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Master Class 1: Master Class One: School
Engagement Strategies for CSOs
June 24, 2015
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Recently Published Content
Resource URL Student Achievement in Charter Schools: What the Research Shows
http://www.charterschoolcenter.org/resource/student-achievement-charter-schools-what-research-shows
An Analysis of the Charter School Facility Landscape http://www.charterschoolcenter.org/resource/analysis-charter-school-facility-landscape-california
Finding Space: Charters in District Facilities http://www.charterschoolcenter.org/resource/finding-space-charters-district-facilities
Charter Schools and Military Communities: A Toolkit http://www.charterschoolcenter.org/resource/charter-schools-and-military-communities-toolkit
Legal Guidelines for Educating English Learners in Charter Schools
http://www.charterschoolcenter.org/resource/legal-guidelines-educating-english-learners-charter-schools
Engaging English Learner Families in Charter Schools http://www.charterschoolcenter.org/resource/engaging-english-learner-families-charter-schools
Serving English Language Learners and Families http://www.charterschoolcenter.org/newsletter/april-2015-serving-english-language-learners-and-families
Charter Schools Serving Military Families http://www.charterschoolcenter.org/newsletter/december-2014-charter-schools-serving-military-families
English Learners in Charter Schools: Key Opportunities for Engagement and Integration
http://www.charterschoolcenter.org/newsletter/october-2014-english-learners-charter-schools-key-opportunities-engagement-and-integratio
Finding Space: Analyzing Charter School Facilities http://www.charterschoolcenter.org/newsletter/april-2015-finding-space-analyzing-charter-school-facilities
Reports & White Papers Newsletters
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Recently Published Content (Webinars)
Resource URL Serving English Language Learners and Families http://www.charterschoolcenter.org/webinar/serving-english-
language-learners-and-families
Credit Enhancement Webinar One: Evaluating Charter School Performance
http://www.charterschoolcenter.org/webinar/credit-enhancement-webinar-one-evaluating-charter-school-performance
Credit Enhancement Webinar Two: Evaluating Charter School Performance During the Transition to Common Core
http://www.charterschoolcenter.org/webinar/credit-enhancement-webinar-two-evaluating-charter-school-performance-during-transition-commo
Credit Enhancement Webinar Three: Recent Developments in CSP Guidance
http://www.charterschoolcenter.org/webinar/credit-enhancement-webinar-three-recent-developments-csp-guidance
Credit Enhancement Webinar Four: Authorizer Collaboration http://www.charterschoolcenter.org/webinar/credit-enhancement-webinar-four-authorizer-collaboration
Credit Enhancement Webinar Five: Collaboration to Enhance Facility Financing
http://www.charterschoolcenter.org/webinar/credit-enhancement-webinar-five-collaboration-enhance-facility-financing
Credit Enhancement Webinar Six: May 2015 Workshop Preparation
http://www.charterschoolcenter.org/webinar/credit-enhancement-webinar-six-may-2015-workshop-preparation
SEA Webinar: Weighted Lotteries http://www.charterschoolcenter.org/webinar/sea-webinar-four-weighted-lotteries
SEA Webinar: Data Management Tools for Risk Based Monitoring
http://www.charterschoolcenter.org/webinar/sea-webinar-five-data-management-tools-risk-based-monitoring
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Resource URL Folk Arts Cultural Treasures Charter School (FACTS) (EL Case Study)
http://www.charterschoolcenter.org/mmcasestudy/folk-arts-cultural-treasures-charter-school-facts
Alma del Mar (EL Case Study) http://www.charterschoolcenter.org/mmcasestudy/alma-del-mar
El Sol (EL Case Study) http://www.charterschoolcenter.org/mmcasestudy/el-sol
Brooke Roslindale Charter (SWD Case Study) http://www.charterschoolcenter.org/mmcasestudy/brooke-roslindale-charter
Recently Published Content (Case Studies)
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© 2015 Safal5
Upcoming Publications
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© 2015 Safal6
www.CharterSchoolCenter.org
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Parent Engagement
What does this mean to you & your organiza5on?
Why is it important to our collec5ve work?
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Chrystal Washington & Jordan
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Map of Waitlisted Applications: KIPP, YES Prep & Harmony (2014/2015 School Year)
37,527 total applications
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At Families Empowered: Engagement = Service
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The number of waitlisted families has escalated each year since FE was founded.
8,164
13,483
21,137
30,858
37,527
2010-‐2011 2011-‐2012 2012-‐2013 2013-‐2014 2014-‐2015
Waitlisted Applica-ons
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What have we learned? • Parents don’t really care WHO delivers the schooling – just that its
good.
• Posi5oning one form of school choice over another as beXer or worse hurts families and is not reflec5ve of what we are hearing on the ground.
• Parents feel frustrated with the wait and don’t know who to blame for that wait – oZen blame the charters themselves. – We need to enlist waitlist families to support the development on new
supply
• Parents want support as they navigate complex systems of choice: – Parents trust other PEOPLE who they connect not “offices of school
choice” states or websites.
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Other big take aways
• Listen before you start parent “organizing” • Who creates your agenda? For real? Is it parents or is it you? Be honest about this.
• If you plan to work with parents, managing scale is hard but doable with technology
• Building authen5c rela5onships takes a p2p strategy
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Why is this important?
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“Unless the liberated are not a part of their libera5on this work is unsustainable” – Howard Fuller
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