Are Washington Charter Public Schools Serving Students with Disabilities?

Autor/inn/en	Tuchman, Sivan; Campbell, Christine; Heyward, Georgia
Institution	Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE)
Titel	Are Washington Charter Public Schools Serving Students with Disabilities?
Quelle	(2018), (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Charter Schools; Disabilities; Governance; Public Schools; State Standards; Educational Quality; Inclusion; Special Education; Educational Legislation; Federal Legislation; Equal Education; Civil Rights Legislation; Washington + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Charter school; Charter-Schule; Handicap; Behinderung; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Inklusion; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Bundesrecht; Private law; Bürgerliches Recht
Abstract	In 2012 Washington became the 42nd state in the nation to adopt a charter school law. Charter schools in Washington are autonomous public schools operated by a nonprofit organization rather than a school district. As a local education agency, each school must follow many of the same compliance and reporting requirements that traditional districts do. In Washington, either a school district or the Washington State Charter School Commission can authorize schools. Charter schools hire their own staff, manage their budgets, and select their own curriculum, and in exchange face closure if they fail to meet strict operational and student achievement requirements. Like other standards for special populations, charter schools in Washington are required to adhere to all federal and state laws pertaining to special education, including the federal Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Section 504, which guarantee non-discrimination, accommodations, and services to students with disabilities. Washington's first charter school opened in 2014. As of May 2018, there are 10 charter schools operating in Seattle, Tacoma, Kent, Spokane, and Highline. Together these schools serve just under 2,400 students. Since its inception 25 years ago, the University of Washington's Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) has studied charter public schools and state policies to understand how the charter sector can fulfill its original intent--to innovate for the broader education system while providing families with high-quality public school options. While it is still too early to assess the quality of Washington's charter sector, there is an opportunity to address some of the questions about charter schools that have arisen in other states. Drawing on decades of national research, CRPE is taking a closer look at issues of interest to Washingtonians. This brief presents data on common questions about special education in charter schools in relation to both a local and a national context. Data for the following questions is provided: (1) Do charter schools in Washington serve students with disabilities?; (2) Are charter schools in Washington serving students with "all" types of disabilities?; (3) What level of inclusion are Washington's charter schools providing for students in special education?; and (4) Are students with disabilities being "pushed out" of Washington's charter schools? (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Center on Reinventing Public Education. University of Washington Bothell Box 358200, Seattle, WA 98195. Tel: 206-685-2214; Fax: 206-221-7402; e-mail: crpe@u.washington.edu; Web site: http://www.crpe.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01