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How Community-Based Organizations Can Start Charter Schools
Download: 
http://www.uscharterschools.org/pdf/gb/cbo_guidebook.pdfThe emergence of the public charter school movement has contributed new energy and vitality to the emphasis on school-community collaboration. A growing number of charter schools are being designed, launched and operated by community-based nonprofit organizations. This guide addresses creating and sustaining a healthy relationship between a new charter school and a founding nonprofit, leading to the creation and operation of a highly successful school. The guide draws on the latest thinking about building effective partnerships and alliances. It also relies heavily on interviews with the leaders of 15 charter schools founded by pre-existing nonprofits, the leaders of several state charter school support organizations, and representatives of some of the national nonprofits that are actively supporting charter school start-ups by their local affiliates. Several sample documents are included. The document is sponsored by the Charter Friends National Network and the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Date: 2001 Source: Charter Friends National Network |
