ERIC Number: ED616173
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Jan
Pages: 20
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Replicating Quality: Policy Recommendations to Support the Replication and Growth of High-Performing Charter Schools and Networks
Field, Tim; Holly, Christen; Hassel, Bryan C.; Ableidinger, Joe
National Association of Charter School Authorizers
Drawing on deep expertise and diverse experiences in the sector, the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) and the Charter School Growth Fund (CSGF) have collaborated to identify a set of key policies and practices that could dramatically accelerate the replication and growth of high-performing charter schools and charter networks. The work has generated a set of detailed recommendations that legislators, authorizers, and state education agencies (SEAs) can use to build a policy environment that will substantially increase the prevalence and impact of high-quality charter schools. The policy recommendations in this report provide a roadmap for systematically improving the quality of the charter sector. By differentiating among charter operators based on performance levels, building system capacity to cultivate and support high-performing schools and networks, reducing barriers and adding support to facilitate quality replication, and accelerating the closure of low-performing schools, the charter sector can create excellent educational opportunities for a dramatically greater number of children.
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Quality, Acceleration (Education), Charter Schools, Networks, State Departments of Education, State Policy, Barriers, Capacity Building, School Closing, Low Achievement, Educational Opportunities, Guidelines, National Organizations, Cooperation, School Effectiveness, Performance Based Assessment, Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Academic Achievement, Governance, Financial Support, Educational Finance, School Community Relationship, Conflict of Interest
National Association of Charter School Authorizers. 105 West Adams Street Suite 3500, Chicago, IL 60603. Tel: 312-376-2300; Fax: 312-376-2400; Web site: http://www.qualitycharters.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA); Charter School Growth Fund (CSGF)
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