An Analysis of the Charter School Facility Landscape in South Carolina
An Analysis of the Charter School Facility Landscape in South Carolina

Author: National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

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Published: 2013

Total Pages: 24

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In Spring of 2013, the Public Charter School Alliance of South Carolina, the Colorado League of Charter Schools, and the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools worked to collect evidence that would accurately portray both the adequacy of charter school facilities and the average amount of operating funds spent on facilities. Collectively, the results described in this report provide evidence that charter school students in South Carolina do not have access to the same facilities and amenities compared to traditional public school students in the state. In order to ensure that the policy recommendations of this report are research-based and supported by reliable data, Cuningham Group Architecture, Inc. consulted on the project to provide a set of reasonable standards for school facilities' size and amenities. Given the alignment of the Facilities Initiative and the goals and data needs of the U.S. Department of Education's ("ED") Charter Schools Program (CSP), ED procured additional state surveys, including South Carolina. The National Charter School Resource Center at American Institutes for Research ("AIR") has been subcontracting with the Colorado League of Charter Schools to collect the research and data on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education since October of 2011. To date, AIR has subcontracted for the data collection and research of charter school facilities in seven states: Arkansas (ED561919), Idaho (ED561933), Massachusetts (ED561929), Michigan (ED561921), New Jersey (ED561926), Rhode Island (ED561925), and South Carolina. This report is based on survey, enrollment, and operating revenue data collected for the 2012-2013 school year. All results presented in this report are based on data from the 97.9 percent of South Carolina's brick-and-mortar charter school facilities (48 out of 49 facilities) that completed all or part of a comprehensive facility survey--representing 49 charter schools authorized in South Carolina. Appended are: (1) Methodology; and (2) School Facility Standards.

An Analysis of the Charter School Facility Landscape in Rhode Island
An Analysis of the Charter School Facility Landscape in Rhode Island

Author: National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 24

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In winter of 2013, the Rhode Island League of Charter Schools, the Colorado League of Charter Schools, and the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools worked to collect evidence that would accurately portray both the adequacy of charter school facilities and the average amount of operating funds spent by charter schools on facilities. Collectively, the results described in this report provide evidence that charter school students in Rhode Island do not have access to the same sized facilities, facilities amenities and/or funding compared to traditional public school students in the state. In order to ensure that the policy recommendations of this report are research-based and supported by reliable data, Cuningham Group Architecture, Inc. consulted on the project to provide a set of reasonable standards for school facilities' size and amenities. Given the alignment of the Facilities Initiative and the goals and data needs of the U.S. Department of Education's ("ED") Charter Schools Program (CSP), ED procured additional state surveys, including in the state of Rhode Island. The National Charter School Resource Center at American Institutes for Research has subcontracted with the Colorado League of Charter Schools to collect the research and data on behalf of ED since October of 2011. To date, this has included data collection and research of charter school facilities in seven states: Arkansas (ED561919), Idaho (ED561933), Massachusetts (ED561929), Michigan (ED561921), New Jersey (ED561926), Rhode Island, and South Carolina (ED561927). This report is based on survey, enrollment, and operating revenue data collected for the 2012-2013 school year. All results presented in this report are based on data from all 20 of Rhode Island's charter school facilities for which all or part of a comprehensive facility survey was completed. Appended are: (1) Methodology; and (2) School Facility Standards.

An Analysis of the Charter School Facility Landscape in Arkansas
An Analysis of the Charter School Facility Landscape in Arkansas

Author: National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 24

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This report details the status of charter school facilities in the state of Arkansas. In the Spring of 2013, the Arkansas Public School Resource Center, the Colorado League of Charter Schools, and the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools worked to collect evidence that would accurately portray both the degree to which Arkansas open enrollment charter school facilities were sufficient and the average amount of operating funds spent on facilities. Collectively, the results described in this report provide evidence that open enrollment charter school students in Arkansas do not have access to the same facilities and facilities-related special program amenities compared to traditional public school students in the state. In order to ensure that the policy recommendations of this report are research-based and supported by reliable data, Cuningham Group Architecture, Inc. consulted on the project to provide a set of reasonable expectations for school facilities' size and amenities. Given the alignment of the Facilities Initiative and the goals and data needs of the U.S. Department of Education's (ED) Charter Schools Program (CSP), ED procured additional state surveys, including Arkansas. The National Charter School Resource Center at American Institutes for Research (AIR) has been subcontracting with the Colorado League of Charter Schools to collect the research and data on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education since October of 2011. To date, AIR has subcontracted for the data collection and research of charter school facilities in seven states: Arkansas, Idaho (ED561933), Massachusetts (ED561929), Michigan (ED561921), New Jersey (ED561926), Rhode Island (ED561925), and South Carolina (ED561927). This report is based on facilities survey and measurement data plus enrollment and operating revenue data collected for the 2012-2013 school year. The results presented in this report are based on data from 100 percent of Arkansas brick and mortar charter schools. Appended are: (1) Methodology; and (2) School Facility Standards.

