Charter School Advisory Board June Meeting
The North
Carolina Charter School Advisory Board met June 11, 2018 in the 7th
Floor Board Room, Education Building, 301 N. Wilmington Street, Raleigh.
The agendas
are available on the State Board of Education’s (SBE) website under the Meetings tab. The meeting was audio streamed for those who could not attend.
During this
meeting the CSAB heard applicants for the Heritage Collegiate Leadership
Academy assumption, approved changes to the CHTR-007 Renewal Policy, and
interviewed eight schools as part of the Ready to Open process.
Presentations
made during the meeting are linked here.
Questions
regarding this meeting should be directed to NCDPI Communications at
919-807-3450.
 Reflections from Mr. Steven Walker, Charter School Advisory Board (CSAB)
Dear
Charter Leaders-
We
just finished a historic meeting of the Charter Schools Advisory Board.
For the first time since the law was changed to allow the assumption of low
performing charter schools, the Charter Schools Advisory Board has recommended
a school for assumption.
We recommended that a new board assume the charter of
Heritage Collegiate Leadership Academy in Bertie County. We wish the new group
success and hope that they will provide a quality education choice for the
parents and students in Bertie County.
We also spent time speaking to schools
set to open this fall. The vast majority of the schools are ready to open, and
we were able to set some parameters for those who were lagging slightly behind.
The Ready to Open process (RTO) has been very successful in making sure that
schools do not open their doors until they are ready for success.
We have
often stated that there is nothing wrong with a charter school delaying its opening
to make sure that things are right. A great education is more of a
marathon than a sprint.
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Heritage Collegiate Leadership
Academy Assumption Proposals
The CSAB
heard proposals from two groups seeking to assume Heritage Collegiate
Leadership Academy.
The first applicant was Global Education Resources, LLC and
the second applicant was Charter One and Charter Success Partners.
The CSAB
commended both groups for their hard work in preparing quality proposals in
such a short time span.
Ultimately, the CSAB voted to recommend to the State
Board of Education that Global Education Resources, LLC move forward in the
assumption process.
Performance Committee
The CSAB
continued its work of discussing and reviewing several State Board of Education
policies and the impact on charter schools.
This month the CSAB voted to send
revisions to the CHTR-007 Renewal Policy to the State Board of Education for
approval.
Those revisions will be
presented for discussion at the August 2018 State Board of Education meeting.
Previous
CSAB recommendation can be found by accessing the monthly meeting highlights
found here.
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