What is a Charter School?

What is a charter school?

· Charter schools foster a relationship between parents, teachers and students.

· Charter schools create an environment in which parents can be more involved, and teachers are given the freedom to innovate.

· Charter schools are designed around the needs of students.

Choice

• A public school open to anyone wishing to attend; enrollment is open to students in any district or location based on space availability.

• A tuition free public school funded through the state

• No local tax levy in support of charter schools

• A school that provides families choice in public education

Accountability

• A school that is governed by the parents of the students who attend the school and the staff that are employed at the school

• Parents and teachers acting through a Board est

What is a charter school?

• Charter schools foster a relationship between parents, teachers and students.
• Charter schools create an environment in which parents can be more involved, and teachers are given the freedom to innovate.
• Charter schools are designed around the needs of students.

Choice

•          A public school open to anyone wishing to attend;  enrollment is open to students in any district or location based on space availability.

•          A tuition free public school funded through the state

•          No local tax levy in support of charter schools

•          A school that provides families choice in public education

Accountability

•          A school that is governed by the parents of the students who attend the school and the staff that are employed at the school

•          Parents and teachers acting through a Board establish a learning program and oversees management of the school

•          Staffed by licensed teachers;  teachers are not tenured.

•          Accountable for academic outcomes, to parents and to the state

•          Fiscal accountability to parents, school authorizer and the state

Innovation

•          Operated independently from the school district in which they are located

•          Sponsored by an authorizing organized and approved by the state of Minnesota

•          Renewal decided every three years by the authorizing organization

•          Incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit

Charter School Success Formula:

Flexibility + Expectations + Accountability + (attitude) = ACHIEVEMENT

ablish a learning program and oversees management of the school

• Staffed by licensed teachers; teachers are not tenured.

• Accountable for academic outcomes, to parents and to the state

• Fiscal accountability to parents, school authorizer and the state

Innovation

• Operated independently from the school district in which they are located

• Sponsored by an authorizing organized and approved by the state of Minnesota

• Renewal decided every three years by the authorizing organization

• Incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit

Charter School Success Formula:

Flexibility + Expectations + Accountability + (attitude) = ACHIEVEMENT