Charter101TheGLOBEAcademy2/27/17
CHARTER101
§ Whatisacharter
§ OverviewofGLOBE'scharter
§ Charterrenewalprocess
WhatisaCharter?
§ Acharterschoolisa§ publicschoolofchoice§ thatoperatesunderthetermsofacharter,orcontract,§ withanauthorizer,suchasthestateandlocalboardsofeducaJon.
§ Charterschoolsreceiveflexibilityfromcertainstateandlocalrulesinexchangeforahigherdegreeofaccountabilityforraisingstudentachievement.
§ Charterschoolsareheldaccountablebytheirauthorizer(s)forupholdingthetermsoftheircharter.
§ CharterschoolsaregovernedbytheCharterSchoolsActof1998,whichislocatedinTitle20ofGeorgiaCode.
WhatareCharterSchools?ChartersarePublicSchools
§ Charterschoolsarepublicschools.§ Theyreceivepublicfunding,cannotchargetuiJon,musthavefairandopenenrollment,mustbesecular,andarerequiredtoserveallstudentpopulaJons,includingstudentswithdisabiliJesandEnglishlanguagelearners.
§ CharterSchoolsvs.tradiJonalPublicSchools§ Autonomyandflexibility.§ Governed,notbylocalboardofeducaJon,butbyautonomousnon-profitboardofdirectors
§ FlexibilityfromcertainstateandlocalrulesandregulaJonsinexchangeforhigherlevelofaccountability.
§ ImplementinnovaJveoruniqueprograms,inordertoprovideeducaJonalopJonstoparentsandstudentsthatarenottypicallyavailableinthetradiJonalpublicschools.
WhatisaCharterSchool?Chartervs.MagnetorPrivateSchool
§ Chartervs.MagnetorThemeSchool§ Amagnetorthemeschoolisaschoolwithinalocalschooldistrict
§ OffersaspecificinstrucJonalprogram.§ Mayhaveadmissionscriteriasuchas:testscores;teacherrecommendaJons;orgrades.
§ Charterschoolsoperateindependentlyfromthelocaldistrict§ Notallowedtohaveadmissionscriteria.Cannotrequirestudentstopassatestorhavea
certaingradepointaverageinordertobeadmi^ed.
§ Chartervs.PrivateSchool§ Charterschoolsarepublicschoolsofchoice.
§ Receivepublicfunding§ CannotchargetuiJon§ Notallowedtohaveadmissionscriteria.§ SubjecttomanyofthesamestateandallfederalregulaJonsastradiJonalpublicschools.
§ statewideassessmentsandaccountabilitymeasures§ Specialneedsservices.
Whatisacharterschool?Authorizers
§ Whatisanauthorizer?§ AnenJtygrantedtheauthoritytocreatecharterschools§ Authorizersmakedecisionsregardingtheapprovalandrenewalofcharters.
§ Authorizersalsoconductongoingoversighttoevaluateperformance,monitorcompliance,andenforcethetermsofacharter.
Whatisacharterschool?Funding
§ CharterschoolsarefundedfrommulJplesources,muchliketradiJonalpublicschoolcounterparts.
§ Charterschools’fundingsourcesinclude:§ StateQualityBasicEducaJon(QBE)Funding§ LocalFunding§ FederalGrants§ FundraisingandOtherCharitableContribuJons
OverviewofGLOBE’sCharter
§ G.L.O.B.E.standsforGlobalLearningOpportuniJesthroughBalancedEducaJon§ GLOBEisastart-upcharterschoolthatopenedinthefallof2013§ GLOBE’sauthorizeristheDeKalbCountyBoardofEducaJon§ GLOBE’sa^endancezoneisDeKalbCounty§ GLOBE’scharteriseffecJveJuly1,2013throughJune30,2018§ GLOBEopenedwithgradesK-3andbytheendofthecurrentcharter,GLOBEwillservegradesK-7
§ GLOBEholdsopenenrollmentwithpreferencegivenonlytosiblingsofenrolledchildrenandchildrenofemployeesandboardmembers
GLOBE’sCharter–InnovaJvefeatures
§ GLOBEimplementsasecondlanguageacquisiJonmodelthroughdual-languageimmersion.§ Inadual-languageimmersionmodel,childrenareimmersedinbothEnglishandasecondworldlanguageforallorsomecoresubjects
§ GLOBEAcademy’scurricularmodel,deliveredinEnglishandasecondworldlanguageinadual-languageimmersionconstrucJvistframework,willemploymulJ-disciplinaryunitsofinquiry
GLOBE’sCharter–AcademicPerformanceGoals
§ ManyofthegoalsinouroriginalcharterareimpactedbychangesinstatetesJnginstruments§ OriginalMeasuresthatnolongerapplyare:CRCT,EOCT,GradeFiveWriJngAssessment,GradeEightWriJngAssessment
§ CCRPI:willbeonrenewalbutisnotoncurrentcharter§ MAPTesJng:goalistothatthepercentthatexceedsgrowthtargetswillincreaseby5%eachyear
§ SecondLanguageFluency:AAPPLtesJng§ CommunityService(10-20hours)
GLOBE’sCharter:OrganizaJonalPerformanceGoals
§ EconomicSustainability§ Fiscallysoundperexternalaudit§ EffecJveallocaJonofresources§ Adequatecashreserves§ FollowsGAAP(GASB)§ MeetsfinancialreporJngdeadlines
§ GoverningBoardandStaffTraining§ StakeholderEngagement
§ Absenteeism§ ParentSaJsfacJon(90%ofparentssaJsfiedwithatleast85%ofparentsresponding)§ Re-enrollment(90%)§ ParentparJcipaJoninteacherconferences§ TeacherretenJonrate(90%)§ TeachersaJsfacJon(90%ofteacherssaJsfiedwith85%responserate)§ PartnershipsaJsfacJonrate(80%saJsfied)
CharterRenewalCommi^ee
§ Purpose:TheCharterRenewalCommi^eeshallbechargedwithleadingthecharterrenewalprocess.
