81. Geotimes--Hot Spots of paleobiology at the University of californiaRiverside, was will replace the year-oldstandards with a York 6 A publicly funded charter school opening next http://www.geotimes.org/dec00/hotspots_feature.html

Geo times Home Calendar Classifieds Subscribe ... Advertise Geo times Published by the American Geological Institute December 2000 Newsmagazine of the Earth Sciences Feature Hot Spots across the U.S. By Kristina Bartlett The controversy over teaching evolution or creationism appears in many forms and in almost every state. Below is a sampling of recent events. Geologic map of the contiguous United States draped over a shaded-relief digital elevation model. Different colors show varying rock ages, from Precambrian to Cenozoic. By Jose F. Vigil et al. at the U.S. Geological Survey. Visit tapestry.usgs.gov. California New Mexico Oklahoma Ohio Kansas New York Kentucky South Carolina Alabama California In February, Nigel Hughes, an associate professor of paleobiology at the University of California-Riverside, was watching his local PBS station. A special production featured John McIntosh, a science teacher at Colton High School in Colton, Calif., explaining how he used his search for the biblical Noah's Ark as a way to teach his students the scientific method. Hughes and other scientists were concerned and wrote a letter to the high school's principal. After many phone calls, an offer from the PBS station to go on the air with a rebuttal to McIntosh's message, and a letter from the Church State Council of Westlake, Calif., threatening legal action, Hughes got a letter in May from the school district's superintendent. The letter said McIntosh had been instructed not to incorporate religious beliefs into his teaching.

82. The Irascible Professor-commentary Of The Day-3-27-2000. Charter Schools: The Go Here in california, where charters must be reviewed presumes that academic performancestandards will be of an academically ineffective charter school could be http://irascibleprofessor.com/comments-3-27-00.htm

The Irascible Professor SM Irreverent Commentary on the State of Education in America Today by Dr. Mark H. Shapiro If you took all the fools out of the legislature, it wouldn't be a representative body any more ... ...Texas state senator Carl Parker. Commentary of the Day - March 27, 2000: Charter Schools - the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: The charter school movement in the United States seems to have taken off like wildfire. As the graph shows, in the short span of seven years the number of charter schools has grown from a mere handful to more than 1600 nationwide. (Data from the The State of Charter Schools - 2000 , U.S. Dept. of Education.) In most states the education codes that govern the operation of public schools run to thousands of pages. The education codes impact almost every area of school operation. Charter schools, in contrast, have been freed from many of these regulations. Instead, they operate under charters that have been granted by public supervisory bodies. Charter schools are granted a high degree of autonomy in how they operate, but in return they are expected to be more accountable for their educational outcomes than ordinary public schools. Here in California charters must be renewed every five years, and are subject to revocation if educational objectives are not met. Charter schools usually are formed by coalitions of parents and teachers who have a particular vision of what education should be for the children in their care. Some charter schools, however, have been developed for special purposes by community groups, government agencies, or institutions of higher education. For example, some small charter schools have been formed under the auspices of probation departments to work with juvenile offenders in settings that allow for greater discipline than would be possible in a typical public school.

83. Parent Information charter school Information PTA and PTSA Pupil Services Branch Specially Funded Programs school Plans, CCR/SBCP california State Department of Education - API http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/parentnav.html

Back to LAUSDnet Home Warning : In some cases, you will be leaving LAUSDnet The Los Angeles Unified School District does not control and cannot guarantee the relevance, timeliness, nor accuracy of the materials provided by other agencies or organizations. Links to sites off of LAUSDnet do not constitute an endorsement by the Los Angeles Unified School District Community Power Summit Scheduled High school and adult education students in the LAUSD are invited to participate in a youth job fair, as part of the 2nd Annual Community Power Summit, scheduled April 11-12, on the campus of Los Angeles Southwest College. Click here for more information ABC Parent Summit Feedback Released Click here to view questions parents asked and the answers provided by the district. Plans for the second annual ABC Parent Summit already are underway! Beyond the Bell - Expanded Learning and Enrichment Programs. Connecting children and youth to their local school and community. GreatSchools.net California - LAUSD: Your objective source of elementary, middle and high school information. Access Choosing Schools, Track School Performance and the Parent Resource Center to learn about school performance and help your child succeed. Charter School Information PTA and PTSA Pupil Services Office Specially Funded Programs School Plans, CCR/SBCP, Title I, Neglected or Delinquent, Uniform Compliant, and Program Improvement information

84. CER News Alert: Achievement Gains Found At California Charter Schools;  Disadva achievement for low income and atrisk students than their non-charter public schoolcounter-parts according to a new study from california State University http://edreform.com/press/2002/cacharterstudy.htm

