Results tagged “accountability”

• Response to NY Times: "Charter school sector itself is showing signs of correcting"

   

  We agree with the Times that not enough low performing charter schools have closed. However, the charter school sector itself is showing signs of correcting, bold actions on accountability that the editorial fails to mention.

  From: In the News. Published February 25, 2013. Last Modified May 21, 2013.

• Fact Sheet: Charter School Performance and Accountability

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  This fact sheet describes CCSA's Accountability Framework and Minimum Criteria for Renewal, as well as Academic Accountability Report Cards and accountability-related legislation sponsored by the Association.

  From: In the News. Published January 3, 2013. Last Modified March 6, 2013.

• Op-ed by Jed Wallace: "Why California must lead the way in closing underperforming charter schools"

   

  Jed Wallace, president and CEO of the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) penned an op-ed for Edsource calling for high accountability for charter schools and for the charter community to lead the way.

  From: In the News. Published January 2, 2013. Last Modified February 19, 2013.

• CCSA joins nationwide call for closure of under-performing charter schools and expansion of high-quality schools

   

  On Nov. 28, the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA), which represents government and other entities that approve and oversee charter schools, called on charter authorizers to be more proactive in closing failing schools and opening great ones. Jed Wallace, president and CEO of CCSA, joined the president of the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools and leaders of charter school associations in New York and Colorado in supporting NACSA's call to action.

  From: In the News. Published November 30, 2012. Last Modified December 3, 2012.

• An Unprecedented Partnership to Turn Around a Low-Performing Charter

   

  Corri Ravare, Managing Regional Director, Los Angeles, talks about an unprecedented creative partnership through which a high-performing charter school will turn around a charter that has been struggling.

  From: In the News. Published May 4, 2012. Last Modified May 4, 2012.

• 3/23/12 Charter News Round-Up

   

  Highlight of charter news stories in California for the week ending 3/23/12.

  From: In the News. Published March 23, 2012. Last Modified March 26, 2012.

• Second Annual Portrait of the Movement Coming in February

   

  As a key element of our efforts to deepen the understanding of the academic performance of all charter public schools in California, our annual report on trends and results, Portrait of the Movement, will again be published in mid-February.

  From: In the News. Published January 24, 2012. Last Modified January 23, 2012.

• Capitol Weekly Response: Clarifying Confusion about CCSA's Accountability Efforts

   

  CCSA has spent years with a broad range of external academics and consultants, researching and developing a new metric that better isolated the impact of the school while using publicly available data.

  From: In the News. Published December 22, 2011. Last Modified December 22, 2011.

• Sacramento Bee Response: A Charter Leader's Take

   

  The Sacramento Bee recently posted a press release on their website from a group attacking CCSA's call for non-renewal for underperforming charter schools.

  From: In the News. Published December 16, 2011. Last Modified December 16, 2011.

• Ficha De Datos: Convocatoria para la No-Renovación de Escuelas Chárter Que No Cumplieron Con los Estándares Mínimos de Rendimiento

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  From: In the News. Published December 15, 2011. Last Modified May 7, 2013.

• CCSA Calls for the Non-Renewal of 10 Charter Schools as a Result of Academic Underperformance

   

  The California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) is calling today for the non-renewal of 10 charter schools from across California that are below CCSA's Minimum Criteria for Renewal.

  From: In the News. Published December 15, 2011. Last Modified December 15, 2011.

• Fact Sheet: Call for Non-Renewal of Charter Schools Not Meeting Minimum Performance Criteria

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  From: In the News. Published December 14, 2011. Last Modified May 7, 2013.

• Ficha de Datos: Rendición de Cuentas Académicas

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  El reporte del Cuadro del Movimiento delinea estándares para fortalecer el rendimiento académico de las escuelas chárter en California, y es parte de los esfuerzos para aseverar que toda escuela chárter este cumpliendo metas académicas.

  From: In the News. Published December 9, 2011. Last Modified March 6, 2013.

• Accountability Update from Myrna Castrejón, senior vice president, Achievement and Performance Management

   

  Myrna Castrejón is CCSA's senior vice president, Achievement and Performance Management. In this piece, she shares an update on the Association's academic accountability efforts.

  From: In the News. Published November 21, 2011. Last Modified November 21, 2011.

• CCSA's "Portrait of the Movement" Report Gets National Recognition

   

  CCSA President and CEO Jed Wallace on CCSA's receipt of the Award for Excellence in Advancing Knowledge from the National Association of Charter School Authorizers for the "Portrait of the Movement" report, the cornerstone of CCSA's accountability work.

  From: In the News. Published October 27, 2011. Last Modified October 27, 2011.

• CCSA Statement on "Portrait of the Movement" Report National Recognition

   

  

  CCSA's Portrait of the Movement report receives the Award for Excellence in Advancing Knowledge by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA). Jed Wallace, president and CEO, CCSA, responds to this recognition.

  From: In the News. Published October 26, 2011. Last Modified November 2, 2011.

• 7/1/11 Charter News Round-Up

   

  Charter school news for the week ending July 1, 2011.

  From: In the News. Published July 1, 2011. Last Modified July 1, 2011.

• State Senate Passes Bill to Ensure Higher Accountability For California's Charter Schools

   

  State Senate approves SB 645, a CCSA-sponsored bill which would increase academic accountability in California's charter schools.

  From: In the News. Published June 1, 2011. Last Modified June 1, 2011.

• Senate Education Committee Approves Higher Accountability Criteria For California's Charter Schools

   

  The Senate Education Committee today approved SB 645, a bill sponsored by the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) that calls for the increase of accountability criteria for charter schools at the time of their renewal.

  From: In the News. Published May 4, 2011. Last Modified May 4, 2011.

• Portrait of the Movement News Round-Up

   

  This week, CCSA unveiled the Portrait of the Movement report, which offers an assessment of charter school performance in the state and provides a framework to press for higher accountability for low-performing charters. This is a list of selected media articles that highlight the report.

  From: In the News. Published February 24, 2011. Last Modified March 18, 2011.