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WCSA Resource Publications Governance of Instrumentality Charter Schools in WisconsinGovernance is a crucial component of every charter school. This document, developed specifically for the WCSA, provides articles by five Wisconsin charter school experts on best governance practices for instrumentality charter schools. Additional web and print based resources are also provided. Governance of Instrumentality Charter Schools in Wisconsin Wisconsin Charter School Law - State Statutes 118.40 Chapter 118 - General School Operations Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau Informational Paper 31 for Charter Schools - January 2007 Special Education and Charter Schools Issues relating to day-to-day special education operations can be a significant challenge when the delivery model of the charter school is nontraditional and the charter is faced with determining how best to deliver special education and stay true to the intent of its educational model. This report articulates the issues for charter schools and special education. The report discusses in the context of delivering education through the Montesorri Method, but can be used for other nontraditional charter schools. Dissemination Grant - Phase Two Report: Montessori, Charter Schools, and Special Education, submitted by Cheryl M. Lange, Ph.D. Appendix A - MATCH Parent Checklist Appendix A - MATCH Teacher Checklist Appendix A - Referral Form for Older Students Appendix B - Language Scope and Sequence Appendix B - Math Scope and Sequence Appendix B - Science Scope and Sequence Standards Templates NCLB requires that schools align their curriculum to their state standards. This excel write and sort able spread sheet will allow your school to measure your curriculum against the current Wisconsin state standards. Completing the alignment will provide valuable information to your teachers and enhance the credibility of your curriculum. The following files are all provided in Microsoft Excel (XLS) format.
Montessori Standards Alignment This document provides an alignment of the Montessori Children’s House and Elementary One and Two lessons to the Wisconsin State Standards. It also provides suggested supplemental lessons for any areas where gaps were found during the alignment process. Non-Montessori elementary charter schools will also find the supplementary lessons to be of value.
Elementary Bookroom List Creating a high quality elementary school bookroom is a time consuming process. This bookroom list was developed by an experienced reading teacher, Dona Friedeck, and provides lists by title, theme and reading level. The themes are especially appropriate for Montessori elementary schools, but they can be used by any elementary school. Wisconsin Charter Schools Study Funded by the U. S. Department of Education and headed by University of Wisconsin-Madison professor John F. Witte, the Wisconsin Charter Schools Study conducts research at the school, district, state, and national levels. Papers and Publications The Performance of Charter Schools in Wisconsin(2004) Going Charter? A Study of School District Competition in Wisconsin (2004) The Political Economy of School Choice (2004) Analyzing State Charter School Laws and Their Influence on the Formation of Charter Schools in the United States (2003) New Analysis Shows Quality Charter Schools Have Positive Impacts on Communities Financial Impact of Public Charter Schools Brief In addition to providing families with much-needed public education options, a new analysis shows that quality public charter schools can have positive effects on a community's finances, that many of the financial arguments against charter schools are flawed, and that creating more high-performing charter schools is a fiscally sensible path to take. New Guidance for Charter School Lotteries and start-up funds for multiple charter schools established under a single charter June 30, 2007. The U.S. Department of Education has issued new guidance for exempting students from a charter school’s lottery and providing start-up funds for multiple charter schools established under a single charter. The new Charter Schools Program (CSP) non-regulatory guidance responds to questions raised by States administering CSP grants regarding these issues. This guidance updates the previous CSP non-regulatory guidance issued in July 2004. Charter Schools – The Case for Organization (PDF) A background paper that explains the importance of the founders creating a non-stock, non-profit corporation, along with bylaws, as the governance structure and holder of the charter (contract) on behalf of the school. View the PDF. WI Charter Schools Directory The WI DPI publishes an annual charter schools directory with a description of each charter school in the state. Contact the DPI (608)266-5880 for a copy or view a PDF version. Publications on Starting a Charter School Resources Review Much has been written about and for charter schools. Whether you are new to the chartering concept or have been around them since the early 1990s, we have tried to harvest the best of the resources available and provide easy access for you. In this section you’ll find valuable sources of information and knowledge for charter school developers, faculty, parents, researchers and policymakers.
