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Resources & Relationships: Influencing Traditional Public Schools - Working With Districts

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Success of Mission	6/9/04 10:30 AM
Author: Roger W. Bourassa

Patty, great question followed by outstanding categories. I believe that a school is successful if it is able to accomplish its mission. The question then becomes: Is the mission of the educational program broad and general or succinct?

Posted as a reply to: Requesting Definitions by Patty Dump

Discussion Thread:

Influencing Traditional Public Schools - Working With Districts
Submitted by Bob Montgomery on 6/9/04 5:27 AM
- Partners
  Submitted by Otho Tucker on 6/9/04 5:34 AM
  - End traditional districts
    Submitted by Doug Thomas on 6/9/04 7:42 AM
    - Districts can't change fast enough???
      Submitted by Joe Nathan on 6/9/04 10:21 AM
    - Charters are competition--and that's a good thing.
      Submitted by Gerry Vazquez on 6/9/04 6:12 PM
  - competition doesn't have to denote winners and losers
    Submitted by Cindy Zautcke on 6/9/04 10:19 AM
    - Parental Choice
      Submitted by Deborah McGriff on 6/9/04 10:47 AM
      - Choice for Parents
        Submitted by Otho Tucker on 6/9/04 11:01 AM
        
        Empowering Parents
        Submitted by Deborah McGriff on 6/9/04 11:27 AM
    - Competing and Partnering - Winners and Losers
      Submitted by Otho Tucker on 6/9/04 10:53 AM
    - Competition in Public Education
      Submitted by Roger W. Bourassa on 6/9/04 11:02 AM
- Positive Outcomes
  Submitted by Otho Tucker on 6/9/04 5:50 AM
  - Introduction of Charters Shown to Increase Achievement in Traditional Public Schools
    Submitted by Michelle Godard Terrell on 6/9/04 6:43 AM
- Reframing the Question
  Submitted by Deborah McGriff on 6/9/04 5:58 AM
  - Research-Based Education
    Submitted by Janice Showler on 6/9/04 6:42 AM
  - Give Up Control to Gain More Influence
    Submitted by Mark Cannon on 6/9/04 6:42 AM
  - Yes, reframe the question!
    Submitted by Doug Thomas on 6/9/04 7:30 AM
  - preventing entrenchment
    Submitted by Dorothy Wood on 6/9/04 8:11 AM
    - Entrenched Programs
      Submitted by Deborah McGriff on 6/9/04 8:34 AM
- Shared Goals and Objectives
  Submitted by Micheal Floyd on 6/9/04 6:16 AM
- Influencing Traditional Public Schools
  Submitted by Alice Heller on 6/9/04 6:23 AM
  - Replication of Successful Schools
    Submitted by Otho Tucker on 6/9/04 7:25 AM
    - Requesting Definitions
      Submitted by Patty Dump on 6/9/04 9:03 AM
      - "Successful"
        Submitted by Otho Tucker on 6/9/04 9:43 AM
        
        Inequity
        Submitted by Patty Dump on 6/9/04 11:10 AM
        
        What About Teacher Replication?
        Submitted by Bob Montgomery on 6/9/04 1:21 PM
        
        Tomorrow
        Submitted by Patty Dump on 6/9/04 5:11 PM
      - Defining Success
        Submitted by Deborah McGriff on 6/9/04 9:48 AM
        
        Total Afffirmation
        Submitted by Patty Dump on 6/9/04 9:58 AM
        
        Arrogance in Education?
        Submitted by Roger W. Bourassa on 6/9/04 10:43 AM
        
        Still in agreement
        Submitted by Patty Dump on 6/9/04 11:18 AM
      - Success of Mission
        Submitted by Roger W. Bourassa on 6/9/04 10:30 AM
        
        Whose mission?
        Submitted by Patty Dump on 6/9/04 11:50 AM
    - Collaborating for Improved Educational Outcomes
      Submitted by Lynn Kepford on 6/9/04 9:18 AM
    - Replication of Successful Schools - this makes me shudder!
      Submitted by Carole Mottaz on 6/9/04 1:53 PM
      - Replication of successful schools - a postscript
        Submitted by Carole Mottaz on 6/9/04 2:01 PM
        
        Never Replicate?
        Submitted by Deborah McGriff on 6/9/04 2:19 PM
  - Different Models
    Submitted by Stef Stahl on 6/9/04 11:10 AM
    - Educational Equity & Academic Achievement
      Submitted by Bob Montgomery on 6/9/04 12:33 PM
      - Educational Equity and Academic Achievement
        Submitted by Carole Mottaz on 6/9/04 1:47 PM
- Influence
  Submitted by Mike Clem on 6/9/04 7:20 AM
  - Opposite effect
    Submitted by Mike Fernandez on 6/9/04 3:09 PM
- Working with district schools
  Submitted by Heidi Mitchell on 6/9/04 8:29 AM
- Dealing with charter critics
  Submitted by Joe Nathan on 6/9/04 9:50 AM
  - Charter Joe Nathan's comment about charter schools having something to offer mainstream education.
    Submitted by Carole Mottaz on 6/9/04 1:37 PM
- Collaboration between districts and charter schools
  Submitted by Tracy Quarnstrom on 6/9/04 12:52 PM
- Charter School Influence
  Submitted by Carmen Rivera on 6/9/04 8:32 PM