Resources Filtered by: California + Charter Operations

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El Sol Science and Arts Academy (Santa Ana, California) Family Handbook, 2011–2012

This is the 2011–2012 Family Handbook for El Sol Science and Arts Academy in Santa Ana, California. It describes the school's policies and procedures and includes the school's parent compact, which sets out expectations for parent involvement.

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California Department of Education: How Do I Start a Charter School?

The California Department of Education maintains this website with critical information needed to start a charter school in the Golden State. Included are links to a calendar for submitting key documents and information, charter advocates and assistance organizations, sample documents, and more.

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California Charter Schools Association: Starting a Charter School

The California Charter Schools Association offers this website to those interested in starting their own charter school in the Golden State. In addition to a step-by-step guide, the association offers a free webinar on starting a charter school as well as geographic-based contact information. Some of the resources on the website offer free access to the public. Other services require a membership with the association.

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Rocketship Charter Schools Founder Q&A

In this interview in The Christian Science Monitor, Rocketship Education charter schools founder John Danner discusses his network’s approach to integrating classroom teaching with individualized instruction in computer labs, costs, parental engagement, and political action. The California-based program plans to expand nationally.

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Implementing the Common Core State Standards: A Summary of the Work of Seven Districts (Note: Includes Charter Group)

This June 2011 report from the American Institutes for Research gauges the extent of Common Core State Standards implementation work in seven school districts across the country, including a charter school group in Arizona. The categories of information include curriculum and instruction, instructional leadership, professional development, and assessments.

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Case Study: Using Loans to Support Charter School Expansion

This National Resource Center on Charter School Finance and Governance profile examines the California Charter Schools Association’s Charter School Growth Loan Program, a unique public-private partnership to provide working capital to the state’s charter school sector.