Making Schools Work Better for All Children CER Press Alert Achievement Gains Found at California Charter Schools Disadvantaged children benefit more from charter schools (Washington, DC 3/11/02) California charter schools are proving more effective in improving academic achievement for low income and at-risk students than their non-charter public school counter-parts according to a new study from California State University, Los Angeles. The findings from, "California Charter Schools Serving Low SES Students: An Analysis of the Academic Performance Index," include: In schools with at least 50 percent enrollment participating in the Free and Reduced Lunch program charter school students improved at a rate of 22 percent vs. the 19 percent of non-charter public schools. The rate of improvement is even higher when looking at enrollments of 75 percent of students participating in the Free and Reduced Lunch program improving at a rate of 28 percent vs. 24 percent. Significant in the findings was that the schools were able to do more with less funding and resources.

85. Charter Schools Development Center charter school Development Center, Development of private charter schools. http://www.csus.edu/ier/charter/charteract.html

CHARTER SCHOOLS ACT OF 1992 As amended through the end of the 2001 regular legislative session (November 2001) This annotated compilation of charter school laws to assist the reader to quickly identify those laws that will constitute California's Charter Schools Act and several other frequently-cited laws, effective January 1, 2002. Additions to the law from the 2001 legislative session are shown in Italics , deletions are shown as strikeouts The Education Code sections included here constitute the core of California's charter school laws, but exclude many other statutes and regulations that also govern charter schools. Though the Author has made extensive efforts to identify the most recent statutory text available, current through the end of the 2001 regular legislative session and regular elections, he assumes no liability for any errors or omissions. This compilation should not be regarded as legal counsel. Unless specified otherwise, any annotations or notes are not part of the official statutes and were added by the author to aid the reader.

86. Charter Resources charter school Resources from Consortium SDCOE. CaliforniaNetwork of Educational charters (CANEC). http://www.thechamberfoundation.org/CharterSchools/CharterResources.htm

Home About Us Contact CHARTER RESOURCES Roundtable Web Sites Charter Resources Charter School Resources from CDE California Charter Schools Home Page Charter School Grants California Education Code School Fiscal Services Division ... Office Depot Flyer California Network of Educational Charters (CANEC) Legislation and Advocacy Listserv Announcements Membership/Services Charter School Employment/Jobs US Department of Education (CDE) U.S. Department of Education US Charter Schools General Charter School Resources Charter Schools Development Center Spring 2003 Newsletter (Legislation, Financial, General Updates) Charter Petition Matrix EESA (No Child Left Behind) for Charter Schools (Center for Education Reform) New Leaders for Tomorrow's Schools: Charter Schools Checklist Educational Service Provider Resource Toolkit This toolkit contains materials to help charter schools work effectively with educational service providers - both comprehensive school management organizations and comprehensive educational designs. Two comprehensive policies developed by authorizers specifically to guide charter schools in working with educational service providers;

87. Wind One: Excellence - Educational Program Of Five Winds Charter School The california Assessment Program is utilized to compare Five Winds charter Schoolstudents’ performance charter schools are legally required to “meet http://www.fivewinds.org/program/excellence.shtml

Wind One: Excellence philosophy research program outcomes ... assessment Excellence : An educated person in the 21st century is academically, emotionally, socially, physically, and aesthetically adept. Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must be first overcome. Samuel Johnson Philosophy of Excellence in Heart and Mind Each student is a growing human being with complexity and individuality; each has unique gifts and capabilities that can be nurtured and encouraged. The result is human beings becoming their best selves. This development requires strong supportive relationships; Five Winds Charter School students learn to be compassionate with themselves, with each other, and with the natural world. Key Concepts: top Programmatic implementation of Excellence: Developmentally Appropriate Holistic Learning Project-based learning helps clarify that learning is multidimensional; projects combine academic, social, emotional, physical, and aesthetic development. Five Winds Charter School holds high standards in each of these areas and supports each learner to grow in these multiple dimensions at different rates and in different ways. Five Winds Charter School respects that each learner also comes with unique learning style and multiple intelligence, and that this diversity is an asset rather than a liability.

