I have watched as an energetic group of educators formed a charter school, recruited parents and educators to their cause, picked an alternative and progressive curriculum, and then stumbled over the roadblocks of California state and local bureaucracy. The school is still functioning, but dealing with the program requirements surrounding state mandated testing (that may or may not match the unique instructional program) have proved to be a real problem. In addition, finding a continuing source of funding has been difficult. State ADA funds are insufficient, and force the school to contract with the district for services that they would prefer to oversee themselves. My feeling is that charter schools have not been afforded adequate financial resources associated with start-up costs.
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closure through loss of support needs attention by mark i. m. thompson, ph.d.
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