| Influencing Traditional Public Schools - Working With Districts |
6/9/04 5:27 AM |
Author:
Bob Montgomery
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Charter schools have been able to use their flexibility to implement innovative classroom and organizational practices that traditional public schools have been unable or unwilling to do: longer school days or academic years, urban boarding schools, experiential education programs, etc. Some of these innovations are paying off through gains in academic growth and parent satisfaction. Nevertheless, many traditional schools and districts have not yet embraced the opportunity to learn from charter school successes. What examples can we cite of charters seeding positive change in traditional public schools? How can districts and charter schools come to view each other as partners, striving for the same, shared goal of increased academic achievement for all students? What obstacles must be overcome? How is innovation best communicated between schools and from schools to districts?
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