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Page 1: Charter 101 - Edl€¦ · CHARTER 101 § What is a charter § Overview of GLOBE's charter § Charter renewal process

Charter101TheGLOBEAcademy2/27/17

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CHARTER101

§ Whatisacharter

§  OverviewofGLOBE'scharter

§  Charterrenewalprocess

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WhatisaCharter?

§  Acharterschoolisa§  publicschoolofchoice§  thatoperatesunderthetermsofacharter,orcontract,§  withanauthorizer,suchasthestateandlocalboardsofeducaJon.

§  Charterschoolsreceiveflexibilityfromcertainstateandlocalrulesinexchangeforahigherdegreeofaccountabilityforraisingstudentachievement.

§  Charterschoolsareheldaccountablebytheirauthorizer(s)forupholdingthetermsoftheircharter.

§  CharterschoolsaregovernedbytheCharterSchoolsActof1998,whichislocatedinTitle20ofGeorgiaCode.

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WhatareCharterSchools?ChartersarePublicSchools

§  Charterschoolsarepublicschools.§  Theyreceivepublicfunding,cannotchargetuiJon,musthavefairandopenenrollment,mustbesecular,andarerequiredtoserveallstudentpopulaJons,includingstudentswithdisabiliJesandEnglishlanguagelearners.

§  CharterSchoolsvs.tradiJonalPublicSchools§  Autonomyandflexibility.§  Governed,notbylocalboardofeducaJon,butbyautonomousnon-profitboardofdirectors

§  FlexibilityfromcertainstateandlocalrulesandregulaJonsinexchangeforhigherlevelofaccountability.

§  ImplementinnovaJveoruniqueprograms,inordertoprovideeducaJonalopJonstoparentsandstudentsthatarenottypicallyavailableinthetradiJonalpublicschools.

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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.

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Whatisacharterschool?Authorizers

§ Whatisanauthorizer?§ AnenJtygrantedtheauthoritytocreatecharterschools§ Authorizersmakedecisionsregardingtheapprovalandrenewalofcharters.

§ Authorizersalsoconductongoingoversighttoevaluateperformance,monitorcompliance,andenforcethetermsofacharter.

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Whatisacharterschool?Funding

§ CharterschoolsarefundedfrommulJplesources,muchliketradiJonalpublicschoolcounterparts.

§ Charterschools’fundingsourcesinclude:§  StateQualityBasicEducaJon(QBE)Funding§  LocalFunding§  FederalGrants§  FundraisingandOtherCharitableContribuJons

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OverviewofGLOBE’sCharter

§  G.L.O.B.E.standsforGlobalLearningOpportuniJesthroughBalancedEducaJon§  GLOBEisastart-upcharterschoolthatopenedinthefallof2013§  GLOBE’sauthorizeristheDeKalbCountyBoardofEducaJon§  GLOBE’sa^endancezoneisDeKalbCounty§  GLOBE’scharteriseffecJveJuly1,2013throughJune30,2018§  GLOBEopenedwithgradesK-3andbytheendofthecurrentcharter,GLOBEwillservegradesK-7

§  GLOBEholdsopenenrollmentwithpreferencegivenonlytosiblingsofenrolledchildrenandchildrenofemployeesandboardmembers

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GLOBE’sCharter–InnovaJvefeatures

§ GLOBEimplementsasecondlanguageacquisiJonmodelthroughdual-languageimmersion.§  Inadual-languageimmersionmodel,childrenareimmersedinbothEnglishandasecondworldlanguageforallorsomecoresubjects

§ GLOBEAcademy’scurricularmodel,deliveredinEnglishandasecondworldlanguageinadual-languageimmersionconstrucJvistframework,willemploymulJ-disciplinaryunitsofinquiry

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GLOBE’sCharter–AcademicPerformanceGoals

§ ManyofthegoalsinouroriginalcharterareimpactedbychangesinstatetesJnginstruments§  OriginalMeasuresthatnolongerapplyare:CRCT,EOCT,GradeFiveWriJngAssessment,GradeEightWriJngAssessment

§  CCRPI:willbeonrenewalbutisnotoncurrentcharter§  MAPTesJng:goalistothatthepercentthatexceedsgrowthtargetswillincreaseby5%eachyear

§  SecondLanguageFluency:AAPPLtesJng§  CommunityService(10-20hours)

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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)

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CharterRenewalCommi^ee

§ Purpose:TheCharterRenewalCommi^eeshallbechargedwithleadingthecharterrenewalprocess.

§ Membership§  Boardmembers:SharonCamara,AnitaPatel§  SchoolAdmin/Staff:ChrisJEllio^-Earby,JudyLimor,SusanMalloway,SandraDaniel,DeniseClayton-Purvis

§  ParentrepresentaJves:GilHearn,NamitaAgravat§  AddiJonalinputandsupportisalsobeingprovidedbyboardcommi^eesandGLOBEstaffasneeded

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CharterRenewalProcess

§  ChartersarerequiredtorenewpriortotheexpiraJonofthecharterterm

§  Renewallooksattwothings§  Hasthechartermetthetermsoftheircurrentcontract?§  Whatisthecharter’splanforincreasingstudentachievementinthenextfiveyears?

§  CountyBOEevaluaJonfocusesonwhether:§  Thecharterschoolhasachievedacademic,organizaJonal,andfinancialperformancepromised

§  Thecharterschoolhascompliedwithallapplicablelaws,rules,regulaJons,policiesandprocedures

§  Theacademic,organizaJonal,andfinancialplansareviable;and§  ThecharterschoolissJllinthepublicinterest

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CharterRenewalProcess

Assesswhat'sneeded

GatherdocumentaJonandgeneraterenewaldrak

Reviewrenewaldrak

SubmitrenewaldocumentaJon

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CharterRenewal:Timeline

§ WhileGaDOEdoesnothaveanapplicaJondeadline,applicaJonsareprocessedandinterviewsarescheduledonafirst-come,first-servedbasis.

§  SubmilngtoGaDOEyourlocally-approvedapplicaJononeyearinadvanceofyourplannedopeningdatewillprovideplentyofJmetoobtainapproval.

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Renewal:Diversity

§  CharterSchoolGoverningBoardsShouldBeDiverse§  Diverseskill-setsshouldincludememberswithexperienceinsuchareasas

§  FinanceandaccounJng§  RealestateandfaciliJes§  Legalandhumanresourceservices§  FundraisingandgrantwriJng§  MarkeJng,communitypartnerships§  Academicprogramming.

§  CharterSchoolFaculty,Staff,andStudentShouldBeDiverse§  Acharterschool’sfaculty,staff,andstudentsshouldalsoreflectthesociodemographicdiversityofthecommunityservedbythecharterschool.

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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.

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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/