Assistance and Guidance offers hundreds of resources in hot topic areas such as accountability, facilities, special education, and policies and politics . New Research and Reports connects you to the latest thinking and data on chartering. If you are looking for something in particular or just want to browse with keywords, check out our easy-to-use Search function. This will enable you to search and access all the items in our resource database. If there is a resource you think we should know about, please let us know. The start-up section guides founders and leaders through the stages of charter school development. The support provider list offers contact information and links to helpful publications of nonprofit resource centers and state education agencies. School Boards as Charter Shool Authorizers: Legal Comment (PDF) This legal comment addresses the unique role of public school boards in authorizing charter schools. The article discusses the board's obligations and responsibilities that relate to the creation and oversight of a charter school, specifically its role in authorizing, monitoring and evaluating the performance of a charter school. View the PDF. Charter Schools & Accountability in Public Education Aimed at elected officials, school reform activists and educators, this book is the result of the first national-scale study of charter school accountability. Click here for more information. Teachers as Owners What if teaches could work for themselves in professional practices that contract with public schools or operate charter schools? The book explains how a number of questions bedeviling public education today might be resolved if the assumption that teachers must be employees were pulled out and the questions were re-thought on the assumption teachers had the incentives – the reasons to act and the opportunities to act – that come with ownership. The book includes a chapter on EdVisions Cooperative and MN New Country School. Teachers as Owners is published by The Scarecrow Press, Inc. The Nuts & Bolts of Charter DISTRICTS The Education Commission of the States (ECS) has produced a four-paper series on a new development in public education – charter districts. The 4 papers; State Policy Options for Creating Charter Districts, A New Kind of School District: How Local Leaders Can Create Charter Districts, The New Central Office: How Charter Districts Serve Schools and the Public Interest; and How Can We Fund Charter Districts are available from ECS, 700 Broadway, Suite 1200, Denver, CO 80204-3460 Tel: 303-299-3600; Email: ecs@ecs.org Web: www.ecs.org Charter Schools and the Law: Establishing New Legal Relationships Written by Preston C. Green III, Pennslyvania State University and Julie Mead, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Practical help for identifying and analyzing legal issues specific to the charter school context. The book begins with an exploration of the origin and popularity of the charter school movement, and the role that these schools play in the United States and Puerto Rico. The authors then analyze the boundaries of charter programs with respect to topics such as statutory requirements, race, gender and disability, student/employee rights, and religion. The final chapter synthesizes significant points. This is a valuable guide for anyone invested in charter programs — policy-makers, charter-granting authorities, charter school operators, and parents. An annotated case bibliography, state statures and Web sites, and additional Web resources add to the book's usefulness. Published by Christopher-Gordon Publishers, Inc. School Boards Have Choices Too: Focus on Authorizers (PDF) A paper descibing how chartering offers school boards an opportunity to strengthen accountability and reinvigorate their role as local education leaders. View the PDF. A Public School of Your Own - A Guide to Creating and Running A Charter School This 227 page publication presents twelve stepping stones to guide you in establishing and operating a charter school. By walking readers through the process it takes to start a charter school, author Catherine Blakemore breaks down what is a daunting task to a series of quite achievable steps. The guide is available from the Adams-Pomeroy Press, PO Box 189, Albany, WI 53502-0189 (Tel: 608-862-3645). The Charter School Decade Author Anne Turnbaugh Lockwood describes the evolving charter schools sector, and examines problems and obstacles that charter schools need to overcome in order to succeed. The book is written for an educated audience interested in issues related to school choice in an age of the federal No Child Left Behind legislation. The charter school movement's historical antecedents are noted in the book. The author is an educational policy analyst and former issues analysis director at the American Association of School Administrators. The Charter School Decade can be ordered through Amazon.com or the publisher, Scarecrow Press at http://www.scarecrowpress.com Serving Our Children: Charter Schools and the Reform of Public Education Author Kevin Chavous, Washington D.C. Council member, has long been an outspoken advocate for educational reform and a leader of the charter schools movement. In Serving Our Children, he explores what his city has learned from the charter schools experience and what it means to American public education. "Councilman Chavous has a hands on understanding of what parents want and children need in our nation's schools," says Howard Fuller, President of the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University. "Throughout his career, Kevin Chavous has demonstrated the courage to stand for radical common sense measures necessary to reform public education." The author uses D.C.'s charter schools to demonstrate how their greater flexibility and autonomy allows them to better serve the social, economic, language, and educational needs of students and their families. Serving Our Children is available from Capital Books, PO Box 605, Herndon, VA 20172 (Tel: 800-758-3756 or see http://www.capital-books.com. |
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