An Analysis of the Charter School Facility Landscape in Massachusetts
An Analysis of the Charter School Facility Landscape in Massachusetts

Author: National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 24

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In the spring of 2012, the Massachusetts Charter Public School Association, the Colorado League of Charter Schools, and the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools worked to collect data that would reveal and accurately portray the adequacy of charter school facilities and the average spending for facilities out of charter schools' operating budgets in Massachusetts. As described more fully in this report, the results of the data collection efforts provide evidence that charter schools in Massachusetts pay more for facilities compared to traditional public schools, yet charter school students do not have access to many of the same facilities and amenities as compared to their peers in traditional public schools. In order to ensure that the recommendations of this effort were research-based and supported by reliable data, Hutton Architecture Studio--a leader in educational facilities architecture--consulted on the project to provide a set of reasonable expectations for school facilities' size and amenities. In order to ensure that the policy recommendations of this report are research-based and supported by reliable data, Cuningham Group Architecture, Inc. consulted on the project to provide a set of reasonable expectations for school facilities' size and amenities. Given the alignment of the Facilities Initiative and the goals and data needs of the U.S. Department of Education's (ED) Charter Schools Program (CSP), ED procured additional state surveys, including Arkansas. The National Charter School Resource Center at American Institutes for Research (AIR) has been subcontracting with the Colorado League of Charter Schools to collect the research and data on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education since October of 2011. To date, AIR has subcontracted for the data collection and research of charter school facilities in four states: Idaho (ED561933), Michigan (ED561921), Massachusetts, and New Jersey (ED561926). This report is based on facilities survey and measurement data plus enrollment and operating revenue data collected for the 2012-2013 school year. The following are appended: (1) Methodology; and (2) School Facility Standards.

The Charter School Landscape
The Charter School Landscape

Author: Sandra Vergari

Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press

Published: 2002-07-19

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13: 0822980835

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Charter schools are publicly funded entities that enjoy freedom from many of the regulations under which traditional public schools operate. There are, however, state and local variations in charter school legislation and implementation. The Charter School Landscape is the first book to analyze and compare charter school politics and policies across a broad range of jurisdictions.The first charter school opened in Minnesota in 1992. Within nine years, there were more than 2,000 charter schools operating in thirty-four states, Washington, D.C., and Alberta, Canada. Public discourse on the charter school reform is often passionate and politically motivated. Sandra Vergari has assembled a group of experts to present a more reflective and scholarly discussion of the reform, its performance to date, and its implications for public policy.Each chapter focuses on a single state or province, and systematically addresses such issues as charter school laws, the politics of policy implementation, charter school accountability, controversies and trends, and prospects for the future. In addition, the contributors emphasize significant issues specific to each state that offer lessons for analysts and policymakers everywhere. As a whole, The Charter School Landscape suggests that charter schools are having a significant impact on the institution of public education and how we think about the concept of the "real public school."

Beyond Minimally Adequate: Building Public Support for High-Quality, Accessible Charter Schools in South Carolina
Beyond Minimally Adequate: Building Public Support for High-Quality, Accessible Charter Schools in South Carolina

Author: Kerry Landry Donahue

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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This capstone examines a strategic initiative to bring about policy changes that would facilitate the growth of high-quality charter schools specifically serving historically underserved students in the state of South Carolina. Operating from within the South Carolina Public Charter School District (SCPCSD), the state's only statewide charter school authorizer, I develop and execute a strategy to gain increased public support for the SCPCSD's new strategic priorities of increasing charter school quality and access. I couple an in-depth analysis of the policy environment, leveraging the work of Mark Moore and John Kingdon, with a chronicle of my efforts to build the SCPCSD's influence in its environment. Results from the initiative include the SCPCSD's increased understanding of the policy environment and how to influence it; the development of new relationships with key decision makers and influencers; and the policy environment's increased receptivity to the SCPCSD and its strategic goals. Analyzing the initiative through the lens of policy change and organizational strategy, I find that the deep resistance of democratic systems and their institutions to change requires organizations to be willing and to have the capacity to reshape the values of the people within the system through engaging coalitions in sustained problem-solving work. Ultimately, I argue that given the public nature of schools--whether they be charter or district-managed--and their position within our democratic system, any education reform initiative requires a companion political initiative to ensure that the environment is willing to adopt and sustain the reform.

Choices and Challenges
Choices and Challenges

Author: Priscilla Wohlstetter

Publisher: Harvard Education Press

Published: 2013-03-01

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1612505430

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As charter schools enter their third decade, research in this key sector remains overwhelmingly contradictory and confused. Many studies are narrowly focused; some do not meet the standards for high-quality academic research. In this definitive work, Wohlstetter and her colleagues isolate and distill the high-quality research on charter schools to identify the contextual and operational factors that influence these schools’ performances. The authors examine the track record of the charter sector in light of the wide range of goals set for these schools in state authorizing legislation—at the classroom level, the level of the school community, and system-wide. In particular, they show how the evolution of the charter movement has shaped research questions and findings. By highlighting what we know about the conditions for success in charter schools, the authors make a significant contribution to current debates in policy and practice, both within the charter sector and in the larger landscape of public education.