one-day public meetings (all 9 am – 5 pm) will take place May 6

15. Center For School Reform Archive other two templates address the issues of academic standards and charter schools Writtenby University of california school of Law professors John E. Coons http://www.pacificresearch.org/centers/csr/archive.html

Choose One... Voters Legislators Press Students Donors Awards Scholarships Education Reform Entrepreneurship Environment Health Care ... Women's / Children's Issues You are here: Center for School Reform Archive February 28, 2001 Conference Transcripts EMPOWER.ORG and the Pacific Research Institute Education Summit In February, PRI held an education conference with Empower.org Transcripts February 6, 2001 Op-ed Protecting Teacher Incompetence in Los Angeles, Daily Breeze K. Lloyd Billingsley As the key element in a child's education, teachers must bear much of the responsibility for the poor student performance in Los Angeles. But concerned parents should learn what administrators and politicians already know but aren't telling. Removing incompetent teachers is a practical impossibility under the current system, as statistics confirm. February 26, 2001 Op-ed S.F. Education Reactionaries Strike Again, San Francisco Examiner Sally C. Pipes A school that boosts student achievement should be a candidate for reward and emulation, but in San Francisco, the board of education tries to shut it down. January 1, 2001

16. Assessments adopt standards, and how to assess students’ progress toward those standards. Theseare the reports prepared by the california charter school Resource Center http://www.hhh.umn.edu/centers/school-change/assessme.htm

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES WITH SPECIFIC ASSESSMENT EXAMPLES The authors urge those seeking more examples of standards, outcomes and assessments to check three major web sites, which in turn have links to many excellent resources. These web sites are first, the web site created by the National Center on Educational Outcomes: www.coled.umn.edu/NCEO/OnlinePubs/onlinedefault.html , second, the federal charter school web site: www.uscharterschools.org , and the web site created by the national Charter Friends Network: www.charterfriends.org . Although the second and third sites focus on charter school issues, the sections of their sites devoted to standards and assessment issues will be extremely useful to anyone in a school searching for information about how to create or adopt standards, and how to assess students’ progress toward those standards. The authors wish to point to four reports, included in the References Cited section, which are especially useful. These are the reports prepared by the California Charter School Resource Center, the Massachusetts Charter School Resource Center, the Charter Friends National Network and the Northwest Regional Laboratory. For additional information focused on particular areas, the authors suggest the following (admittedly incomplete) list of resources. Academic Standards www.aisr.brown.edu

17. New Twin Cities Charter School Project (NTCCSP) Handbook In the california charter school Development Guide, Eric Premack every other Minnesotaschool, charter schools must to the Graduation standards, which dictate http://www.hhh.umn.edu/centers/school-change/handbook/educprog.htm

NTCCSP home page What is a Charter School? Charter School Handbook Internet Resources ... Contact NTCCSP Staff CHARTER SCHOOL HANDBOOK Section 1: First Steps - The Educational Program Table of Contents What the Law Says What Other Developers Say Examples of Minnesota Mission Statements ... Resources What the Law Says Top of page Subdivision 6 - Contract ...The contract for a charter school must be in writing and contain at least the following: (1) a description of a program that carries out one or more of the purposes in subdivision 1. Subdivision 1 - Purposes (a) The purpose of this section is to: (1) improve pupil learning; (2) increase learning opportunities for pupils; (3) encourage the use of different and innovative teaching methods; (4) require the measurement of learning outcomes and create different and innovative forms of measuring outcomes; (5) establish new forms of accountability for schools; or (6) create new professional opportunities for teachers, including the opportunity to be responsible for the learning program at the school site. Subdivision 8 - State and local requirements Minn. Statute 124D.10

18. WestEd - Lisa Carlos of california's standards Based Accountability System Final Report, November 1999From Paper to Practice Challenges Facing a california charter school From http://www.wested.org/cs/wew/view/rs_auth/156

Lisa Carlos Author: A View from the Bottom Up: School-Based Systemic Reform in California (3 volumes) A View from the Bottom Up: School-based Systemic Reform in California, Volume 1 A View from the Bottom Up: School-based Systemic Reform in California, Volume 2 California's Class Size Reduction: Implications for Equity, Practice, and Implementation ... Skills for Tomorrow's Workforce

19. Education World® - K12 Schools : Primary : Charter : North America : USA : Gene for charter school developers in california and nationally. forum provides an assessmentof charter school philosophies, standards and basic http://db.education-world.com/perl/browse?cat_id=4459

20. Our Program A plan is then established that integrates california State content standards withthe student work are submitted to the charter school each assignment http://www.deltahigh.com/deltadescription.htm

Go Home Our Program Testing Info Courses Exhibition Plans Newsletter ... Contact Us What are the benefits of enrolling in Delta Charter High School? One-to-one learning environment Studies show that optimal learning takes place in a one-to-one learning environment. Students are able to quickly move ahead if they are doing well, or they are able to concentrate longer on challenging areas in order to master concepts. Broad range of course work Reading and writing, science, mathematics, social studies, foreign languages, visual and performing arts and physical education are all courses planned and monitored by teachers in conjunction with the parent or legal guardian and student. Parent choice The parent or legal guardian assists a teacher in establishing an independent study plan unique to each student's learning style, needs and preferences. This allows flexibility in pace, assignment and evaluation methods and instructional materials.

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