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NCLB & Federal Policy: Accountability and Charter Schools

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Internal vs. External Conversion	6/8/04 6:13 AM
Author: Jim Peyser

I see your point regarding instances where a low-performing school is charged with engineering its own conversion to charter status. My point assumed that the conversion/chartering process was being driven externally--either by a district, SEA, or an independent authorizer.

Posted as a reply to: Conversion of low-performing schools by Jennifer Rippner

Discussion Thread:

Accountability and Charter Schools
Submitted by Bob Montgomery on 6/8/04 5:36 AM
- Conversion schools must be "real" charters
  Submitted by Jim Peyser on 6/8/04 5:39 AM
  - Conversion of low-performing schools
    Submitted by Jennifer Rippner on 6/8/04 5:56 AM
    - Conversion of low-performing schools
      Submitted by Anita Nelam on 6/8/04 6:08 AM
      - Real-World Application
        Submitted by Jennifer Rippner on 6/8/04 6:19 AM
        
        Real World Application
        Submitted by Anita Nelam on 6/8/04 6:27 AM
        
        Incentives
        Submitted by Nelson Smith 2 on 6/8/04 6:40 AM
        
        Better preparation
        Submitted by Andy Smarick on 6/8/04 6:52 AM
        
        Better Prep
        Submitted by Anita Nelam on 6/8/04 7:05 AM
        
        Why Charter Schools?
        Submitted by Todd Ziebarth on 6/8/04 7:21 AM
        
        Why Charter Schools?
        Submitted by Anna Varghese on 6/8/04 8:21 AM
        
        Either/or
        Submitted by Nelson Smith 2 on 6/8/04 10:23 AM
        
        To Nelson's Point
        Submitted by Anita Nelam on 6/8/04 12:34 PM
        
        Converting to Excellence?
        Submitted by Roger W. Bourassa on 6/8/04 12:48 PM
        
        Converting why and how
        Submitted by lynn deutsch on 6/8/04 6:59 PM
        
        Improving quality of existing charters
        Submitted by Joe Nathan on 6/8/04 8:23 AM
        
        Better Prep
        Submitted by Carmen Rivera on 6/8/04 8:58 AM
        
        Better quality through new supply
        Submitted by Jim Peyser on 6/8/04 10:53 AM
        
        Creating Quality Charter Schools
        Submitted by Roger W. Bourassa on 6/8/04 11:55 AM
        
        Concerns re conversions
        Submitted by Joe Nathan on 6/8/04 8:21 AM
        
        Concers re: Conversions
        Submitted by Janet Wadley on 6/8/04 2:02 PM
        
        Parameters
        Submitted by Todd Ziebarth on 6/8/04 7:25 AM
        
        Reply to Todd Ziebarth
        Submitted by Jennifer Rippner on 6/8/04 8:49 AM
        
        Fed/state laws
        Submitted by Nelson Smith 2 on 6/8/04 12:12 PM
        
        "Different" conversions?
        Submitted by Nelson Smith 2 on 6/8/04 10:16 AM
        
        Lever for Policy Change
        Submitted by Todd Ziebarth on 6/8/04 11:13 AM
        
        "Different Conversions"
        Submitted by Janet Wadley on 6/8/04 1:26 PM
        
        underperforming schools & charter school conversion
        Submitted by Robin Axworthy on 6/8/04 6:30 PM
        
        comments to real world application
        Submitted by Patricia Bradley on 6/8/04 7:49 AM
        
        Real World Application
        Submitted by Janet Wadley on 6/8/04 12:54 PM
        
        Charter as restructuring
        Submitted by lynn deutsch on 6/8/04 11:01 AM
        
        Timeline for Conversion Process
        Submitted by Todd Ziebarth on 6/8/04 11:20 AM
        
        timeline for conversion process
        Submitted by lynn deutsch on 6/8/04 6:41 PM
    - Internal vs. External Conversion
      Submitted by Jim Peyser on 6/8/04 6:13 AM
    - Getting "Real" Autonomy
      Submitted by Roger W. Bourassa on 6/8/04 6:15 AM
  - Who Ensures It's Real?
    Submitted by Todd Ziebarth on 6/8/04 7:33 AM
    - Permit/Require
      Submitted by Nelson Smith 2 on 6/8/04 10:14 AM
  - Legal Parameters for Charters
    Submitted by Janet Wadley on 6/8/04 11:32 AM
- Conversions
  Submitted by Nelson Smith 2 on 6/8/04 6:09 AM
- Contradiction?
  Submitted by Mike Clem on 6/8/04 6:45 AM
  - Regulation
    Submitted by Nelson Smith 2 on 6/8/04 10:12 AM
    - Agree
      Submitted by Martie Anderson on 6/9/04 2:51 PM
- Accountabiltiy and Charter Schools
  Submitted by Gary Fredericks on 6/8/04 12:29 PM
- Heavy Lifting
  Submitted by Eric Premack on 6/8/04 6:46 PM
- accountability
  Submitted by jim kilkenny on 6/13/04 9:17 AM