The State of Charter School Authorizing 2011. Fourth Annual Report on NACSA'S Authorizer Survey

Autor/in	Conlan, Sean
Institution	National Association of Charter School Authorizers
Titel	The State of Charter School Authorizing 2011. Fourth Annual Report on NACSA'S Authorizer Survey
Quelle	(2012), (32 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Charter Schools; Educational Administration; School Closing; School Surveys; National Surveys; School Districts; Educational Practices; Job Applicants; Employment Interviews; Educational Quality; Accountability; Educational Trends; Arizona; California; Florida; Georgia; Illinois; Indiana; Maine; Minnesota; Nevada; New Jersey; North Carolina; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Charter school; Charter-Schule; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); School district; Schulbezirk; Bildungspraxis; Bewerber; Employment interview; Employment interviewing; Einstellungsgespräch; Bewerbungsgespräch; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Verantwortung; Bildungsentwicklung; Kalifornien
Abstract	This report presents the findings from a rigorous national survey of charter school authorizers conducted in 2011 by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA). This is the fourth time NACSA has conducted this type of national survey. As in years past, the vast majority of authorizers (90 percent) are school districts and they oversee a slight majority of charter schools (52 percent of all charter schools). Put another way, 10 percent of authorizers are not school districts and they authorize 48 percent of all charter schools. Yet differences among authorizers' practices have more to do with the number of schools they oversee than the type of institution they are. Authorizers that oversee 10 or more charter schools implement a greater number of professional practices than those that oversee fewer schools. Continuing a pattern seen in 2009-2010, closure rates have fallen for charter schools that go through a review at the end of their charter term. Among authorizers responding to this survey, only 6.2 percent of charters reviewed for renewal were closed during the 2010-2011 school year, down from 8.8 percent in 2009-2010 and 12.6 percent in 2008-2009. NASCA believes that it is too soon to know whether this is a short-term anomaly or a larger trend. Also unknown is whether the decline reflects a change in authorizer practices, an improvement in school quality, or other factors. This year's report adds a new emphasis, presenting data on NACSA's "Index of Essential Practices". This resource summarizes authorizer implementation of practices ranging from having established application criteria and interviewing applicants to having established charter renewal and revocation criteria. More than the type or size of an authorizer, the implementation of key practices and how well they are executed likely influence whether authorizers approve strong applicants and close underperforming schools. Appended are:(1) Survey Methodology; and (2) NACSA Resources for Authorizers. (Contains 4 tables, 13 figures, and 13 endnotes). [This report was written in close collaboration with Alex Medler.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Association of Charter School Authorizers. 105 West Adams Street Suite 3500, Chicago, IL 60603. Tel: 312-376-2300; Fax: 312-376-2400; Web site: http://www.qualitycharters.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10