ERIC Number: ED646801
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 36
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Model Charter School Policies: Increasing Equitable Access and Quality Opportunities for Students with Disabilities. Model Policy Guide. Second Edition
Wendy Tucker
Center for Learner Equity
With their increased autonomy and flexibility, charter schools can be a promising educational option for students with disabilities. However, during the inception of the charter movement, very few people were focused on ensuring that charter school policies addressed the needs of students with disabilities. Since its creation in 2013, the Center for Learner Equity has been committed to bridging the gap between charter schools and students with disabilities. Our Model Policy Guide is an effort to provide policymakers, advocates, and education leaders with information and model language to support the development of robust policies for educating students with disabilities in charter schools. In this second edition, we have refined the model language to reflect lessons learned over the past several years. We hope policymakers will use this tool as a starting point to improve their policies to adequately address the needs of students with disabilities in charter schools.
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational Policy, Equal Education, Students with Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Compliance (Legal), Enrollment, Educational Quality, Educational Finance, Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility (for Disabled), Discipline Policy, School Districts
Center for Learner Equity. 420 Lexington Avenue Suite 300, New York, NY 10170. e-mail: info@centerforlearnerequity.org; Web site: https://www.centerforlearnerequity.org/
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
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Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: The Center for Learner Equity
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; Rehabilitation Act 1973 (Section 504); Americans with Disabilities Act 1990
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