88. Hawaii Association Of Charter Schools Resources US charter school Site Hawaii charter school Information PageHawaii Discussion Group. Additional Resources and Contacts. http://www.k12.hi.us/~bwoerner/hacs/resources.html

US Charter School Site: Hawaii Charter School Information Page Hawaii Discussion Group Additional Resources and Contacts Charter School Links School Calendars for SY 01-02 US Charter Schools Site Charter Friends National Network Center for Education Reform ... Directory of Charter School Contacts School Reform Catalog of School Reform Models Educators Guide to School Reform A Guide for Charter Schools Thinking about adopting a Comprehensive School Design Handbook of Innovative School Models ... Artful Minds Hawaii State Content and Performance Standards Hawaii Content Standards Hawaii Standards Implementation Tutorial Hawaii Department of Education Key Charter Contacts: Hawaii Department of Education http://www.k12.hi.us/ Charles R. Higgins Public Charter School Specialist Queen Lili`uokalani Building, Room 312 1390 Miller Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

89. Charter College Of Education, CSULA opportunities provided by its charter status, the of Education at california StateUniversity http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/csoe/

Centers - Clusters - Institutes - Spec Progs - Themes Center - Inclusive Education for Young Children Center - Central Los Angeles Writing Project Center - Reading Clinic Cluster - Literacy Cluster - Literacy Lab Cluster - Los Angeles Accelerated School Center Cluster - PERC Special Program - Bilingual School Psychology Special Program - Diagnostic Research Theme - California Academy of Transition Studies Mission Divisions Through the unique opportunities provided by its charter status, the College of Education at California State University, Los Angeles enables educators to meet high standards and ensure the maximum learning and achievement potential of culturally and linguistically diverse urban learners. Allen A. Mori Dean, Charter College of Education Offices You are visitor number This site maintained by Optimized at a resolution of 800 x 600, 16.7 million colors 1997-2002 Charter College of Education, CSLA

90. Charter Schools, Education, Reform, Privatization, Outsourcing, Privatization Wa a range of other choicestax credits, charter schools, and Unfortunately, a newCalifornia law will cripple the The law requires school districts to use the http://www.rppi.org/cripplingcalifornia.html

Reason Public Policy Institute is a public policy think tank promoting choice, competition, and a dynamic market economy as the foundation for human dignity and progress. January 15, 2002 Crippling California's Schools by Lisa Snell Related Links A Sad Charter School Story. (12/3) In the case of K12's California charter schools and the Indio Charter School, these California attendance regulations defeat the spirit of the charter-school movement. The point of a charter-school contract is that school operators have the flexibility to try something different in exchange for accountability. Full text. Workplace Charter Schools: Florida Blazes the Trail. Examines the progress made by the nation's first satellite charter school and explores recent developments. Full Text News Release Satellite Charter Schools: Addressing The School-Facilities Crunch Through Public-Private Partnerships. Reveals how public-private partenerships are helping overcome school-facilities shortages and helping foster the charter school reform revolution. Full Text News Release More Info Charter School Innovations: Keys to Effective Charter Reform.

91. US Charter Schools Website focused on the needs of california teachers, these engaged in restructuring and wholeschoolimprovement. have provided assistance to charter founders writing http://www.uscharterschools.org/cs/uscsp/query/q/112?topic=23&x-title=Resources

92. National Educational News And State Statistics - CA to Project to Link Teaching and standards, April 10, 2002. LAUSD Orders CharterSchool to Scrap california Charters Are Seen to Benefit Children in Poverty http://www.edweek.org/context/states/stateinfo.cfm?stateabbrv=ca

93. CALIFORNIA Act of 1983, which raised standards for schools been proposed, and one reason charterschool legislation was may have worked; in 1994, california's statewide http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v3n13/ca.html

CALIFORNIA Here is a Gopher Server containing a good deal of information about charter schools in California. For a bibliography of sources on charter schools in California click Here

94. LAEP: Learning Exchange: Subject Index Dr. Seuss Education Reforms (california) El Nino Teachers Nurturing Math Open Charterschool Parents Become Study Says school Violence school Violence Science http://www.laep.org/subjectindex/

Quick Jump About LAEP Academies ExcellAwards FamilyCare Humanitas ProfDevSchool Support Network Target Science UrbanLearning Daily News Subject Index Past Issues Search You are here: Learning Exchange Subject Index 1998 California Primary Election 100 Worst Performing Schools 100 Worst Performing Schools (pt. 2) Academic Standards ... Math Web Sites Subject Index Links Technology Profiles Resources Search LAEP advanced search Learning Exchange

95. Electronic Resources And Topics In Education of topics including the arts, charter schools, safety in 1994 in the Graduate Schoolof Education to Youth Service california (YSCal) links to service learning http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EDP/education.html

96. McREL POLICY BRIEF November 2000: Charter School Equity Issues: Focus On Minorit in the potential for creating dual school systems. Several states (for example, Californiaand Colorado) do laws requiring the enrollment in charter schools to http://www.mcrel.org/PDFConversion/PolicyBriefs/PB_CharterSchoolEquity.html

