|
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Meeting
the Challenge Recommendations made
to the SDP by GPUAC, 2001 |
SDP
Self-Described Status
February
18, 2004 |
| Recommendation
1 |
Increase the ability
of the SDP to integrate charter schools into the basic fabric
of the SDP. |
In process. |
| Strategy 1 |
Establish an Office
of Charter Schools |
Completed |
| |
Manage relationship
between SDP, charter school operators and PDE. |
SDP attempting
to enhance relationship all three ways and are doing so
within the statutes. |
| |
Monitor academic
effectiveness of charters and promote transfer of innovative
practices. |
Yes. Academic
achievement is monitored through test scores. Mr.
Vallas wants to utilize practices of best performing charter
schools. |
| |
Serve as staff
focal point for charter school approval |
Yes. |
| |
Facilitate integration
of charters into long-range plans for SDP. |
Charters are included
in long range plans within confines of Commonwealth charter
legislation. |
| |
Create an annual
report. |
Want to work with
GPUAC on enhancing their directory. |
| Recommendation
2 |
Improve transition
process for students moving from non-public and public schools
to charter schools. |
Charter schools
have independent application and enrollment process, therefore
not in SDP purview to intervene. |
| Strategy 1 |
Expedite charter
school application process. |
Charter schools
have independent application and enrollment process, therefore
not in SDP purview to intervene. |
| Strategy 2 |
Monitor movement
of children enrolling and leaving charter schools. |
Would like to
do. |
| |
GIS software |
Would like to
do. |
| Recommendation
3 |
Improving the
management of resources allocated to charters by the SDP.
|
SDP provides per
pupil allocation. It provides resources, including
but not limited to support for: special education, truancy,
tracking of enrollments and testing. |
| Strategy 1 |
Sharing building
space |
Can and researching
possibilities. Looking into 2 nd campuses. |
| |
Sharing academic
and non-academic services. |
Can do some sharing.
Looking into offering charters reduced health care
premiums as part of SDP. Also looking into offering
teacher professional development. Initiating a process
to share curriculum and other materials and systems.
Some of the above would be on a fee basis. |
| Strategy 2 |
Assistance in
federal loans |
Not within legal
authority of District. |