§ Membership§ Boardmembers:SharonCamara,AnitaPatel§ SchoolAdmin/Staff:ChrisJEllio^-Earby,JudyLimor,SusanMalloway,SandraDaniel,DeniseClayton-Purvis
§ ParentrepresentaJves:GilHearn,NamitaAgravat§ AddiJonalinputandsupportisalsobeingprovidedbyboardcommi^eesandGLOBEstaffasneeded
CharterRenewalProcess
§ ChartersarerequiredtorenewpriortotheexpiraJonofthecharterterm
§ Renewallooksattwothings§ Hasthechartermetthetermsoftheircurrentcontract?§ Whatisthecharter’splanforincreasingstudentachievementinthenextfiveyears?
§ CountyBOEevaluaJonfocusesonwhether:§ Thecharterschoolhasachievedacademic,organizaJonal,andfinancialperformancepromised
§ Thecharterschoolhascompliedwithallapplicablelaws,rules,regulaJons,policiesandprocedures
§ Theacademic,organizaJonal,andfinancialplansareviable;and§ ThecharterschoolissJllinthepublicinterest
CharterRenewalProcess
Assesswhat'sneeded
GatherdocumentaJonandgeneraterenewaldrak
Reviewrenewaldrak
SubmitrenewaldocumentaJon
CharterRenewal:Timeline
§ WhileGaDOEdoesnothaveanapplicaJondeadline,applicaJonsareprocessedandinterviewsarescheduledonafirst-come,first-servedbasis.
§ SubmilngtoGaDOEyourlocally-approvedapplicaJononeyearinadvanceofyourplannedopeningdatewillprovideplentyofJmetoobtainapproval.
Renewal:Diversity
§ CharterSchoolGoverningBoardsShouldBeDiverse§ Diverseskill-setsshouldincludememberswithexperienceinsuchareasas
§ FinanceandaccounJng§ RealestateandfaciliJes§ Legalandhumanresourceservices§ FundraisingandgrantwriJng§ MarkeJng,communitypartnerships§ Academicprogramming.
§ CharterSchoolFaculty,Staff,andStudentShouldBeDiverse§ Acharterschool’sfaculty,staff,andstudentsshouldalsoreflectthesociodemographicdiversityofthecommunityservedbythecharterschool.
Renewal:WeightedLo^eryOpportunity
§ HouseBill372passedduringthe2015legislaJvesession,andwentintoeffectonJuly1,2015.ItallowscharterschoolstogiveeducaJonallydisadvantagedstudentsmoreweightinacharterschool’slo^eryandthusagreaterchanceofadmi^ance.
§ ImplemenJngaweightedlo^erywoulddemonstrateacharterschool’scommitmenttoensuringthosestudentsmostneeditcanbenefitfromschoolchoice.
§ StudentswithdisabiliJes§ Migrantstudents§ LimitedEnglishproficientstudents§ Neglectedanddelinquentstudents§ Homelessyouth§ Economicallydisadvantagedstudents
§ GaDOEencouragescharterschoolsthatuseweightedlo^eriestodosoaspartofa“broaderstrategythatincludesfulfillmentofexisJngresponsibiliJesrelatedtooutreach,recruitment,andretenJonofallstudents,includingeducaJonallydisadvantagedstudents.”
§ Thereisnolegallimitonthemaximumweightacharterschoolcangiveacategoryinaweightedlo^ery.Itispresumedthattheschool’sgoverningboardwilltaketheschool’suniquecircumstancesintoconsideraJonwhenmakingthisdecision.
Resources/Links
§ StateofGeorgiaCharterSchoolsite§ h^p://www.gadoe.org/External-Affairs-and-Policy/Charter-Schools/Pages/default.aspx
§ GLOBE’scharter§ h^ps://1.cdn.edl.io/tsDlBHyGSH9uauFaMJNSwgQw51ADidfqTMkMnsM2SiX0P0zh.pdf
§ Renewaldocuments§ StateofGeorgia:h^p://www.gadoe.org/External-Affairs-and-Policy/Charter-Schools/Pages/default.aspx
§ DeKalbCounty:h^p://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/charter-schools/