Renewal Application Phase During charter renewal, authorizers assess the degree to which operators have met the goals outlined in their charter application and the resultant contract. In general, to date, renewal rigor has not met expectations. In practice, many charter schools are renewed regardless of whether they meet academic standards and other important terms of their charter. Charter schools without ultimate accountability for results do not create opportunities to meaningfully improve educational opportunities for students. The renewal application phase of the rubric should help authorizers to construct a rigorous renewal process that examines the quality of a charter special education program. Where the school’s performance of a school as a whole or for the subpopulation of students with disabilities does not meet expectations, closure may be the appropriate action by the authorizer. This rubric is specifically designed for authorizers in locations in which charter schools are empowered and required under state law to function as a local education agency (LEA).
Renewal Application Phase During charter renewal, authorizers assess the degree to which operators have met the goals outlined in their charter application and the resultant contract. In general, to date, renewal rigor has not met expectations. In practice, many charter schools are renewed regardless of whether they meet academic standards and other important terms of their charter. Charter schools without ultimate accountability for results do not create opportunities to meaningfully improve educational opportunities for students. The renewal application phase of the rubric should help authorizers to construct a rigorous renewal process that examines the quality of a charter school’s special education program. Where the performance of a school as a whole or for the subpopulation of students with disabilities does not meet expectations, closure may be the appropriate action by the authorizer. This rubric is specifically designed for authorizers in locations in which charter schools are empowered and required under state law to function as a local education agency (LEA).
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