Policy Brief November 2000 Charter School Equity Issues: Focus on Minority and At-Risk Students by Lucretia Peebles, Ph.D. Charter schools are among the latest innovations aimed at expanding educational opportunity for our nation’s students. Enthusiastically embraced by parents, the public, and politicians, the number of these schools has grown at a surprising rate since Minnesota became the first state to enact legislation allowing their implementation in 1991. A closer look, however, suggests that enthusiasm be tempered by caution. This policy brief is concerned with equity issues at charter schools that serve predominantly minority or at-risk students. The purpose of this brief is to assist policymakers in addressing these critical concerns. Early opponents of charter schools feared they would benefit middle and upper class, mainly white students and leave behind minority and at-risk students. In many cases, the opposite has occurred: the increasing enrollment of African American, Hispanic, Native American, and at-risk students in charter schools is a strong indicator of the popularity of this form of educational choice for disadvantaged populations. According to enrollment statistics in "The State of Charter Schools: Fourth Year Report" (U.S. Department of Education, 2000), there are approximately 1700 charter schools in the United States, serving more than 350,000 students in 36 states and the District of Columbia. Charter schools in three-fifths of these states enrolled a higher percentage of African American and Hispanic students than white students. Overall, charter schools enrolled a larger percentage of students of color than did public schools. These schools also served a “slightly higher percentage (39 percent) of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch than all public schools” in 27 charter states (p. 34).

97. California Federation Of Teachers - Council Of Classified Employees and failure to comply with labor standards. in shared governance systems or charterschool development, but representation on the california Community College http://www.cft.org/cce-n/spare1.shtml

CFT Home CCE Search Contact CFT CCE NEWS CCE Facts: An overview of the CCE and its positions on crucial issues for classified employees CCE Facts What is the CCE? The Council of Classified Employees (CCE) is one of the four governance councils of the California Federation of Teachers (CFT), which is affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers. It comprises the leadership of 23 local unions which represent classified school employees such as secretaries, bus drivers, maintenance and operation employees, food service workers, paraprofessionals, early childhood workers and police officers – all essential to providing education to California’s students. Established in 1983, the CCE now represents more than 6,500 employees statewide working in public schools, community colleges and county offices of education. Why is there a CCE? Classified employees play an indispensable and integral role in public early childhood and kindergarten through twelfth grade and higher education. Without us, the educational system could not function. However, we are often treated as though we are "last in line," both at the worksite and in labor relations. The CCE was established to win and safeguard rights specifically for classified employees and to guarantee classified employee input on educational decisions. We are career employees and are proud of the work we do. The CCE works to represent and unify our interests throughout the state.

98. Standards the states of Arizona, california, Georgia, and Network in superintendent and charterschool leadership positions they need to carry out standardsbased reform http://www.goalline.org/StandardsWork/standards.html

Standards Coaching -benchmarking your state's standards to the best- -engaging teachers and the community- -creating local ownership- Our Unique Approach StandardsWork's customized, grassroots approach to reform initiatives is far different from most others in the field, who design programs for everyone in general and no one in particular. Our clients appreciate the difference; they include the states of Arizona, California, Georgia, and Maryland, and individual districts in Chicago (IL), Charlotte-Mecklenburg (NC), Beaufort (SC), Ardmore (OK), Elaine and Marvell (AR), and elsewhere. Why StandardsWork? We: Believe high standards drive student achievement. Focus on goals that are ambitious but attainable. Take the time to understand where a district is in implementing standards. Convert the public from critics to supporters by engaging them, not persuading them. Assist and encourage districts to constantly improve and create fair measures for holding everyone accountable. Work where the determination to improve is strong. Service Programs Our planning sessions set in motion a process to engage the entire community in advancing reform, ensuring that standards reflect the needs of your district, are aligned to state assessments, and provide a means to continuous improvement. We also offer first-hand advice and coaching to superintendents, principals, curriculum specialists, teachers, and other members of the community to move standards-based reform through their district.

99. Charter College Of Education, CSULA opportunities provided by its charter status, the College of Education at CaliforniaState University http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/ccoe/

Centers - Clusters - Institutes - Spec Progs - Themes Center - Inclusive Education for Young Children Center - Central Los Angeles Writing Project Center - Reading Clinic Cluster - Literacy Cluster - Literacy Lab Cluster - Los Angeles Accelerated School Center Cluster - PERC Special Program - Bilingual School Psychology Special Program - Diagnostic Research Theme - California Academy of Transition Studies Mission Divisions Through the unique opportunities provided by its charter status, the College of Education at California State University, Los Angeles enables educators to meet high standards and ensure the maximum learning and achievement potential of culturally and linguistically diverse urban learners. Allen A. Mori Dean, Charter College of Education Offices You are visitor number This site maintained by Optimized at a resolution of 800 x 600, 16.7 million colors 1997-2002 Charter College of Education, CSLA

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